Extending Integration: Interventions Supporting Communication and Collaboration Between Patients with Neurological Diseases, Their Informal Caregivers and Healthcare Staff - a Scoping Review

Overview

Journal Int J Integr Care

Publisher Ubiquity Press

Date 2025 Feb 3

PMID 39896786

Authors

Eskil Degsell

Lina Al-Adili

Petter Gustavsson

Mats Brommels

Petra Dannapfel

Affiliations

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Abstract

Introduction: Addressing challenges due to demographic changes and the quest for improved value in healthcare requires an extended integrated approach to care that fosters collaboration between all stakeholders, especially within collaboration supporting cognitively impaired patients. The aim is to review existing studies on interventions to improve communication and collaboration between such patients, their caregivers and healthcare staff.

Methods: Following PRISMA guidelines, we systematically searched electronic databases Medline (OVID), CINAHL (Ebsco), and Web of Science (Clarivate) for peer-reviewed literature [2010-2020] focusing on intervention studies. Papers were excluded if not assessing the impact of interventions or only presenting a study protocol.

Results: Twelve studies explored diverse approaches to social support, all with the aim of improving communication and collaboration among stakeholders, and identified three intervention types: , and .

Discussion: The interventions employed various approaches and assessed a range of outcomes, demonstrating the benefits of enhancing communication and collaboration among stakeholders. Yet only a few studies included the full triad of partners in care.

Conclusion: There is still much to be done to achieve the extended integration of care services and support that will benefit from patient and caregiver involvement.

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