Issues affecting Australian grandparents who are primary caregivers of grandchildren: A review

Findings

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Evidence Summary
Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant

Not usually available for this document type
Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2014
Year Published

2017
Quality Rating

4/9 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

Australia (12)
Global/regional focus

WHO - Western Pacific region<br />
Country focus

Australia (12)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review addressing other questions
Type of question

Not effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Individual
Family/household
Domain

Programs and services
Children and youth services
Caregiver support
Sustainable Development Goals
3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
Social system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
By whom services are provided
Skill mix - Volunteers or caregivers
Theme

Optimal aging

Publication details

Citation

du Preez J, Richmond J, Marquis R. Issues affecting Australian grandparents who are primary caregivers of grandchildren: A review. Journal of Family Studies. 2017;23(1):142-159.
DOI

10.1080/13229400.2015.1086406

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