Abstract

A scoping review of Persian and English studies on caregiver burden.

Background, significance and rationale

Family caregivers provide much of the care for older adults, but Iranian evidence on their burden has not been synthesised.

Main research question

What evidence exists on the burden of family caregivers of older adults in Iran?

Main objective

To map existing evidence and identify research gaps.

Researchers

Dr Narges Karimi Corresponding author

Principal investigator

PhD in gerontology

Centre for Ageing Studies

Conflict of interest

The researchers declare no conflict of interest.

Data access

Anonymised data will be available to researchers on reasonable request after the results are published.