title: Stakeholder Meeting: Integrated Knowledge Translation Approach to Address the Caregiver Support Gap.
abstract: Family caregivers are an integral and increasingly overburdened part of the health care system. There is a gap between what research evidence shows is beneficial to caregivers and what is actually provided. Using an integrated knowledge translation approach, a stakeholder meeting was held among researchers, family caregivers, caregiver associations, clinicians, health care administrators, and policy makers. The objectives of the meeting were to review current research evidence and conduct multi-stakeholder dialogue on the potential gaps, facilitators, and barriers to the provision of caregiver supports. A two-day meeting was attended by 123 individuals. Three target populations of family caregivers were identified for discussion: caregivers of seniors with dementia, caregivers in end-of-life care, and caregivers of frail seniors with complex health needs. The results of this meeting can and are being used to inform the development of implementation research endeavours and policies targeted at providing evidence-informed caregiver supports.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences and Hotchkiss Brain Institute and O'Brien Institute for Public Health,University of Calgary, andAlberta Health Services Seniors Health Strategic Clinical Network.
authors.forename: Jayna M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Holroyd-Leduc
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine,University of Calgary.
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McMillan
authors.affiliation: Departments of Clinical Neurosciences and Community Health Sciences and Hotchkiss Brain Institute and O'Brien Institute for Public Health,University of Calgary.
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jette
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Therapy,University of Alberta.
authors.forename: Suzette C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Brémault-Phillips
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing,University of Alberta.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Duggleby
authors.affiliation: Alberta Health Services Seniors Health Strategic Clinical Network.
authors.forename: Heather M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine,University of Alberta, andCovenant Health Network of Excellence in Seniors' Health and Wellness.
authors.forename: Jasneet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parmar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D003704:Dementia / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods
keywords: aging; aidants; application des connaissances (AC); caregivers; dementia; démence; end of life; fin de vie; fragilité; frailty; knowledge translation; vieillissement