Table 2.

Overview of systematic reviews reporting evidence about the consequences of caring

Study	Date	Studies in review (n)	Data range of included studies	Population (care recipient)	Type of consequence/impact reported	Do studies within the review compare presence/level of impact with non-carer samples?	Does the review identify evidence about impact for specific carer subgroups relating to age, sex, socioeconomic status and geographical location?	Synthesis	Indicative risk of bias
Amer Nordin et al30	2019	19	1990–2017	Older people	‘Caregiver burden’, quality of life, perceived difficulty assisting recipient	No	No	Narrative	High
Bom et al31	2019	15	2009–2017	Older people	Mental health, physical health	Yes, controls matched for caregiver health	Sex, SES, location (European region)	Narrative	High
Ge and Mordiffi32	2017	7	1999–2014	Older people with cancer	‘Caregiver burden’ prevalence and severity	No	Sex, SES, age	Narrative	Moderate
Jansen et al33	2018	14	1994–2016	Older cancer survivors	Prevalence and predictors of ‘caregiver burden’, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, distress, communication issues, stress and QoL	Yes, general population	Sex, SES	Narrative	High
Namasivayam-MacDonald and Shune34	2018	4	2002–2017	Older people	‘Caregiver burden’ associated with feeding difficulties	No	No	Narrative	High
Ringer et al35	2017	9	1997–2012	Older people with frailty	‘Caregiver burden’, negative reactions to caregiving	Unclear	No	Narrative	Moderate

QoL, quality of life; SES, socioeconomic status.