Does the Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT) cover the support needs of young carers? A systematic literature search and narrative review

Fung, Yuen Ki, Gardener, A. Carole and Farquhar, Morag (2025) Does the Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (CSNAT) cover the support needs of young carers? A systematic literature search and narrative review. Palliative Medicine. ISSN 0269-2163 (In Press)

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Abstract

Background: Young carers support family members with a range of health issues but with known detrimental impacts on young carers themselves suggesting they require support. The Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (v3.0) is a well-established tool enabling unpaid/family carers to identify and express their support needs to healthcare professionals. However its comprehensiveness for young carers is unknown. Aim: To explore whether the Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (v3.0) covers the support needs of young carers identified within published literature. Design: Systematic literature search and narrative review. English language studies were identified against predetermined inclusion/exclusion criteria through searching databases and reference lists of included papers. Papers were critically appraised, and data extracted and synthesised by three reviewers. Identified needs were mapped to the Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (v3.0) questions. Data sources: CINAHL (EBSCO), EMBASE (Ovid), Applied Social Science Index and Abstract, Medline (EBSCO), American Psychological Association, PsycINFO and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Jan 2010-Dec 2024). Result: Thirty-four papers were included. Synthesis of findings confirmed that young carers have (often unmet) support needs relating to information, emotional distress, relationships (including parent-child relationships), accessing services and education. Mapping these to the Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool (v3.0) questions suggested it requires adapting to ensure coverage of education and parent-child relationships. Conclusion: Young carers can require support across many areas, suggesting they would benefit from identifying and expressing their needs to healthcare professionals. The Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool Intervention could enable this but requires identified adaptations to the v3.0 tool.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Funding information: Morag Farquhar and Carole Gardener were supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration East of England (NIHR ARC EoE) at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. The views expressed are those of the author[s] and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. Carole Gardener was addiitonally supported by RCF from the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board, administered by the Norfolk and Suffolk Primary and Community Care Research Office.
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Mental Health and Social Care (fka Lifespan Health) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Norwich Institute for Healthy Aging Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Promotion Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Public Health
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	06 Aug 2025 16:30
Last Modified:	06 Aug 2025 16:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/100089
DOI:	issn:0269-2163

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