The vast majority of older adults who are chronically ill rely on informal caregivers for support. Caregivers often require additional support to facilitate their role. To the best of our knowledge, there has yet to be a collation of caregiver-identified priorities for support. Using existing research, this scoping review provides a comprehensive picture of what caregivers have indicated as priorities for support. Arksey and O'Malley's scoping review framework guides this review. We searched MEDLINE, CINAHL and PsycINFO databases on July 2, 2021. We selected databases based on their relevance to nursing, health and social science. Inclusion criteria were peer-reviewed research of any design, a sample population of caregivers to older adults (>55 years), manuscripts published in English and the priorities for caregiver support identified by caregivers themselves. We screened a total of 3591 records, and 33 articles met the inclusion criteria. These studies were from geographic settings across the globe and used various quantitative, qualitative and mixed-method study designs. In our synthesis, we quantified the identified priorities within the studies using coding and content analysis. We present the following list of caregiver-identified priorities: (1) orientation to the caregiving role; (2) self-care and respite; (3) adapting healthcare; (4) improved supports; (5) information needs; (6) access to resources; (7) financial assistance. Policymakers, healthcare professionals and non-profit organisations can use evidence from this review to guide decisions when developing support services and interventions for caregivers.

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老年人的看护者需要支持：对其优先事项的范围审查。

绝大多数患有慢性病的老年人依靠非正式护理人员提供支持。看护者通常需要额外的支持来促进他们的角色。据我们所知，还没有对护理人员确定的优先支持进行整理。利用现有研究，本范围界定审查全面介绍了看护者指出的支持优先事项。Arksey 和 O'Malley 的范围界定审查框架指导这次审查。我们在 2021 年 7 月 2 日搜索了 MEDLINE、CINAHL 和 PsycINFO 数据库。我们根据数据库与护理、健康和社会科学的相关性来选择数据库。纳入标准是任何设计的同行评审研究，老年人（> 55 岁）的护理人员样本，以英文发表的手稿和看护者自己确定的看护者支持的优先事项。我们共筛选了3591条记录，33篇文章符合纳入标准。这些研究来自全球各地的地理环境，并使用了各种定量、定性和混合方法研究设计。在我们的综合中，我们使用编码和内容分析量化了研究中确定的优先事项。我们列出了以下由看护者确定的优先事项：(1) 看护角色定位；(2) 自我照顾和休息；(3) 调整医疗保健；(4) 改进的支持；（五）信息需求；(6) 获取资源；（七）经济资助。政策制定者，