LOW-income countries

There is a growing interest in understanding the relationship between family support and family or child-related outcomes in high-income countries. However, this has received little attention in low- and middle-income countries. The purpose of this review was to explore the relationship between family support and family and child-related outcomes among families affected by disability in low- and middle-income countries. We conducted a scoping review of five databases using search terms related to 'family', 'support', 'child', and 'disability'.

The article focuses on Parkinson's disease (PD) is quite challenging to deal with, for patients and their caregivers alike. Topics include the caregivers help PD patients deal with their symptoms even before a formal diagnosis is made, the family member while going through the tedious process of diagnosis and treatment to palliative care, and the PD commonly affects patients in the age when they are transitioning to retirement.