Objective:To integrate the real experience of spouse caregivers in the process of caring for dementia patients.Methods:Qualitative researches on the caregiving experience, needs, experience and feelings of spouse caregivers for dementia patients was conducted through computer searches of PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Evidence Based Healthcare Center Database, CINAHL, PsycINFO, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Database, VIP and China Biology Medicine Disc. The search period was from establishment of the databases to May 2023. The literature was evaluated using JBI quality evaluation criteria for evidence-based health care center quality research, and the results of the included literature were integrated and analyzed by aggregative integration method.Results:A total of 17 articles were included, 62 main research results were extracted and summarized into nine new categories, and three integrated results were synthesized, including increased caring burden accompanied by multiple negative emotions, positive coping with illness, experiencing positive emotions and benefits of caring, multiple unmet needs, and desire for support.Conclusions:It is suggested that medical staff should pay attention to the physical, psychological and social burden of spouse caregivers, use the "Internet +"service and multidisciplinary psychological support therapy to help spouses relieve negative emotions in a timely manner, strengthen contact with the community, build a three-level linkage nursing platform of "hospital community family", and give personalized and substantive help.

Objective:To synthesize the real experiences of medical staff's organizational silence behavior.Methods:A systematic search was conducted in databases including PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, EBSCO, ProQuest, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Data, VIP, and China Biology Medicine disc, collecting qualitative studies on medical staff's experiences related to organizational silence behavior. The search period covered the establishment of the databases until June 2024. The quality of the included studies was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute's qualitative research quality evaluation standards, and results were integrated using an aggregative synthesis approach.Results:A total of 10 studies were included, with 65 findings summarized into 11 new categories, which were further synthesized into four overarching conclusions: organizational silence is complex, with respect and concern coexisting, many factors contribute to organizational silence, medical staff experience negative emotions as a result of organizational silence, there is a desire for recognition and support.Conclusions:The experience of organizational silence behavior among medical staff is complex. Managers should focus on this issue, encourage individuals to voice their concerns, provide diverse support mechanisms, and enhance positive experiences to reduce the prevalence of organizational silence.