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

The Carer Support Needs Assessment Tool Intervention (CSNAT) is a well-established evidence-based means to enable unpaid/family carers to identify and express their support needs to healthcare professionals and enable tailored support.

The intervention is underpinned by the Carers Support Needs Assessment Tool (v3.0) which was developed with adult carers – its comprehensiveness for young carers is unknown.

In this systematic literature search and narrative review, Morag Farquhar, Professor of Palliative Care Research at the University of East Anglia, and her team, explore whether CSNAT (v3.0) covers the support needs of young carers identified within published literature.