Table 2 Descriptions of crisis from different perspectives

Filial crisis [12, 13]

“Self-reports of distress urgency and inability to engage in usual activities of daily living with a sense of wellbeing as a consequence of caregiving”

Filial crisis in clinical practice [17]

“A condition of urgency, excess emotional arousal, fatigue and difficulty with goal attainment in the caregiving situation”

Evolutionary perspective on filial crisis [17]

“An ongoing period of unfolding of the filial relationship through caregiving”

Implicit operationalization of crisis [21]

“The decision to institutionalize the patient in most cases had been acute when the relatives could not manage the situation anymore”

Crisis experience [17]

“Spontaneously and repeatedly reported episodes of distress and urgency relative to the caregiving situation and inability to engage in usual activities of daily living with a sense of well-being as a consequence of caregiving”

Caregiver crisis [22]

“Where informal skills and commitment are not enough”

Episodic crisis in a nursing home [23]

“Any acute disruptive episode requiring non-routine intervention”

Crisis in nursing home [24]

“Catastrophic psychiatric reactions that are aggressive or attacking”