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Informal carers have long identified information gaps as a key challenge in their caregiving role, underscoring the importance of effective communication and collaboration with healthcare professionals (HCPs).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To complete a comprehensive review of qualitative research and to synthesize what is known about the barriers and facilitators to information sharing between carers of older adults and HCPs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This protocol outlines a systematic review that follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses and PRISMA-P 2015 guidelines. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL, CINAHL, and PsycINFO on May 5, 2025. Our goal is to identify qualitative studies that meet our \u201cPICo\u201d (Population, phenomena of Interest, Context) eligibility criteria. Population includes carers and HCPs. Phenomena of interest is information sharing between the two populations. Context is carers who provide care to older adults aged 60 or above in any care setting. Two reviewers will independently screen titles and abstracts and full texts. We will use Covidence Extraction 2.0 for extraction of data from included records. 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