Trial reportBMC geriatrics2012
Reactions to caregiving during an intervention targeting frailty in community living older people.
Trial report in BMC geriatrics, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- The impact of integrated care on quality of life in community-dwelling older adults with frailty: A systematic review and mixed method synthesis.The Journal of frailty & aging · 2026Pooled it
- Community-based complex interventions to sustain independence in older people, stratified by frailty: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2024Pooled it
- Interventions for frail community-dwelling older adults have no significant effect on adverse outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2018Pooled it
- Relationship between family caregiver burden and physical frailty in older adults without dementia: a systematic review.Systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Self-Assessment Instruments for Supporting Family Caregivers: An Integrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Caregiver-oncologist prognostic concordance, caregiving esteem, and caregiver outcomes.Journal of geriatric oncology · 2022Article
- Examining spoken words and acoustic features of therapy sessions to understand family caregivers' anxiety and quality of life.International journal of medical informatics · 2022Article
- Spousal Concordance of Physical Frailty in Older Korean Couples.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Understanding How to Support Family Caregivers of Seniors with Complex Needs.Canadian geriatrics journal : CGJ · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe demands and consequences of caregiving are considerable. However, such outcomes are not commonly investigated in the evaluation of interventions targeting frailty. This study aims to explore family carers' reactions to caregiving during an intervention targeting frailty in community living older people.
methodA study of carers (n=119) embedded in a 12 month randomised controlled intervention targeting frailty in people 70 years or older, compared to usual care. Reactions to caregiving were measured in the domains of health, finance, self-esteem, family support and daily schedule. Anxiety and depression levels were also evaluated. Carer outcomes were measured at baseline, 6 months and 12 months and at 3 months post frailty intervention.
resultsCarers of frail older people in the intervention group showed a sustained improvement in health scores during the intervention targeting frailty, while health scores for carers of the frail older people in the control group, decreased and therefore their health worsened (F=2.956, p=0.034). The carers of the frail older people in the intervention group reported overall better health (F=5.303, p=0.023) and self-esteem (F=4.158, p=0.044), and co-resident carers reported higher self-esteem (F=4.088, p=0.046). Anxiety levels increased for carers in both intervention and control groups (F=2.819, p=0.04).
conclusionThe inclusion of carers in trials targeting frail older people may assist in the identification of at-risk carers and facilitate the provision of information and support that will assist them to continue providing care. Further research that explores the features of frailty interventions that impact on the caregiving experience is recommended.
trial registrationAustralian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry: ACTRN12608000565347.
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