Trial reportThe American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry2014
Effects of problem solving therapy on mental health outcomes in family caregivers of persons with a new diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment or early dementia: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00321971 (Prevention of Psychiatric Morbidity in AD Caregivers), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Prevention of Psychiatric Morbidity in AD Caregivers
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effect of mental health interventions on psychological distress for informal caregivers of people with mental illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
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- Reducing Burden for Caregivers of Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review.American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias · 2018Pooled it
- Looking at two psychological interventions with family caregivers of people with dementia through their own lenses: lessons learned.BMC psychology · 2026Trial
- When Is the Best Time to Deliver Supportive Interventions to Hospice Family Caregivers? A Multi-Method Study.The Gerontologist · 2025Trial
- A Controlled Pilot Study of the Wish Outcome Obstacle Plan Strategy for Spouses of Persons With Early-Stage Dementia.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2022Trial
- Outcomes of a Problem-Solving Medication Management Intervention for Informal Caregivers.Western journal of nursing research · 2019Trial
- Design and Implementation of an Intervention Development Study: Retaining Cognition While Avoiding Late-Life Depression (ReCALL).The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2016Trial
- Case Finding of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia and Subsequent Care; Results of a Cluster RCT in Primary Care.PloS one · 2016Trial
- End-of-life issues in older adults: Emotional and social factors that shape end-of-life experiences.Advances in psychiatry and behavioral health · 2025Article
- Health of the Pandemic Dementia Paid Staff and Unpaid Caregiver Workforce in Congregate Care and Community Settings.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2025Article
- Feasibility and acceptability of a videoconference-based cognitive-behavioral intervention for caregivers of individuals living with mild cognitive impairment or early Alzheimer's disease.PEC innovation · 2024Article
- What works to support carers of older people and older carers? an international evidence map of interventions and outcomes.BMC geriatrics · 2024Review
- Large Language Model-Powered Conversational Agent Delivering Problem-Solving Therapy (PST) for Family Caregivers: Enhancing Empathy and Therapeutic Alliance Using In-Context Learning.AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium · 2024Article
- Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease-related dementias in Hispanics: Identifying influential factors and supporting caregivers.Ageing research reviews · 2024Review
- Study of the effects of mindfulness training on quality of life of patients with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers (Dyad Mindfulness Project).Aging clinical and experimental research · 2022Article
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- Association between care burden, depression and personality traits in Alzheimer's caregiver: A pilot study.PloS one · 2021Article
- Problem-solving therapy reduces subjective burden levels in caregivers of family members with mild cognitive impairment or early-stage dementia: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2019Article
- Psychological Interventions for Dementia Caregivers: What We Have Achieved, What We Have Learned.Current psychiatry reports · 2019Review
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Abstract
objectiveInterventions directed at the mental health of family dementia caregivers may have limited impact when focused on caregivers who have provided care for years and report high burden levels. We sought to evaluate the mental health effects of problem-solving therapy (PST), designed for caregivers of individuals with a recent diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or early dementia.
methodSeventy-three (43 MCI and 30 early dementia) family caregivers were randomly assigned to receive PST or a comparison condition (nutritional education). Depression, anxiety, and problem-solving orientation were assessed at baseline and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months post intervention.
resultsIn general, the PST caregiver intervention was feasible and acceptable to family caregivers of older adults with a new cognitive diagnosis. Relative to nutritional education, PST led to significantly reduced depression symptoms, particularly among early dementia caregivers. PST also lowered caregivers' anxiety levels, and led to lessening of negative problem orientation. DISCUSSION: Enhanced problem-solving skills, learned early after a loved one's cognitive diagnosis (especially dementia), results in positive mental health outcomes among new family caregivers.
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