SynthesisAging & mental health2014
Self-efficacy and health-related quality of life in family carers of people with dementia: a systematic review.
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55 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 146 citations in OpenAlex.
- Conceptual framework for caregivers' quality of life and well-being supporting children with special health and medical needs in East Asia: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- Family Recovery Interventions with Families of Mental Health Service Users: A Systematic Review of the Literature.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- [Caregiver burden among older informal caregivers of patients with dementia and its influence on quality of life : A systematic literature review].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2019Pooled it
- Informal carers' experience of assistive technology use in dementia care at home: a systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2019Pooled it
- Medicines management issues in dementia and coping strategies used by people living with dementia and family carers: A systematic review.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2018Pooled it
- Behavioural and psychological symptoms in dementia and the challenges for family carers: systematic review.The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science · 2016Pooled it
- Correlates and predictors of self-efficacy among dementia caregivers: D-CARE findings.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Trial
- A videoconferencing group-based psychoeducation for family caregivers of people living with dementia: a feasibility study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Trial
- A feasibility study on embedding the usual Chinese iSupport and tailored Chinese iSupport programs in aged care services.Australasian journal on ageing · 2025Trial
- Effects of the Minnesota Adaptation of the NYU Caregiver Intervention on Depressive Symptoms and Quality of Life for Adult Child Caregivers of Persons with Dementia.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2015Trial
- Effect of Self-Efficacy on Quality of Life in People With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Dementia: The Mediating Roles of Depression and Anxiety.American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementiasTrial
- Factors Associated with the Health Status of Caregivers of Community-dwelling Older Adults with Dementia in Japan: The Toyama Dementia Survey.JMA journal · 2026Article
- Advancing Family Medicine Through Dyadic Electronic Medical Record Linkage in Dementia Care.Annals of family medicine · 2026Article
- Cross-sectional Associations of Self-Perceptions of Aging With Self-Efficacy, Depressive Symptoms, and Satisfaction With Life in Dementia Caregivers and Non-Caregivers.International journal of aging & human development · 2026Article
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- Validation of the Revised Scale for Caregiving Self-Efficacy in the German population.Innovation in aging · 2026Article
- Identity Matching and Stimulus Equivalence Learning Paradigms for Memory Rehabilitation of Explicit Memory Deficits: A Scoping Review.Perspectives on behavior science · 2025Review
- Towards a Better Understanding of the Lived Experience of Carers of People With Bipolar Disorder: A Mixed-Methods Study.Bipolar disorders · 2025Article
- Felt Age and Its Psychological Correlates in Dementia Spousal Caregiving Dyads: Findings From the IDEAL Programme.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2024Article
- Cross-National Analysis of the Associations Between Familism and Self-Efficacy in Family Caregivers of People With Dementia: Effects on Burden and Depression.Journal of aging and health · 2024Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesThis review aims to explore the role of self-efficacy (SE) in the health-related quality of life (QoL) of family carers of people with dementia.
methodsA systematic review of literature identified a range of qualitative and quantitative studies. Search terms related to caring, SE, and dementia. Narrative synthesis was adopted to synthesise the findings.
resultsTwenty-two studies met the full inclusion criteria, these included 17 quantitative, four qualitative, and one mixed-method study. A model describing the role of task/domain-specific SE beliefs in family carer health-related QoL was constructed. This model was informed by review findings and discussed in the context of existing conceptual models of carer adaptation and empirical research. Review findings offer support for the application of the SE theory to caring and for the two-factor view of carer appraisals and well-being. Findings do not support the independence of the negative and positive pathways. The review was valuable in highlighting methodological challenges confronting this area of research, particularly the conceptualisation and measurement issues surrounding both SE and health-related QoL.
conclusionsThe model might have theoretical implications in guiding future research and advancing theoretical models of caring. It might also have clinical implications in facilitating the development of carer support services aimed at improving SE. The review highlights the need for future research, particularly longitudinal research, and further exploration of domain/task-specific SE beliefs, the influence of carer characteristics, and other mediating/moderating variables.
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