SynthesisJournal of aging and health2017
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Comparing Carer Focused and Dyadic Multicomponent Interventions for Carers of People With Dementia.
Synthesis in Journal of aging and health, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 50 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Developing and Testing the Enhancing Active Caregiver Training (EnACT) Intervention for Dementia Family Caregivers
Pilot Evaluation of Technology-enhanced Horticultural Activities Among the People With Dementia and Their Family Caregivers
Effects of Buddy-Up Dyadic Physical Activity Program on Health Outcomes and Social Dynamic of Persons With Dementia and Family Caregivers: A Mixed Method Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
50 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 120 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review of the effectiveness of technological interventions for caregivers of people with dementia: effects on quality of life and psychoemotional variables.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations: Vascular cognitive impairment, 7th edition practice guidelines update, 2024.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Guideline
- The Effectiveness of Multi-Component Interventions on the Positive and Negative Aspects of Well-Being among Informal Caregivers of People with Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Recommendations of the 5th Canadian Consensus Conference on the diagnosis and treatment of dementia.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2020Guideline
- A comprehensive meta-review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on nonpharmacological interventions for informal dementia caregivers.BMC geriatrics · 2020Pooled it
- "Taking Charge" after a diagnosis of cognitive impairment or dementia: a randomized controlled trial.The Gerontologist · 2025Trial
- Process evaluation of the residential care transition module.BMC health services research · 2025Trial
- Refining caregiver vulnerability for clinical practice: determinants of self-rated health in spousal dementia caregivers.BMC geriatrics · 2019Trial
- Web-Based Intervention for Family Carers of Persons with Dementia and Multiple Chronic Conditions (My Tools 4 Care): Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2018Trial
- Multicomponent School of Caring Program to Support Caregivers of Patients With Dementia: A Quasi-Experimental Effectiveness Study in Primary Care.Annals of family medicine · 2026Article
- A Community-Based Approach to Refining the Enhancing Active Caregiver Training (EnACT) Intervention.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026Article
- From Describing Family Caregiver Burden to Developing Supportive Solutions.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
- Resilient together for dementia: A qualitative study of couples' treatment preferences to address distress early after diagnosis.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2025Article
- The Science of Tai Chi andJournal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2025Review
- Enhancing dyadic outcomes of stroke survivors and caregivers: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.BMJ open · 2025Article
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- Health Programmes for Older Adults Who Are the Primary Family Caregivers for Their Partners: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Relationship quality perceived by family caregivers of people with dementia in the context of a psychoeducational intervention: A qualitative exploration.Dementia (London, England) · 2024Article
- Facilitating Family Carer Dementia Education: We All Need to Learn.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Authors and funding
4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of two approaches: multicomponent interventions that focus on working with the carer and dyadic interventions that work with both the carer and the person with dementia.
methodA systematic review involving a search of Medline, EMBASE, and PsycINFO in October 2015 was performed. Randomized controlled trials involving carers of people with dementia and comparing multicomponent interventions with usual care were included.
resultsPooling of all studies demonstrated that multicomponent interventions can reduce depressive symptoms, improve quality of life, reduce carer impact, and reduce behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia as well as caregiver upset with these symptoms. We were unable to find a significant difference in the effects of dyadic interventions in comparison with carer focused interventions for these outcomes. DISCUSSION: Although effect sizes associated with intervention are small, multicomponent interventions are relatively inexpensive to deliver, acceptable, and widely applicable.
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