SynthesisAmerican journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias2018
Reducing Burden for Caregivers of Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review.
Synthesis in American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04748666 (Problem Solving Training), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Problem Solving Training (PST) for English- and Spanish-speaking Care Partners of Adults With Alzheimer's and Alzheimer'S-related Dementia
Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Physical Activity on Health Among Informal Caregivers of People With Cognitive Decline: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Western journal of nursing research · 2025Pooled it
- The Effects of Virtual Reality-Based Reminiscence Therapies for Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- In Caring for Older People in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Do Older Caregivers Have a High Level of Care Burden and Psychological Morbidity Compared to Younger Caregivers?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Problem-solving training to improve caregiver burden and depressive symptoms among dementia caregivers: personal and clinical factors of responders vs. non-responders.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of a Physical Therapeutic Exercise Programme for Caregivers of Dependent Patients: A Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trial from Spanish Primary Care.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Coping with cognitive decline in older adults with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia: a scoping review.Aging & mental health · 2025Article
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- Who cares for the carer? Codesigning a carer health and wellbeing clinic for older care partners of older people in Australia.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2023Article
- Psychosocial impact of being diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment: patient and carer perspective.BJPsych open · 2023Article
- Exploring the burden and support needs of informal caregivers for the older adults in Kazakhstan: a mixed-methods study protocol.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Caregiver Burden among Caregivers of Patients with Mental Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- The associations between caregivers' psychosocial characteristics and caregivers' depressive symptoms in stroke settings: a cohort study.BMC psychology · 2022Article
- Examining the Influence of Social Interactions and Community Resources on Caregivers' Burden in Stroke Settings: A Prospective Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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- Bilingual problem-solving training for caregivers of adults with dementia: A randomized, factorial-design protocol for the CaDeS trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2021Article
- Validity and Reliability of the Caregiver Strain Index Scale in Women during the Puerperium in Spain.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Cost-Effectiveness and Effects of a Home-Based Exercise Intervention for Female Caregivers of Relatives with Dementia: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- The effects of a dyadic strength-based empowerment program on the health outcomes of people with mild cognitive impairment and their family caregivers: a randomized controlled trial.Clinical interventions in aging · 2019Article
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
background/rationaleThis systematic review aims to evaluate the efficacy of the nonpharmacological interventions reducing burden, psychological symptoms, and improving quality of life of caregivers of individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
methodDatabases reviewed included Medline, Cochrane Library, Embase, PsycNet, AgeLine, and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. Studies using an experimental/quasi-experimental design including nonpharmacological intervention were included. Four studies were included, and no meta-analysis was conducted.
resultsCalendar training and note-taking (cognitive intervention) significantly decreased caregiver's depressive symptoms and prevented worsening of subjective burden 6 months posttreatment. Daily engagement of meaningful activity combined with problem-solving therapy and educational material reduced depressive symptoms 3 months posttreatment. Moreover, educational intervention and social conversation phone calls decreased caregiver burden 3 months posttreatment.
conclusionStudies suggest that nonpharmacological interventions can support caregivers of older adults with MCI, but the few published articles present some bias and are inconclusive. Randomized-controlled trials targeting specifically caregivers are needed to determine the most efficient type of interventions for those individuals.
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