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SynthesisThe Gerontologist2021

Systematic Review of Exercise for Caregiver-Care Recipient Dyads: What Is Best for Spousal Caregivers-Exercising Together or Not at All?

Kecia L Doyle, Max Toepfer, Abigail F Bradfield, Alicia Noffke, Karla K Ausderau, Susan Andreae, Kristen A Pickett

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Synthesis in The Gerontologist, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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36citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kecia L DoyleProgram in Occupational Therapy, Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Max ToepferProgram in Occupational Therapy, Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Abigail F BradfieldDepartment of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Alicia NoffkeProgram in Occupational Therapy, Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Karla K AusderauProgram in Occupational Therapy, Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Susan AndreaeDepartment of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Kristen A PickettProgram in Occupational Therapy, Department of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.ORCID 0000-0002-4889-6817
University of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

University of Wisconsin Institute for Clinical and Translational ResearchUL1TR002373 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI ELIZABETH S BURNSIDE, Allan R. Brasier · 2017 to 2026
$75.9M
Institutional Career Development CoreKL2TR002374 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Bo Liu, Marin Leigh Schweizer · 2017 to 2026
$9.7M
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR002374NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002373
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesThough exercise for care recipients receives considerable emphasis, few dyadic studies focus on caregivers. This systematic review identified dyadic exercise interventions, which measured outcomes for older adult caregivers. Studies that met inclusion criteria were examined to better understand whether caregivers derived greater benefit from exercising with care recipients, or not exercising at all. RESEARCH DESIGN AND

methodsPRISMA guidelines were followed to identify quantitative studies of dyadic exercise interventions in which caregivers enrolled with care recipients, and either coparticipated in exercise; or while their care recipients exercised independently, caregivers received a separate, nonexercise intervention or usual care (UC). To be included, studies had to measure physical or psychosocial outcomes for caregivers. Study quality was assessed via the Downs and Black checklist.

resultsEleven studies met inclusion criteria. In six, the dyad exercised; in five, care recipients exercised while caregivers received a separate program, or UC. Results suggest that caregivers may improve both psychosocial and physical health when exercising together with care recipients. Caregivers who did not exercise but received a separate, nonexercise intervention, such as support, education, or respite, showed psychosocial benefits. Those who received UC were less likely to derive physical or psychosocial benefits. Included studies were fair to good quality with moderate to high risk of bias. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Often examined secondarily, caregivers are overlooked for participation in interventions with care recipients. This analysis suggests that caregivers may benefit from dyadic interventions in which they either exercise together with their care recipients or receive a separate nonexercise intervention or respite.

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CaregiversQuality of LifeAgedHumansFamily caregiversphysical activityphysical healthPsychosocial health

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PMID32614050
PMCPMC8361501
OpenAlexW3039956572

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