SynthesisBMC geriatrics2021
Psychosocial interventions to support the mental health of informal caregivers of persons living with dementia - a systematic literature review.
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Integrative Therapeutic Programme to Regulate Expressed Emotions Among Informal Caregivers of People With Dementia: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
63 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 134 citations in OpenAlex.
- mHealth To Promote Monitoring and Self-Regulation Among Caregivers of People With Dementia: A Systematic Review.PsyCh journal · 2026Pooled it
- The Association Between Caregiver Psychosocial Factors and Depressive Symptoms in People With Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Pooled it
- The effectiveness and economic evidence of organizational and management interventions to promote mental wellbeing and resilience in elderly care workers and informal caregivers - a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2025Pooled it
- Effective Solutions for Caregivers of Older Adults: A Review of Systematic Reviews.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review and thematic synthesis on the experiences of accessing and attending psychological therapy for informal carers of people living with dementia.BMC geriatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Neuropsychiatric disorders in the course to SARS-CoV-2 virus infection, including biological pathomechanisms, psychosocial factors and long COVID-19 associated with "brain fog".Journal of neurovirology · 2025Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions for carers of people with severe mental and substance use disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2023Pooled it
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- Development and effectiveness of a user-centered mobile application for informal caregivers of people living with dementia: randomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2026Trial
- Impact of the Tailored Activity Program (TAP) on Depressive Symptoms Among White and Black Dementia Caregivers.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2025Trial
- Psychological and Contextual Factors of AI Acceptance Among Informal Caregivers of People Living With Dementia: Cross-Sectional Pilot Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
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- Exploring Informal Caregivers' Perception of the Olera Digital Caregiving Assistance Platform for Dementia Care: Mixed Methods Evaluation Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Online interventions for dementia caregiver burden and self-efficacy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Review
- 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 feasibility randomised controlled trial of Empowered Conversations: training family carers to enhance their relationships and communication with people living with dementia.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- Exploring relative health spillover effects within the context of dementia using the EQ-HWB-9.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2026Article
- Quality of life and burden during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study with family caregivers of persons living with Alzheimer's disease.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Developing a screening-guided volunteer-supported in-home respite services model: a modified online Delphi study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Challenges and coping strategies of family caregivers of older adults with dementia in Africa: a systematic review and meta-synthesis.BMC nursing · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundInformal caregivers of persons living with dementia have an increased risk of adverse mental health effects. It is therefore important to systematically summarize published literature in order to find out which mental health interventions generate effective support for informal caregivers of persons living with dementia. The objective of this study is to conduct a systematic review of intervention content, effectiveness and subgroup differentiation of mental health interventions for informal caregivers of persons with dementia living at home.
methodWe searched four electronic databases (PubMed, PsychINFO, Scopus and CINAHL) and included only methodically high-quality randomized controlled trials (RCTs), published in English or German language between 2009 and 2018. The intervention programmes focused on mental health of family caregivers. A narrative synthesis of the included studies is given.
resultsForty-eight publications relating to 46 intervention programmes met the inclusion criteria. Burden, depression and quality of life (QoL) are the predominant parameters that were investigated. Twenty-five of forty-six interventions (54.3%) show positive effects on at least one of the outcomes examined. Most often, positive effects are reported for the outcome subjective burden (46.2%). Only six studies explicitly target on a certain subgroup of informal dementia caregivers (13%), whereas all other interventions (87%) target the group as a whole without differentiation.
conclusionThe most beneficial results were found for cognitive behavioural approaches, especially concerning the reduction of depressive symptoms. Besides this, leisure and physical activity interventions show some good results in reducing subjective caregiver burden. In order to improve effectiveness, research and practice may focus on developing more targeted interventions for special dementia informal caregiver subgroups.
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