ArticleThe American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry2022
Nonpharmacologic Interventions for Family Caregivers of People Living With Dementia in Latin-America: A Scoping Review.
Article in The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Testing the Efficacy of a Culturally Adapted Family Dementia Caregiver Intervention (REACH VN): Results From a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Northern Vietnam.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2025Trial
- The landscape of dementia research, diagnosis, treatment, and care in Latin America.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Review
- Psychometric Evidence of Instruments for Assessing Mental Health in Older Adults from Latin America and the Caribbean: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- It's More Than Language: Cultural Adaptation of a Proven Dementia Care Intervention for Hispanic/Latino Caregivers.The Gerontologist · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of the Stress Process Model-Based Program in Dementia Caregiving (DeCare-SPM) for Family Caregivers: A Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
- Virtual mentalizing imagery therapy for Spanish language Latino family dementia caregivers: A feasibility and acceptability study.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- A task force for diagnosis and treatment of people with Alzheimer's disease in Latin America.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectiveDementia prevalence in Latin America (LATAM) is rapidly increasing, contributing to significant family burden. As families are responsible for care, supportive interventions are critical. To understand the state-of-the-science, a scoping review was conducted of non-pharmacologic interventions for caregivers of people living with dementia (PLWD) in LATAM.
designEight databases were searched (PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, Scopus, Scielo, Lilacs, Redalyc, Google Scholar) for nonpharmacological intervention studies published up to July, 2021 in LATAM reporting at least 1 caregiver outcome. A qualitative synthesis examined study designs, participants, and outcomes characteristics.
resultsForty-five studies were identified from 25.8% (n = 8/31) of LATAM countries (28 = Brazil, 4 = Chile, 4 = Cuba, 4 = México, 2 = Colombia, 1 = Perú, 1 = Ecuador, 1 = Argentina): 29% (n = 17) were randomized clinical trials (RCT), 7% (n = 3) nonrandomized comparison trials, 42% (n = 19) pre-post trials, 9% (n = 4) postintervention analyses, and 4% (n = 2) single case studies, comprising a total of 1,171 caregivers and 817 PLWD. For 20 RCT and nonrandomized comparison trials, 31 interventions were tested of which 48.4% (n = 15) targeted caregivers and 32.3% (n = 10) dyads. Most studies involved daughters with less than 12 years of education and tested multicomponent interventions involving disease education (90%), and cognitive behavioral coping (45%). Half of interventions (51.6%; n = 16/31) tested were adapted from other countries, and reported benefits for caregiver depression, quality of life, and burden.
conclusionStudies were conducted in a limited number of LATAM countries and few were RCTs. Results of RCTs showed benefits for socially vulnerable caregivers on psychosocial outcomes. There is an urgent need to rigorously evaluate more country/culturally specific interventions addressing unmet familial needs beyond psychosocial support.
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