Trial reportPerspectives in psychiatric care2022
A randomized controlled trial of the "positive diary" intervention for family caregivers of people with dementia.
Trial report in Perspectives in psychiatric care, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of savoring interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2026Pooled it
- Development and content evaluation of a multidimensional coping model-based health education manual for dementia care support.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Positive expressive writing interventions, subjective health and wellbeing in non-clinical populations: A systematic review.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Randomized controlled trials on promoting self-care behaviors among informal caregivers of older patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- A randomized controlled trial of the "positive diary" intervention for family caregivers of people with dementia.Perspectives in psychiatric care · 2022Trial
- Person-Centered Health Intervention Programs Provided at Home to Older Adults with Multimorbidities and Their Caregivers: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The Feasibility and Preliminary Effects of a Stress Process Model-Based Program in Dementia Caregiving (DeCare-SPM) for Family Caregivers: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
- 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
- Development of the Dementia Caregiver Positive Feeling Scale 21-item version (DCPFS-21) in Japan to recognise positive feelings about caregiving for people with dementia.Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society · 2021Article
- Daily life experiences of an older woman with Alzheimer's disease residing alone as recorded in her diaries.Journal of Alzheimer's disease reportsArticle
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Abstract
purposeWe examined the effectiveness of the "positive diary," in which family caregivers of people with dementia write down three good things that happened with reasons at the end of each day. DESIGN AND
methodsIn this randomized controlled trial, the intervention group used the "positive diary," while the control group kept a record of each meal for 4 weeks.
findingsThe intervention group showed improvement on several measures of wellbeing including Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire and Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The "positive diary" is a useful self-care tool for caregivers of people with dementia.
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