SynthesisFrontiers in psychiatry2022
A meta-analysis of the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy on quality of life and negative emotions of informal cancer caregivers.
Synthesis in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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
- Codesigning an Online Psychotherapeutic Intervention for Carers of People With Cancer-A Qualitative Study of Carer Needs and Perspectives on Psychological Support.Psycho-oncology · 2026Article
- "I'm Having the Worst Time": The Lived Experiences of Informal Caregivers for Older Adults Undergoing Major Elective Surgery.Annals of surgery · 2026Article
- The relationship between psychological resilience and quality of life among primary caregivers of cancer patients: the mediating role of care burden and the moderating role of social support.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to systematically review the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in terms of improving the quality of life (QOL) and negative emotion of informal cancer caregivers. Methods: PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Web of Science, MEDLINE, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and China Biology Medicine disc (CBMdisc) were searched from the database establishment to October 2021. Literature screening, data extraction, and quality evaluation were conducted based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Stata 14.0 software was used for data analysis. Results: A total of 17 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving 2,348 cancer informal caregivers (CGs) were included in this study, with an overall loss rate of 13.3%. Meta-analysis showed no statistically significant difference in the impact of CBT on QOL ( Conclusions: CBT had a positive effect on reducing depression and anxiety in informal cancer caregivers, and the effect on quality of life was not statistically significant, but showed a positive trend. Systematic Review Registration: https://inplasy.com/generate-invoice/, identifier: INPLASY202230120.
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