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SynthesisFrontiers in public health2025

The impact of dyadic interventions on psycho-social outcomes for stroke patients and their caregivers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Xinyue Xing, Liping Pu, Wanyue Hu, Yu Xiao, Hongling Xiao

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5 authors.

Xinyue XingThe School of Graduate, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Liping PuSuzhou Vocational Health College, Suzhou, China.
Wanyue HuThe School of Graduate, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Yu XiaoThe School of Graduate, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Hongling XiaoThe School of Nursing, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aims: To describe the details of dyadic interventions and summarize the current evidence on supporting dyadic interventions for psycho-social outcomes of stroke patients and their caregivers. Design: A systematic review and meta-analysis based on PRISMA guidelines. Data sources: Five English databases (PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, Embase and Cochrane Library) were searched to identify eligible studies published from the inception to October 15, 2024. Methods: Two reviewers independently screened the literature in accordance with the selection criteria. The risk of bias of the included studies was assessed using Cochrane RoB 2.0. Relevant information was extracted, narrative synthesis was conducted and the meta-analysis was carried out using Review Manager 5.4 soft. Results: A total of 28 literature were identified and included in this review. These interventions focused mainly on the provision of stroke related knowledge, promotion of family relationships and relief of negative emotions by a face-to-face mode. The outcome indicators can be grouped into three dimensions based on the developmental contextual coping model: dyadic appraisal, dyadic coping and dyadic adjustments. The results of meta-analysis showed that dyadic interventions significantly improved quality of life and coping capacity of patients, promoted family function of caregivers and alleviated caregiver-related burden. Conclusion: These findings highlighted the positive outcomes of dyadic interventions that focused on patients and their caregivers coping with stroke. However, the effectiveness of interventions is not absolute, the evaluation system of intervention effect needs to be improved and demand-driven interventions need to be developed urgently. Therefore, further large-scale randomized controlled trials with a high-quality design are warranted. Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/, CRD42024621297.

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CaregiversStrokeAdaptation, PsychologicalHumansQuality of Lifecaregiversdyadmeta-analysisrandomized controlled trialstrokesystematic review

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