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ReviewBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Online Interventions for Family Carers of People with Dementia That Focus on Support Strategies for Daily Living: A Mixed Methods Systematic Review.

Julieta Camino, Ana Paula Trucco, Victoria McArthur, Paul Sugarhood

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Review in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Julieta CaminoSchool of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6721-8675
Ana Paula TruccoSchool of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8558-2158
Victoria McArthurNorfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich NR4 7UY, UK.ORCID 0009-0008-7338-6318
Paul SugarhoodSchool of Allied and Community Health, London South Bank University, London SE1 0AA, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8286-9804

Funding

DEM-COMM Programme (NIHR & Alzheimer's Society) NIHR200177
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review aimed to identify the available online interventions for family carers of people living with dementia and how effective they are when upskilling carers in how to support activities of daily living. Six databases were searched, and 10 articles with six online programmes were identified. Articles used an RCT design, a mixed approach, and a pre-post test design. Data were synthesised using a convergent integrated approach for mixed-methods reviews. Three overarching themes were identified, focusing on accessibility of the programme, the content and information provided, and the outcomes for the carer and the person with dementia. Online interventions with useful content for family carers of people with dementia are easy to access. However, this did not translate into carers' outcomes, where mixed results were found. No positive findings were reported for people with dementia in terms of social participation, autonomy or self-management abilities. Development of future online interventions should consider integrating carers' competence, skills and knowledge alongside daily activities to provide a comprehensive approach when training family carers.

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activities of daily livingdementiafamily carersonline interventionupskilling

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PMID40723647
PMCPMC12292812

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