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SynthesisJournal of clinical psychology in medical settings2026

Effectiveness of Individual Psychoeducational Interventions for Caregivers of Stroke Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Hesham Kelani, Hossam Tharwat Ali, Ahmed Naeem, Hazem Mohamed Salamah, Ali Ismail, Youmna Atef Younes, Ismail A Ibrahim, Ahmed Fikry Mohamed, Abdelrahman Mady, Ahmed Abd Elazim and 8 more

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Hesham KelaniDepartment of Neurology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University at One Brooklyn Health, Brooklyn, USA.
Hossam Tharwat AliFaculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.
Ahmed NaeemDepartment of Neuroradiology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Texas, USA.
Hazem Mohamed SalamahFaculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt. hazem.salamah@gmail.com.
Ali IsmailFaculty of Medicine, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Youmna Atef YounesFaculty of Medicine, Kaferelshiekh University, Kaferelshiekh, Egypt.
Ismail A IbrahimFaculty of Health Sciences, Fenerbahce University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ahmed Fikry MohamedFaculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.
Abdelrahman MadyDepartment of Neuroradiology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Texas, USA.
Ahmed Abd ElazimDepartment of Neurology, University of South Dakota, Sanford Medical Center, Sioux Falls, USA.
Mohammad El-GhanemDepartment of Clinical Science, University of Houston, HCA Houston-Northwest Medical Center, Houston, USA.
Volodymyr VulkanovDepartment of neurology, Rutgers New Jersey School of Medicine, Newark, USA. vv263@njms.rutgers.edu.
Diana Greene-ChandosDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine, Saint Louis University, St Louis, USA.
May NoorDepartment of Radiology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
David P LernerDepartment of Neurology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University at One Brooklyn Health, Brooklyn, USA.
Arthur D KayDepartment of Neurology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University at One Brooklyn Health, Brooklyn, USA.
Lisa R MerlinDepartment of Neurology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University at One Brooklyn Health, Brooklyn, USA.
Priyank KhandelwalDepartment of Neurosurgery, Rutgers New Jersey School of Medicine, Newark, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stroke is a major cause of disability, and patients who suffer strokes have limited mobility and functional tasks, necessitating daily reliance on caregivers. However, caregivers of stroke patients often experience depression and anxiety, negatively impacting their mental health and reducing their quality of life. Psychoeducational interventions may be a solution to support the well-being of stroke caregivers. This study is performed to assess the overall effectiveness of individual psychoeducational interventions for caregivers of stroke patients. A thorough search of Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, and Cochrane databases was performed for published studies in English up to June 2023. Clinical trials assessing the efficacy of psychoeducational interventions on quality of life, depression, or care burden among stroke caregivers compared to usual care were included. A total of 18 clinical trials, 16 randomized clinical trials (RCTs), and two non-RCTs, with a total of 2007 patients, were included. The study's pooled results revealed a significant increase in the quality of life in the group receiving psychoeducational interventions compared to the comparison group (SMD = 0.34, 95% CI 0.13-0.55, p value = 0.002), while no significant difference was found in terms of depression (SMD =  - 0.05, 95% CI  - 0.23 to 0.14, p value = 0.62) or caregiver burden (SMD =  - 0.61, 95% CI  - 1.65 to 0.44, p value = 0.25). Psychoeducation programs should be considered as a supportive intervention to improve quality of life in caregivers; however, their impact on depression and caregiver burden remains inconclusive. However, further studies with a larger sample size are needed to confirm the results.

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CaregiversDepressionPsychosocial InterventionStrokeAnxietyHumansQuality of LifeCaregiversIndividualMeta-analysisPsychoeducationQuality of lifeStroke

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PMCPMC13035896

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