Systematic review of the effect of psychological interventions on family caregivers of people with dementia

A Selwood, K Johnston, C Katona, C Lyketsos… - Journal of affective …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Caregivers of people with dementia are at high risk of psychological
morbidity and associated breakdown in care. Many psychologically based interventions …

Psychosocial interventions for caregivers of people with dementia: a systematic review

DD Cooke, L McNally, KT Mulligan… - Aging & mental …, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
The content of interventions for caregivers of dementia patients is highly varied. None of the
reviews conducted to date have focused on evaluating the effects of the content of …

Helping caregivers of persons with dementia: which interventions work and how large are their effects?

M Pinquart, S Sörensen - International psychogeriatrics, 2006 - cambridge.org
Background: In recent years, many different forms of interventions for caregivers of people
with dementia have been developed. However, their results have been, in part, inconclusive …

Reducing caregiver burden: A randomized psychoeducational intervention for caregivers of persons with dementia

SK Ostwald, KW Hepburn, W Caron, T Burns… - The …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
This 3-year randomized clinical trial tested the effectiveness of an interdisciplinary
psychoeducational family group intervention in decreasing the caregivers' perceptions of the …

Psychological interventions for carers of people with dementia: A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative evidence

R Elvish, SJ Lever, J Johnstone… - Counselling and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Rationale: Carers of people with dementia experience significant levels of stress in their
everyday role. The National Dementia Strategy in England identifies the key role that carers …

Psychological interventions for dementia caregivers: What we have achieved, what we have learned

ST Cheng, A Au, A Losada, LW Thompson… - Current psychiatry …, 2019 - Springer
With the rising dementia population, more and more programs have been developed to help
caregivers deal with the care-recipient as well as their own frustrations. Many interventions …

Meta‐analysis of psychosocial interventions for caregivers of people with dementia

H Brodaty, A Green, A Koschera - Journal of the American …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: To review published reports of interventions for caregivers (CGs) of persons
with dementia, excluding respite care, and provide recommendations to clinicians. DESIGN …

Psychosocial intervention for family caregivers of people with dementia reduces caregiver's burden: development and effect after 6 and 12 months

A Signe, S Elmståhl - Scandinavian journal of caring sciences, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
A number of different intervention programmes have been described in the literature for
caregivers of people with dementia, but the nature of intervention has varied widely. The aim …

Training community consultants to help family members improve dementia care: a randomized controlled trial

L Teri, SM McCurry, R Logsdon, LE Gibbons - The Gerontologist, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Purpose: We investigated whether community consultants could be trained to teach family
caregivers a systematic behavioral approach for reducing mood and behavior problems in …

Primary care interventions for dementia caregivers: 2-year outcomes from the REACH study

R Burns, LO Nichols, J Martindale-Adams… - The …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Purpose: This study developed and tested two 24-month primary care interventions to
alleviate the psychological distress suffered by the caregivers of those with Alzheimer's …