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The effectiveness of interventions in supporting self-management of informal caregivers of people with dementia; a systematic meta review

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Geriatrics, November 2015
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Title
The effectiveness of interventions in supporting self-management of informal caregivers of people with dementia; a systematic meta review
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BMC Geriatrics, November 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12877-015-0145-6
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Judith G. Huis in het Veld, Renate Verkaik, Patriek Mistiaen, Berno van Meijel, Anneke L. Francke

Abstract

Informal caregivers of people with dementia are challenged in managing the consequences of dementia in daily life. The objective of this meta-review was to synthesize evidence from previous systematic reviews about professional self-management support interventions for this group. In March 2014, searches were conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Embase and PsycINFO. The PRISMA Statement was followed. Interventions were grouped using Martin's targets of self-management, covering 5 targets: relationship with family, maintaining an active lifestyle, psychological wellbeing, techniques to cope with memory changes and information about dementia. Using an evidence synthesis, the outcomes from the included interventions were synthesized and conclusions were drawn about the level of evidence for the effectiveness of interventions within each target. Ten high-quality systematic reviews were selected. Evidence exists for the effectiveness of professional self-management support interventions targeting psychological wellbeing on stress and social outcomes of informal caregivers. In addition, evidence exists for the effectiveness of interventions targeting information on ability/knowledge. Limited evidence was found for the effectiveness of interventions targeting techniques to cope with memory change on coping skills and mood, and for interventions targeting information on the outcomes sense of competence and decision-making confidence of informal caregivers. Scientific evidence exists for the effectiveness of a number of professional self-management support interventions targeting psychological wellbeing and information. Health care professionals could take account of the fact that psycho-education was integrated in most of the self-management support interventions that were found to be effective in this meta-review. Furthermore, longer and more intensive interventions were associated with greater effects.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Denmark 1 <1%
Unknown 276 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 40 14%
Student > Bachelor 35 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 34 12%
Researcher 32 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 18 6%
Other 51 18%
Unknown 69 25%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 61 22%
Psychology 44 16%
Medicine and Dentistry 40 14%
Social Sciences 21 8%
Neuroscience 7 3%
Other 24 9%
Unknown 82 29%
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