Interventions for caregivers of persons with dementia: a systematic review.

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

  • Forbes, D.
  • Peacock, S.C.

• The prevalence of dementia in older adults is increasing.Due to cuts in funding for formal support,many families are having to provide care for a loved one with dementia at home.This systematic review gathered and synthesized information on interventions designed to enhance the well-being of caregivers of people with dementia.A search of the literature resulted in 36 relevant studies. Of these, 11 were rated as strong, 11 as moderate, 13 as weak, and 1 as poor.This paper focuses on the strong studies.No one intervention had an overall signiŽ - cant impact on the well-being of caregivers. Although several interventions have been shown to be of beneŽ t to caregivers, non-signiŽ cant Ž ndings were more common. Further investigation is greatly needed. Systematic reviews are an important means of guiding consumers and practitioners in making evidencebased decisions.

• Date created

  2003

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Interventions
  • Informal caregiver
  • Systematic reviews
  • Well-being

• Type of Item

  Article (Published)

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R32V2CC67

• License

  © 2003 McGill University School of Nursing. This version of this article is open access and can be downloaded and shared. The original author(s) and source must be cited. Original publication for the article is the Canadian Journal of Nursing Research. Copyright requests for commercial reproduction must be directed to the publisher.