Cited by 100Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchNursing care and researchFamily Caregiving in Mental Illness

Remotely delivered information, training and support for informal caregivers of people with dementia

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González-Fraile, Eduardo, Ballesteros, Javier, Rueda, José-Ramón, Santos-Zorrozúa, Borja, Solà, Ivan, McCleery, Jenny·2021·Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Abstract

Background Many people with dementia are cared for at home by unpaid informal caregivers, usually family members. Caregivers may experience a range of physical, emotional, financial and social harms, which are often described collectively as caregiver burden. The degree of burden experienced is associated with characteristics of the caregiver, such as gender, and characteristics of the person with dementia, such as dementia stage, and the presence of behavioural problems or neuropsychiatric disturbances. It is a strong predictor of admission to residential care for people with dementia. Psychoeducational interventions might prevent or reduce caregiver burden. Overall, they are intended to improve caregivers' knowledge about the disease and its care; to increase caregivers' sense of competence and their ability to cope with difficult situations; to relieve feelings of isolation and allow caregivers to attend to their own emotional and physical needs. These interventions are heterogeneous, varying in their theoretical framework, components, and delivery formats. Interventions that are delivered remotely, using printed materials, telephone or video technologies, may be particularly suitable for caregivers who have difficulty accessing face-to-face services because of their own health problems, poor access to transport, or absence of substitute care. During the COVID-19 pandemic, containment measures in many countries required people to be isolated in their homes, including peopl…

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  • A Cochrane review of RCTs found that remote delivery of interventions for family carers of information or support (26 studies) is not more effective than usual care.

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Authors
González-Fraile, E., Ballesteros, J., Rueda, J.-R., Santos-Zorrozúa, B., Solà, I., & McCleery, J.
Affiliations
  • Department of Health; International University of La Rioja; Logroño Spain
  • University of the Basque Country (ES)
  • Scientific coordination Unit; Biocruces Health Research Institute, Cruces University Hospital; Barakaldo Spain
  • Iberoamerican Cochrane Centre, Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau); CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP); Barcelona Spain
  • Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Venue
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2021-01-04
Volume
2021
Issue
1
Pages
CD006440-CD006440
ISSN
  • 1361-6137 (ISSN-L)
  • 1465-1858
OpenAlex
W3120142070
Cited by
100
References
126
Citations by year
2026: 14 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 5 · 2019: 1
FWCI
2.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Re-Unir (International University of La Rioja) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Nursing care and research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
Keywords
dementia, informal caregivers, caregiver burden, remote intervention delivery, psychoeducational intervention, caregiver education, caregiver support, caregiver information, caregiver mood, quality of life, COVID-19 pandemic, home care
MeSH terms
Caregiver Burden, Affect, Dementia, Family, Health Services Accessibility, Health Services Needs and Demand, Humans, Institutionalization, Nursing Homes, Quality of Life, Bias, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Caregivers

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