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Psychosocial interventions for informal caregivers of people living with cancer
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BACKGROUND: Increasingly, cancer is recognised as a chronic condition with a growing population of informal caregivers providing care for cancer patients. Informal caregiving can negatively affect the health and well-being of caregivers. We need a synthesised account of best evidence to aid decision-making about effective ways to support caregivers for individuals 'living with cancer'. OBJECTIVES: To assess the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions designed to improve the quality of life (QoL), physical health and well-being of informal caregivers of people living with cancer compared with usual care. SEARCH METHODS: We searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, ProQuest, Open SIGLE, Web of Science from inception up to January 2018, trial registries and citation lists of included studies. SELECTION CRITERIA: We included randomised and quasi-randomised controlled trials comparing psychosocial interventions delivered to adult informal caregivers of adults affected by cancer on a group or individual basis with usual care. Psychosocial interventions included non-pharmacological interventions that involved an interpersonal relationship between caregivers and healthcare professionals. We included interventions delivered also to caregiver-patient dyads. Interventions delivered to caregivers of individuals receiving palliative or inpatient care were excluded. Our primary outcome was caregiver QoL. Secondary outcomes included patient QoL, caregiver and patient depression, anxiety, psychological distress, physical health status and intervention satisfaction and adverse effects. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Pairs of review authors independently screened studies for eligibility, extracted data and conducted 'Risk of bias' assessments. We synthesised findings using meta-analysis, where possible, and reported remaining results in a narrative synthesis. MAIN RESULTS: Nineteen trials (n = 3, 725) were included in the review. All trials were reported in English and were undertaken in high-income countries. Trials targeted caregivers of patients affected by a number of cancers spanning newly diagnosed patients, patients awaiting treatment, patients who were being treated currently and individuals post-treatment. Most trials delivered interventions to caregiver-patient dyads (predominantly spousal dyads) and there was variation in intervention delivery to groups or individual participants. There was much heterogeneity across interventions though the majority were defined as psycho-educational. All trials were rated as being at 'high risk of bias'.Compared to usual care, psychosocial interventions may improve slightly caregiver QoL immediately post intervention (standardised mean difference (SMD) 0.29, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.04 to 0.53; studies = 2, 265 participants) and may have little to no effect on caregiver QoL at 12 months (SMD 0.14, 95% CI - 0.11 to 0.40; studies = 2, 239 participants) post-intervention (both low-quality evidence).Psychosocial interventions probably have little to no effect on caregiver depression immediately to one-month post-intervention (SMD 0.01, 95% CI -0.14 to 0.15; studies = 9, 702 participants) (moderate-quality evidence). Psychosocial interventions may have little to no effect on caregiver anxiety immediately post-intervention (SMD -0.12, 95 % CI -0.33 to 0.10; studies = 5, 329 participants), depression three-to-six months (SMD 0.03, 95% CI -0.33 to 0.38; studies = 5. 379 participants) post-intervention and patient QoL six to 12 months (SMD -0.05, 95% CI -0.37 to 0.26; studies = 3, 294 participants) post-intervention (all low-quality evidence). There was uncertainty whether psychosocial interventions improve patient QoL immediately (SMD -0.03, 95 %CI -0.50 to 0.44; studies = 2, 292 participants) or caregiver anxiety three-to-six months (SMD-0.25, 95% CI -0.64 to 0.13; studies = 4, 272 participants) post-intervention (both very low-quality evidence). Two studies which could not be pooled in a meta-analysis for caregiver physical health status found little to no effect immediately post-intervention and a small intervention effect 12 months post-intervention. Caregiver or patient satisfaction or cost-effectiveness of interventions were not assessed in any studies. Interventions demonstrated good feasibility and acceptability.Psychosocial interventions probably have little to no effect on patient physical health status immediately post-intervention (SMD 0.17, 95 % CI -0.07 to 0.41; studies = 4, 461 participants) and patient depression three to six months post-intervention (SMD-0.11, 95% CI -0.33 to 0.12; studies = 6, 534 participants) (both moderate-quality evidence).Psychosocial interventions may have little to no effect on caregiver psychological distress immediately to one-month (SMD -0.08, 95% CI -0.42 to 0.26; studies = 3, 134 participants), and seven to 12 months (SMD 0.08, 95% CI -0.42 to 0.58; studies = 2, 62 participants) post-intervention; patient depression immediately (
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“In terms of psychosocial distress, research on caregivers of adult cancer patients, largely spouses, frequently shows equal and sometimes greater levels of distress in partners compared to the PLWC themselves, as well as high levels of anxiety and reduced quality of life (Treanor et al. 2019).”
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“Research shows that acting as an informal caregiver may have detrimental effects on the physical, psychological, and social health of the caregiver and reduce their quality of life (Treanor et al. 2019).”
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“interventions for ICs where no approach stood out as more effective [11].”
BackgroundResultFamily Caregivers’ Experiences of Caring for Advanced Cancer Patients
Zhu, Y. L., Pei, X., Chen, X., & Li, T. (2022) · Cancer Nursing · doi:10.1097/ncc.0000000000001104 · Cited by 59
“Many quantitative studies have emphasized exploring advanced cancer caregivers’ burden and psychological symptoms,(5,6) but current interventions have not shown a substantial impact on caregivers’ well-being.(7,8) How to best support advanced cancer caregivers remains unknown.”
BackgroundCamarena, J. M. T., Llobet, M. P., Lluch‐Canut, T., Roldán-Merino, J. F., Moreno-Arroyo, M. C., Moreno‐Poyato, A. R., Balaguer-Sancho, J., Agüera, Z., Sánchez-Ortega, M. A., & Hidalgo-Blanco, M. Á. (2022) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph20010644 · Cited by 14
Liu, Q., Ye, F., Jiang, X.-L., Zhong, C., & Zou, J. (2023) · Heliyon · doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13715 · Cited by 10
Norinder, M., Årestedt, K., Axelsson, L., Grande, G., Ewing, G., & Alvariza, A. (2023) · Palliative & Supportive Care · doi:10.1017/s1478951523000639 · Cited by 14
Cheng, J. Y., Nurul, S. B. M. S., Cheng, L. J., & He, H. G. (2024) · International Journal of Mental Health Nursing · doi:10.1111/inm.13390 · Cited by 13
Pozet, A., Darnis, S., Bonnet, M., Meurisse, A., Dabakuyo‐Yonli, T. S., Lejeune, C., Fagnoni, P., Gaimard, M., Manckoundia, P., Quibel, C., et al. (2023) · International Journal of Public Health · doi:10.3389/ijph.2023.1605459 · Cited by 12
“This result is consistent with previous reports [32, 33, 42].”
ResultBriggs, L. G., Parke, S. C., Beck, K. L., Sinha, D., Gill, V. S., Ligten, M. J. V., Bain, P. A., Tyson, M. D., Abdul‐Muhsin, H. M., Quillen, J. K., et al. (2024) · Cancer · doi:10.1002/cncr.35608 · Cited by 12
“12, 13 However, this is under-reported in the contemporary urologic clinical field.”
Wood, M. J. M., Walshe, C., & McCullagh, A. (2023) · Palliative & Supportive Care · doi:10.1017/s1478951523000172 · Cited by 13
“This definition is based on Treanor et al.’s (2019) review, which encompassed interventions that were “psychological, psycho-therapeutic, psycho-educational, or psychosocial,” or included a psychological or social component.”
Bechthold, A. C., Azuero, A., Pisu, M., Pierce, J. Y., Williams, G. R., Taylor, R. A., Wells, R., Curry, K., Reed, R. D., Harrell, E. R., et al. (2022) · Trials · doi:10.1186/s13063-022-06305-w · Cited by 12
“Reports from National Cancer Institute and National Institute of Nursing Research caregiving summits [17, 18], systematic reviews [15, 16, 19], and the National Academy of Medicine [20] have detailed major limitations of existing cancer caregiver interventions, including a lack of attention towards under-resourced pop…”
BackgroundLei, F., Lee, E., Shin, J., & Lee, S.-Y. (2023) · PLOS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0282887 · Cited by 11
“For example, a meta-analysis of meditation intervention [20] has shown statistically significant improvement in depression and anxiety in informal caregivers, while another of cognitive behavioral therapies [21] and psychosocial interventions [22] were less favorable.”
BackgroundCao, Z., Chen, Y.-F., & Zhang, H. (2023) · Supportive Care in Cancer · doi:10.1007/s00520-023-08098-3 · Cited by 11
“Other research has shown that caregivers of patients with cancers have high levels of ruminative thinking [7].”
Expressive Arts Interventions to Improve Psychosocial Well-Being in Caregivers: A Systematic Review
Phillips, C. S., Hebdon, M., Cleary, C., Ravandi, D., Pottepalli, V., Siddiqi, Z., Rodríguez, E. M., & Jones, B. L. (2023) · Journal of Pain and Symptom Management · doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.11.026 · Cited by 11
Gopal, D. P., Ahmad, T. A., Efstathiou, N., Guo, P., & Taylor, S. J. (2022) · Journal of Cancer Survivorship · doi:10.1007/s11764-022-01251-7 · Cited by 11
Genderson, M. W., Thomson, M. D., & Siminoff, L. A. (2024) · Supportive Care in Cancer · doi:10.1007/s00520-024-08437-y · Cited by 10
“Long identified as “hidden” patients with concomitant calls for attention to caregiver health and unmet needs [43, 46, 47] our results highlighted the urgency to assist cancer caregivers as declines were found over a short end-of-life period.”
Juraskova, I., Laidsaar‐Powell, R., Keast, R., Schofield, P. E., Costa, D. S. J., Kay, J., Turner, S., Koczwara, B., Saunders, C. M., Jefford, M., et al. (2021) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043224 · Cited by 10
Yıldız, M., Terzioğlu, C., & Ayhan, F. (2023) · International Journal of Nursing Knowledge · doi:10.1111/2047-3095.12423 · Cited by 10
“Patients with cancer and their carers require psychosocial support in order to cope with difficulties they encounter during the course of the disease (Treanor et al., 2019).”
Epidemiología enfermera del duelo en Canarias
(España), U. D. L. L., & Rodríguez‐Álvaro, M. (2020) · Cuidar Revista de Enfermería de la Universidad de La Laguna · doi:10.25145/j.cuidar.2020.00.03 · Cited by 8
Gazaway, S. B., Wells, R. D., Azuero, A., Pisu, M., Guastaferro, K., Rini, C. K., Taylor, R. A., Reed, R. D., Harrell, E. R., Bechthold, A. C., et al. (2023) · Contemporary Clinical Trials · doi:10.1016/j.cct.2023.107259 · Cited by 8
Third-wave cognitive behavioral therapies for caregivers of cancer patients: a scoping review.
Hong, B., Yang, S., Hyeon, S., Kim, S., & Lee, J. (2023) · BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies · doi:10.1186/s12906-023-04186-3 · Cited by 7
“Most studies were interested in depression, which was also one of the most frequently measured outcomes in previous reviews about psychosocial intervention [4].”
BackgroundResultSprajcer, M., Owen, P. J., Crowther, M. E., Harper, K., Gupta, C. C., Ferguson, S. A., Gibson, R. H., & Vincent, G. E. (2022) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062089 · Cited by 7
Brunt, L. J., Rivalland, A., Panek‐Hudson, Y., & Krishnasamy, M. (2023) · Cancer Nursing · doi:10.1097/ncc.0000000000001292 · Cited by 6
Ask, S., Schildmeijer, K. G. I., Kaldo, V., & Hellström, A. (2024) · Acta Oncologica · doi:10.2340/1651-226x.2024.24204 · Cited by 7
“These findings are in line with previous review literature [17].”
BackgroundResultInfluentialBauer, E. H., Schultz, A. N. Ø., Brandt, F., Smith, A. C., Bollig, G., & Dieperink, K. B. (2022) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062723 · Cited by 6
Yanai, Y., Makihara, R. A., Matsunaga, N., Shimizu, R., Tominaga, S., Hoshino, S., Nishibuchi, Y., Maruki, Y., Ohba, A., Shimizu, K., et al. (2021) · Palliative & Supportive Care · doi:10.1017/s1478951521001474 · Cited by 6
“Additionally, with the recognition of caregivers’ contribution to patients’ care and the burden that they endure, research to better support caregivers has become a high priority area within cancer care, sufficient evidence is lacking (Rankin et al., 2011; Treanor et al., 2019), as there are only few studies on caregi…”
BackgroundKako, J., Kajiwara, K., Kobayashi, M., Kanno, Y., Morikawa, M., Nakano, K., Matsuda, Y., Shimizu, Y., Niino, M., Suzuki, M., et al. (2024) · American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine® · doi:10.1177/10499091241245266 · Cited by 6
“35 Therefore, identifying effective support methods for family caregivers is an issue that should be addressed in the future.”
Well-being and Perceptions of Supportive Resources among Caregivers of Patients with Bladder Cancer
Jung, A., Song, L., Snyder, E., Louwers, R. K., Sachse, K., Chisolm, S., Gore, J. L., & Smith, A. B. (2020) · Bladder Cancer · doi:10.3233/blc-200412 · Cited by 5
“Caregivers in other malignancies such as pancreatic cancer follow a similar pattern of QOL decrease in all domains, but most pronounced for emotional/psychological QOL [18].”
BackgroundInfluentialSupport for family members in routine outpatient colorectal cancer care
Samuelsson, M. (2024) · doi:10.24834/isbn.9789178774944 · Cited by 5
Quality of Life of Caregivers of Women Receiving Cancer Treatment in Turkey
Tümkaya, M. N., Salameh, T. N., & Seven, M. (2023) · Florence Nightingale Journal of Nursing · doi:10.5152/fnjn.2023.22235 · Cited by 4
A feasibility study of virtual group therapy to improve quality of life of cancer caregivers
Lapid, M. I., Atherton, P. J., Kung, S., Clark, M. M., Sloan, J. A., Whitford, K. J., Hubbard, J. M., Gentry, M. T., Miller, J. J., & Rummans, T. A. (2021) · Journal of Psychosocial Oncology · doi:10.1080/07347332.2021.2000550 · Cited by 4
Lamarche, J., Nissim, R. S., Avery, J., Wong, J., Maheu, C., Lambert, S., Laizner, A. M., Jones, J. M., Esplen, M. J., & Lebel, S. (2025) · Psycho-Oncology · doi:10.1002/pon.70084 · Cited by 4
Easpaig, B. N. G., Newman, B., Johnson, J., Laidsaar‐Powell, R., Sansom‐Daly, U. M., Jones, L., Hofstätter, L., Robertson, E. G., Mears, S. R., Sattarshetty, K., et al. (2025) · Journal of Cancer Survivorship · doi:10.1007/s11764-025-01802-8 · Cited by 3
“Following the study selection, 54 reviews were deemed eligible for inclusion [12, 14, 22, 23, 30, 31, 37, 42– 88 ] Only one review focused on children/young people caring for parents [56].”
InfluentialRothausen, C. S., Alfaro‐Díaz, C., & Samuelsson, M. (2025) · European Journal of Oncology Nursing · doi:10.1016/j.ejon.2025.102966 · Cited by 3
Song, R., Sun, J. Y., Rui, X., & Jiang, X. (2024) · European Journal of Oncology Nursing · doi:10.1016/j.ejon.2024.102753 · Cited by 6
Samuelsson, M., Edman, K., Neziraj, M., & Ericsson, A. (2025) · BMC Cancer · doi:10.1186/s12885-025-14245-2 · Cited by 3
“As a result, support for family members has been recommended for decades [7–11], and multiple support interventions have been developed [7–12].”
Winter, N., Green, A., Jongebloed, H., Ralph, N., Chambers, S. K., & Livingston, P. M. (2022) · JMIR Cancer · doi:10.2196/31218 · Cited by 3
“Addressing the patient–partner dyad intimate relationship during a PCa diagnosis is a primary area of focus within the literature [32].”
BackgroundESTRÉS POR SOBRECARGA EN EL CUIDADOR INFORMAL DE PACIENTES ONCOLÓGICOS EN LA INSTANCIA DOMICILIARIA
Pilatasig Chato, M. M., & Castillo Siguencia, R. M. (2022) · Enfermería Investiga · doi:10.31243/ei.uta.v7i2.1610.2022 · Cited by 3
“31 influyen negativamente en la atención del paciente oncológico (29), donde cuatro de las ocho personas mencionan que:”
BackgroundPeters, S., Hout, E. V., Jansen, L., & van den Akker, M. (2022) · Journal of Gerontological Nursing · doi:10.3928/00989134-20220506-02 · Cited by 3
O’Leary, C., Teixeira, L., Coren, E., Kiss, Z., Roberts, A., & Amitage, H. (2022) · Campbell Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1002/cl2.1290 · Cited by 3
“A Caregiver’s Marriage”: The Impact of Blood Cancer on the Spousal Connection
Mullis, M. D., Wollney, E. N., Bylund, C. L., Campbell‐Salome, G., Wright, K. B., Sae‐Hau, M., Weiss, E. S., Rajotte, M., & Fisher, C. L. (2024) · Cancer Care Research Online · doi:10.1097/cr9.0000000000000055 · Cited by 3
Onyeka, T., Emodi, I., Mohammed, A. D., Ofakunrin, A., Alabi, A. O., Onu, J., Iloanusi, N., Ohaeri, J., Anarado, A., Umar, M. U., et al. (2024) · Palliative & Supportive Care · doi:10.1017/s1478951524000178 · Cited by 4
O’Leary, C., Roberts, A., Teixeira, L., & Coren, E. (2022) · Campbell Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1002/cl2.1289 · Cited by 3
“In a recent Cochrane systematic review of psychosocial interventions for informal (i.e., unpaid family or friends) caregivers, Treanor et al. (2019) set out their own definition as ‘focused on non‐pharmacological interventions that were designed to inform, educate and increase the coping capacity’…”
BackgroundFamily Caregiver Perspectives on Digital Methods to Measure Stress: Qualitative Descriptive Study
Rose, L., Saha, S., Flowers, E., Ang, C. S., Casson, A. J., Condell, J. V., Matcham, F., Robinson, T., & Rooksby, J. (2025) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/66034 · Cited by 4
“Examples include psychosocial interventions delivered by health care professionals [9], in-person peer-support groups [10], and printed informational materials [11].”
Mackenzie, L. A. (2021) · Australian Occupational Therapy Journal · doi:10.1111/1440-1630.12746 · Cited by 2
Easpaig, B. N. G., Newman, B., Johnson, J., Sansom‐Daly, U. M., Jones, L., Hofstätter, L., Robertson, E. G., & Harrison, R. (2024) · Health Expectations · doi:10.1111/hex.70061 · Cited by 2
Corry, M., Smith, V. A., Neenan, K., & Brabyn, S. (2017) · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1002/14651858.cd012533 · Cited by 2
Easpaig, B. N. G., Newman, B., Johnson, J., Laidsaar‐Powell, R., Sansom‐Daly, U. M., Jones, L., Hofstätter, L., Robertson, E. G., Mears, S. R., Sattarshetty, K., et al. (2024) · JMIR Research Protocols · doi:10.2196/56403 · Cited by 2
“The search was developed based on the search strategy used in the study by Treanor et al [23] Cochrane review of the psychosocial interventions for informal carers of people living with cancer and informed by concepts encompassed in Fletcher et al [24] model of the cancer family carer experience.”
MethodBaghcheghi, N., & Koohestani, H. R. (2020) · AFMN Biomedicine · doi:10.5937/afmnai38-29501 · Cited by 2
Weiß, J., Ernstmann, N., Heuser, C., Nakata, H., Midding, E., Bremen, R., Brümmendorf, T. H., Brüne, M., Dohmen, M., Drueke, B., et al. (2025) · European Journal of Cancer Care · doi:10.1155/ecc/7707431 · Cited by 1
“Some studies imply that ofers of support should be designed for the entire family [7] and incorporate the family’s communicative resources as essential in accessing appropriate help [8].”
Metadata
- Authors
- Treanor, C. J., Santin, O., Prue, G., Coleman, H., Cardwell, C. R., O'Halloran, P., & Donnelly, M.
- Affiliations
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- Queen's University Belfast; School of Nursing and Midwifery; 97 Lisburn Road Belfast UK BT9 7BL
- Venue
- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2019-06-17
- Volume
- 2020
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- CD009912-CD009912
- ISSN
- 1361-6137 (ISSN-L)
- 1465-1858
- PMC
- PMC6573123
- OpenAlex
- W2992858012
- Cited by
- 145
- References
- 225
- Citations by year
- 2026: 10 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 26 · 2022: 34 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 16 · 2019: 3
- FWCI
- 3.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- Medical Research Council (MR/K023241/1)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Research and Theory › Nursing care and research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Keywords
- informal caregivers, cancer, psychosocial interventions, caregiver quality of life, caregiver well-being, caregiver depression, caregiver anxiety, psychological distress, patient-caregiver dyads, spousal caregivers, psychoeducational intervention, usual care comparison, intervention satisfaction, adverse effects, risk of bias, chronic illness caregiving
- MeSH terms
- Anxiety, Depression, Health Status, Humans, Neoplasms, Quality of Life, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Caregivers
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