Effectiveness of psychoeducational interventions among caregivers of patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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Background Many of the needs of caregivers of patients with cancer are unmet, particularly their informational and psychological needs. Psychoeducational interventions that focus on providing caregivers with information, and on meeting their emotional and psychosocial needs, may therefore be effective. Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of psychoeducational interventions on the outcomes of caregivers of patients with cancer and identify characteristics of effective psychoeducational interventions. Design A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Data sources The databases of PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature Complete, the British Nursing Index, PsycINFO, Ovid Emcare, Scopus, Chinese Journal Net, and Wan Fang Data were searched in December 2020. Clinical trial registers, related websites and reference lists of included studies were also examined. Review methods The Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool was used to appraise the quality of included studies. Meta-analysis was conducted, and narrative syntheses were performed where meta-analysis was inappropriate. Results Fourteen articles describing 12 studies were included. The results of the meta-analysis showed that psychoeducational interventions have short-term (immediately post-intervention) positive effects on relieving anxiety [SMD: -0.50, 95%CI: (-0.97, -0.02), p = 0.04], depression [SMD: -0.54, 95%CI: (-0.76…
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A systematic review and meta-analysis by Cheng et al. (2022) demonstrated the efficacy of psychoeducational interventions in alleviating symptoms of anxiety, depression, and caregiving burden, while enhancing self-efficacy and quality of life among caregivers of cancer patients.
“a systematic review and meta-analysis conducted by Cheng et al. (2022), which demonstrated the efficacy of psychoeducational interventions in alleviating symptoms of anxiety, depression, and caregiving burden, while enhancing self-efficacy and quality of life among caregivers of cancer patients.”
From Support based on psychoeducation intervention to address quality of life and care burden among caregivers of patients with cancer: a randomized controlled trial (2025) · cites this paper as Cheng et al. (2022)
The effect sizes for CareSTEPS are comparable to and exceed those reported in the broader literature on cancer caregivers.
“These effect sizes are comparable to and exceed those reported in the broader literature on cancer caregivers,21,40”
From Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial of CareSTEPS: A Supportive Care Intervention for the Family Caregivers of Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer (2024) · cites this paper as [40]
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses have indicated that structured psychosocial interventions, such as counselling, psychotherapy, and stress management, could effectively reduce family caregiver burden, alleviate depression, and improve quality of life.
“systematic reviews and meta-analyses have indicated that structured psychosocial interventions, such as counselling, psychotherapy, and stress management, could effectively reduce family caregiver burden, alleviate depression, and improve quality of life.”
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- Authors
- Cheng, Q., Xu, B., Ng, M. S. N., Duan, Y., & So, W. K. W.
- Affiliations
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Third Xiangya Hospital (CN)
- Corresponding author
- So, Winnie K.W.
- Venue
- International Journal of Nursing Studies
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2022-03
- Volume
- 127
- Pages
- 104162
- ISSN
- 0020-7489 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4200430033
- Cited by
- 83
- References
- 65
- Citations by year
- 2026: 17 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 4 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 2.57
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- International Journal of Nursing Studies (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Nursing care and research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Keywords
- psychoeducational intervention, cancer caregivers, caregiver burden, caregiver anxiety, caregiver depression, quality of life, self-efficacy, physical health, intervention characteristics, caregiver needs, intervention effectiveness, intervention delivery mode, intervention duration, intervention intensity, intervention frequency, intervention dosage
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Anxiety, Humans, Neoplasms, Quality of Life, Caregivers
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