The effectiveness of internet-based psychoeducation programs for caregivers of people living with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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2023
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Yu, Y.
Xiao, L.
Ullah, S.
Meyer, C.
Wang, J.
Pot, A.M.
He, J.J.
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Aging & Mental Health, 2023; 27(10):1895-1911
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Ying Yu, Lily Xiao, Shahid Ullah, Claudia Meyer, Jing Wang, Ann Margriet Pot and Jin Jie He
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Objective: The objectives of this systematic review and meta-analysis were to identify the characteristics of internet-based psychoeducational programs for caregivers of people living with dementia and to synthesise program effectiveness. Method: Five English databases and four Chinese databases were searched in June 2021 with no time limit applied. A narrative summary was performed to describe the characteristics of studies reviewed. Meta-analysis was applied to synthesise the pooled effects where data were available. Results: A total of 14352 articles were identified from the database search and 19 were included in the final review. Interventions comprised educational, psychological, and behavioural training relevant to dementia care. Program duration ranged from 3 weeks to 12 months. Meta-analysis of 13 RCTs showed that internet-based psychoeducational programs had a significant effect on reducing caregivers’ depressive symptoms (SMD −0.19; 95% CI −0.03 − 0.35) and stress (SMD −0.29; 95% CI −0.03 −0.54). However, these programs did not show an effect on quality of life, anxiety, burden or self-efficacy in caregivers. Conclusion: Internet-based psychoeducational programs can improve some aspects of caregivers’ mental health and emotional wellbeing. The effects of programs on self-efficacy, anxiety, burden and quality of life for caregivers remain inconclusive.
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Published online: 23 Mar 2023
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© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.