An organizing framework for informal caregiver interventions: detailing caregiving activities and caregiver and care recipient outcomes to optimize evaluation efforts

Table 4 Care Recipient Outcomes

Construct	Subcategories	# of Studies
Disease Management	Medical/Medication Adherence	3
	Coping	1
	Appraisal of Illness	1
	Knowledge of Medication/skills	1
	Management skills	1
Psychological Health
- nonsocial	Quality of Life	8
	Depression	4
	Anxiety	1
	Mental health status	1
	Mood	1
	Hopelessness	1
Physical health
-physical manifestation of disease	Problem Behaviors	31
	Activity of Daily Living functioning	12
	Instrumental Activities of Daily Living functioning	7
	Cognitive Impairment	6
	Disease Symptoms (other than memory)^iv	5
	Functional Status	3
	Survival	2
	Aggression	1
	Social Functioning	1
	Family Functioning	1
	Dementia severity	1
	Health Status	1
Utilization
	Health care/long-term care utilization^v	18
	Days in the community	1
Economic
	Cost of healthcare or long-term care	8
Aspects of the Intervention
	Satisfaction	1

ⁱⁱIncluding stress, affect or mood, anger, loneliness, general wellbeing, hopelessness, or grief.
ⁱⁱⁱWith the intervention, caregiver-care recipient relationships, life, and recipient's care.
^ivPost-surgical symptoms, pain, and dyspnea.
^vHome health care, respite care, adult day care use, days in the nursing home before death, any nursing home use, transportation to medical care, emergency department use, primary care, and hospitalization.

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