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Table 3 CG related interventions by explicitly reported outcomes

From: A meta-review of stress, coping and interventions in dementia and dementia caregiving

Outcomes

 

Psychological Wellbeing

Knowledge/Coping

Intervention

Positive benefit

No benefit

Positive benefit

No benefit

Psychosocial

7

1

2

-

 

Knight et al., 1993 [1*]

Schoenmakers et al., 2010 [48*]

Brodaty et al., 2003 [10*]

 
 

Brodaty et al., 2012. [2*]

 

Pusey & Richards, (2001). [29*]

 
 

Brodaty et al., 2003 [10*]

   
 

O’Connor et al. 2009. [12*]

   
 

Cooper et al., 2007. [17*]

   
 

Schulz et al., (2002). [49*]

   
 

Thompson et al., 2007 [52*]

   

Psychoeducational

6

2

1

1

 

Hogan et al., 2007. [11*]

Acton & Kang, 2001. [35*]

Elvish et al., 2013. [39*]

Selwood et al., 2007. [50*]

 

Cooke et al., 2001. [33*]

Selwood et al., 2007. [50*]

  
 

Pinquart & Sorensen, 2006. [34*]

   
 

Elvish et al., 2013. [39*]

   
 

Parker et al., 2008. [44*]

   
 

Sorensen et al., 2002. [51*]

   

Technological

1

-

-

1

 

Powell et al., 2008 [46*]

  

Peacock & Forbes, 2003. [45*]

Therapy

4

1

1

1

 

Zabalegui et al., 2014. [3*]

Acton & Kang, 2001 [35*]

Selwood et al., 2007 [50*]

Peacock & Forbes, 2003. [45*]

 

Hall & Skelton, 2011. [41*]

   
 

Selwood et al., 2007. [50*]

   
 

Vernooij-Dassen, 2011. [53*]

   

Social Support

5

1

4

-

 

Hogan et al., 2007. [11*]

Knight et al., 1993. [1*]

Zabalegui et al., 2014 [3*]

 
 

Spijker et al., 2008. [14*]

 

Spijker et al., 2008. [14*]

 
 

Gottlieb & Wolfe, 2002. [27*]

 

Thinnes & Padilla, 2011. [15*]

 
 

Cooke et al., 2001. [33*]

 

Li et al., 2013. [30*]

 
 

Chien et al., 2011 [36*]

   

Multi-component

6

-

3

1

 

Smits et al, 2007. [16*]

 

Olazaran et al., 2010 [13*]

Selwood et al., 2007. [50*]

 

Cooke et al., 2001 [33*]

 

Elvish et al., 2013. [39*]

 
 

Acton & Kang, 2001. [35*]

 

Selwood et al., 2007. [50*]

 
 

Elvish et al., 2013. [39*]

   
 

Etters et al., 2008. [40*]

   
 

Parker et al., 2008. [44*]

   

Totals

29

5

11

4