Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for literature search
Criteria | Inclusion | Exclusion |
|---|---|---|
Population | • Informal caregiver and persons with diagnosis of dementia (dyads) (> 18 years) • Care takes place at home (home-based care) by informal caregivers | • Persons < 18 years • People in need of care with inborn disabilities • Professional caregiving |
Intervention | • Programmes and services to promote mental health of informal caregiver of persons living with dementia • A detailed description of intervention (content, duration, sessions/contacts, follow-up, medium used, location, group/individual approach, target group) | • Pharmacological and bio-medical interventions • Further training of professional nursing and health professionals |
Outcomes | • Validated measures of mental health • Evaluation of intervention effects with validated quantitative scales | |
Study design & publication type | • Randomized controlled trials (RCT) • High methodological quality (min. 8 points) [9] • Published in peer-review journals | • Grey literature |
Years | • 2009–2018 | • Publications prior to 2009 |
Language | • German and English-language studies | • Other languages |