Caregiver support groups in patients with dementia: a meta-analysis

Category Structured summary of systematic reviews
JournalDatabase of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
Year 2012
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CRD SUMMARY:

This review concluded that support groups for carers of patients with dementia were beneficial. The use of theoretical models, longer, more intense groups, the ratio of female caregivers, and carers' age significantly impacted on some outcomes. Given the limitations of the review process and the small to moderate effect sizes reported, the authors' conclusions should be interpreted with caution.
Epistemonikos ID: c59a70dda37ae7ae271a8ba5515ecfd2ebb745fe
First added on: Jan 13, 2015