Table 1 Summary characteristics of included studies
From: Acceptability of psychosocial interventions for dementia caregivers: a systematic review
Variable | Number of studies | % |
|---|---|---|
Study design | ||
 Randomized controlled trial | 29 | 69% |
 Pre-test/post-test trial or quasi-experiment | 8 | 19% |
 Mixed method | 2 | 5% |
 Qualitative | 3 | 7% |
Intervention target | ||
 Caregiver | 23 | 55% |
 Dyads (Patient and caregiver) | 19 | 45% |
Setting | ||
 Home-based | 22 | 52% |
 Hospital/outpatient clinics | 6 | 14% |
 Community health center | 2 | 5% |
 Social settings (shops, church, etc.) | 1 | 2% |
 Telephone/internet-based | 7 | 17% |
 Not reported | 4 | 10% |
Implementation workforce | ||
 Specialist | 37 | 88% |
 Lay worker | 2 | 5% |
 Not reported | 3 | 7% |
Intervention type | ||
 Cognitive | 10 | 24% |
 Physical | 2 | 5% |
 Social | 6 | 14% |
 Other psychosocial intervention (multi-component) | 24 | 57% |