Table 2 Acceptability of the interventions
From: Acceptability of psychosocial interventions for dementia caregivers: a systematic review
Outcome | Study | Participants | Type of intervention | Rate/score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Participation rate | Mahoney [36], 2001 | Caregivers | Social intervention, include Monitoring and counseling, support, and Activity/caregiver respite conversation. | 84.7% |
Hebert [57], 1994 | Caregivers | Social intervention, include dementia education, behaviour or emotional Problem-solving, etc. | 52.9% | |
McCurry [61], 2015 | Caregiver | Cognitive intervention, include Problem-solving skills, Effective communication skills, negative thinking management, Coping strategies, education. | 95.6% | |
Wilz [48], 2016 | Caregiver | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy | 88.4% | |
Rotrou [50], 2011 | Dyads | Cognitive intervention, Include education, problem-solving techniques, emotion-centred coping strategies, behavior management, communication skills, crisis management, practical advice | 95% | |
Pitkala [45], 2011 | Dyads | Physical intervention, tailored home-based exercise | 94% | |
Castro [59], 2002 | Caregivers | Physical intervention, exercise program | 41.2% | |
Mittelman [55], 2007 | Caregivers | Individual and family counseling, Provide counseling depended on the needs of each spouse caregiver and family | 99% | |
Barbabella [35], 2018 | Caregivers | Web-based psychosocial intervention, Psychological and social support, Coping and reconciliation strategies, education, contact service. | 95.9% | |
Zarit [43], 2013 | Caregivers | Social and psychological intervention, Advanced Caregiver Education and Support Program | 90% | |
Chee [46], 2007 | Caregivers | Skill-Building Intervention, include education, problem solving, communication, environmental and task simplification techniques, etc. | 88% | |
Belle [52], 2006 | Caregivers | Multi-component intervention, include problem solving, skills training, stress management techniques, and telephone support groups, et al. | 67% | |
Tremont [17], 2015 | Caregivers | Psychosocial intervention, include dementia education, emotional support etc. | 66.8% | |
Livingston [47], 2014 | Caregivers | psychological intervention, START manual-based, individual coping intervention | 55% | |
Whitlatch [25], 2006 | Dyads | multi-component EDDI dyadic program, include emotional support, communication skills, Dementia education | 91% | |
Eloniemi-Sulkava [54], 2009 | Dyads | Multi-comonent support program, include goal-oriented peer support group meetings, dementia education, | 86% | |
Orsulic-Jeras [60], 2016 | Dyads | Social and psychological intervention, Dyadic counseling-based, include support activities, and education. | 82% | |
Burgio [49], 2003 | Dyads | Psychosocial intervention, include skills training program | 69% | |
Vickrey [67], 2006 | Dyads | Care management intervention, include problem-solving skills, and provide supports based on their need. | 43% | |
Woods [65], 2016 | Dyads | RYCT program intervention, multi-component intervention. | 36% | |
Joling [67], 2013 | Dyads | Multi-component family meetings intervention, include psycho-education, problem solving techniques, emotional and instrumental support | 31.9% | |
Completion rate | Winter [63], 2006 | Caregivers | Social intervention, providing emotional support, coping strategies. | 91.3% |
Mahoney [36], 2001 | Caregivers | Social intervention, include Monitoring and counseling, support, and Activity/caregiver respite conversation. | 97% | |
Xiao [37], 2015 | Caregivers | Social intervention, Based on caregivers’ need, provide face-to-face coaching and support | 84.7% | |
Hebert [57], 1994 | Caregivers | Social intervention, include dementia education, behaviour or emotional Problem-solving, ect. | 80% | |
Mohide [65], 1990 | Caregivers | Social intervention, help the caregivers enhance caregiving competence and achieve a sense of control in their roles as caregivers | 70% | |
Eloniemi-Sulkava [54], 2009 | Dyads | Multi-component support program, include goal-oriented peer support group meetings, dementia education, | 100% | |
Martin-Carrasco [40], 2009 | Caregivers | Cognitive intervention, include behavioural problems handing strategies, tension and stress control, dementia education. | 90.4% | |
Wilz [48], 2016 | Caregivers | Cognitive intervention, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy | 79.5% | |
Callan [70], 2015 | Caregivers | Cognitive intervention, provide information about dementia, social support, coping skills training, affective self-management, and healthy sleep practices. | 74% | |
McCurry [61], 2015 | Caregivers | Cognitive intervention, include Problem-solving skills, Effective communication skills, negative thinking management, Coping strategies, education. | 64% | |
Pot [38], 2015 | Caregivers | Cognitive intervention, include Psycho-education, Problem-solving, Behavioral activation, Time-management, Cognitive restructuring. | 45.6% | |
Liddle [69], 2012 | Dyads | Cognitive intervention, include memory and communication training support. | 76% | |
Rotrou [50], 2011 | Dyads | Cognitive intervention, Include education, problem-solving techniques, emotion-centred coping strategies, behavior management, communication skills, crisis management, practical advice | 69.7% | |
Leung [62], 2017 | Dyads | Cognitive intervention, individual cognitive stimulation therapy. | 61% | |
Castro [59], 2002 | Caregivers | Physical intervention, exercise program | 74% | |
Pitkala [45], 2011 | Dyads | Physical intervention, tailored home-based exercise | 92% | |
Dahlrup, B [68], 2014 | Caregivers | Social and psychological intervention, include dementia education, support group. | 85% | |
Tremont [17], 2015 | Caregivers | Psychosocial intervention, include dementia education, emotional support etc. | 85% | |
Barbabella [35], 2018 | Caregivers | Web-based psychosocial intervention, Psychological and social support, Coping and reconciliation strategies, education, contact service. | 79.7% | |
Coon [58], 2003 | Caregivers | Psycho-educational skill training interventions, include Anger and depression management class | 77% | |
Livingston [47], 2014 | Caregivers | Psychological intervention, START manual-based, individual coping intervention | 75% | |
Belle [52], 2006 | Caregivers | Multi-component intervention, include problem solving, skills training, stress management techniques, and telephone support groups, et al. | 75% | |
Chee [46], 2007 | Caregivers | Skill-Building Intervention, include education, problem solving, communication, environmental and task simplification techniques, etc. | 74% | |
Mittelman [55], 2007 | Dyads | Individual and family counseling, Provide counseling depended on the needs of each spouse caregiver and family | 97.5% | |
Laakkonen [44], 2013 | Dyads | Self-management group intervention | 93% | |
Kwok [53], 2012 | Dyads | Case management, include home visits, telephone supports, et al. | 90% | |
Burgio [49], 2003 | Dyads | Psychosocial intervention, include skills training program | 84.3% | |
Vickrey [66], 2006 | Dyads | Care management intervention, include problem-solving skills, and provide supports based on their need. | 82% | |
Jansen [56], 2011 | Dyads | Case management, include 2 home visits, personal care plan, family-meeting, etc. | 81.8% | |
Søgaard [51], 2014 | Dyads | Multi-component intervention, include disease education, communication skills, et al. | 80% | |
Prick [24], 2014 | Dyads | Multi-component psychosocial intervention, exercise and support | 77.2% | |
Joling [67], 2013 | Dyads | Multi-component family meetings intervention, include psycho-education, problem solving techniques, emotional and instrumental support | 77% | |
Roberts [34], 2009 | Dyads | Social and psychological intervention, include individual and family consultations, support group, weekly four-session education | 74% | |
Whitlatch [25], 2006 | Dyads | Multi-component EDDI dyadic program, include emotional support, communication skills, Dementia education | 65% | |
Orsulic-Jeras [60], 2016 | Dyads | Social and psychological intervention, Dyadic counseling-based, include support activities, and education. | 65% | |
Woods [64], 2016 | Dyads | Multi-component intervention, RYCT program. | 57% | |
Satisfaction with the interventions | Pot [38], 2015 | Caregivers | Cognitive intervention, include Psycho-education, Problem-solving, Behavioral activation, Time-management, Cognitive restructuring. | The average satisfaction of caregivers was 4.16(5 = highest satisfaction |
Beauchamp [39], 2005 | Caregivers | Cognitive intervention, include knowledge, cognitive, and behavioral skills training. | The average satisfaction of caregivers was 5.1(7 = highest satisfaction | |
McCurry [61], 2015 | Caregivers | Cognitive intervention, include Problem-solving skills, Effective communication skills, negative thinking management, Coping strategies, education. | 92% were satisfied with the intervention | |
Martin-Carrasco [40], 2009 | Caregivers | Cognitive intervention, include behavioural problems handing strategies, tension and stress control, dementia education. | The caregivers that program was ‘useful’ or ‘very useful’ once the PIP had finished (97.7%), and 6 months later (93.2%) | |
Gaugler [71], 2015 | Caregivers | Cognitive intervention, Psycho-education program | More than 90% of family caregivers strongly agreed or agreed that CARES for Families was clear, easy to understand, and improved confidence in dementia care | |
Wilz [48], 2016 | Caregivers | Cognitive intervention, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy | Caregivers from the CBT group evaluated the telephone setting as very good (71.9%) and 27% as good. | |
Xiao [37], 2015 | Caregivers | Social intervention, Based on caregivers’ need, provide face-to-face coaching and support | 95.9% were satisfied with the intervention | |
Czaja [42], 2013 | Caregivers | Multi-component psychosocial intervention, include problem-solving strategies, stress management, communication strategies, healthy behavior strategies | 73% indicated that they benefitted a great deal from participating in the project | |
Zarit [43], 2013 | Caregivers | Social and psychological intervention, Advanced Caregiver Education and Support Program | 94% caregivers were satisfied with the intervention | |
Tremont [17], 2015 | Caregivers | Psychosocial intervention, include dementia education, emotional support etc. | The average satisfaction of caregivers was 3.84(4 = highest satisfaction) | |
Liddle [69], 2012 | Dyads | Cognitive intervention, include memory and communication training support. | Caregivers said the training was perceived to be very useful (85%, n=11) or fairly useful (15%, n=2) | |
Puranen [41], 2014 | Dyads | Nutritional intervention, include tailored nutritional advice, home visit etc. | 93% estimated that the intervention were useful for them | |
Jansen [56], 2011 | Dyads | Case management, include 2 home visits, personal care plan, family-meeting, etc. | Overall, caregivers were satisfied with the quality of the intervention | |
Whitlatch [25], 2006 | Dyads | Multi-component EDDI dyadic program, include emotional support, communication skills, Dementia education | Caregiver ratings of treatment satisfaction across the nine sessions ranged from 6.01 to 6.45 (7 = highest satisfaction) | |
Orsulic-Jeras [60], 2016 | Dyads | Social and psychological intervention, Dyadic counseling-based, include support activities, and education. | The average satisfaction of dyads was 3.46 (5 = highest satisfaction) |