Systematic review of information and support interventions for caregivers of people with dementia

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Database of Review of Effects

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2005
Year Published

2007
Quality Rating

6/11 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (33); Canada (5); UK (2); Australia (1); China (1); Italy (1); Spain (1)
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Country focus

USA (33); Canada (5); UK (2); Australia (1); China (1); Italy (1); Spain (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

At least one included study was conducted in a low- or middle-income country

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review of effects
Type of question

Effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Individual
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
By whom care is provided
Staff - Support
Theme

Optimal aging
Domain

Diseases
Non-communicable diseases
Alzheimer and other dementias
Other
Mental health and addictions
Providers
Nurse
Caregivers

Publication details

Citation

Thompson CA, Spilsbury K, Hall J, Birks Y, Barnes C, Adamson J. Systematic review of information and support interventions for caregivers of people with dementia. BMC Geriatrics 2007;7:18.
DOI

10.1186/1471-2318-7-18

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