Psychological interventions for carers of people with dementia: A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative evidence

Autor: Ruth Elvish, Rosanne Cawley, Sammi-Jo Lever, Jodie Johnstone, John Keady
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 13:106-125
ISSN: 1746-1405
1473-3145
DOI: 10.1080/14733145.2012.739632
Popis: Rationale: Carers of people with dementia experience significant levels of stress in their everyday role. The National Dementia Strategy in England identifies the key role that carers play in supporting people with dementia living at home, often to the detriment of their social, emotional and physical health. Aims: To add to the substantive knowledge-base by combining search criteria used by Pinquart and Sorensen (2006) and Gallagher-Thompson and Coon (2007) to update the literature on psychological interventions for carers of people with dementia published between 2005 and 2011. Method: Following the study inclusion criteria, comprehensive searches were conducted using the electronic databases Medline, PsycINFO, ERIC, and PubMed. Twenty studies were identified, graded and synthesised into the reported systematic review with both quantitative and qualitative studies included to maximise practice application. Results: Consistent with previous findings, three categories of psychological interventio...
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