A future for family care and dementia intervention research? Challenges and strategies

Despite widespread interest in the challenges facing family caregivers of people with dementia, the literature on empirically-validated treatments has grown slowly. One issue that has limited its growth has been that many of the existing treatment trials show weak or only modest benefits on caregive...

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Published in:Aging & mental health 2008-01, Vol.12 (1), p.5-13
Main Authors: Zarit, S. H., Femia, E. E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Anxiety - psychology
Caregivers - psychology
Carers
Cognition
Community
Dementia
Dementia - nursing
Depression - psychology
Depression - therapy
Family studies
Humans
Intervention
Medical research
Medical treatment
Mental health
Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - trends
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Research Design
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Summary:Despite widespread interest in the challenges facing family caregivers of people with dementia, the literature on empirically-validated treatments has grown slowly. One issue that has limited its growth has been that many of the existing treatment trials show weak or only modest benefits on caregiver outcomes. An examination of the literature suggests that the research strategies used for testing the effectiveness of interventions have not been optimal and the limitations in their approaches may have contributed to their limited findings of improvement. We identify some of the methodological issues that may have affected previous trials and suggest strategies for addressing these issues.
ISSN:1360-7863
1364-6915
DOI:10.1080/13607860701616317