Effects of telehealth interventions on the caregiver burden and mental health for caregivers of people with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Abstract
Objectives: To systematically evaluate the effects of telehealth interventions on the caregiver burden and mental health of caregivers for people with dementia (PWD).
Method: Relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of telehealth interventions on caregivers were extracted from nine electronic databases (PubMed, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Embase, CINAHL, SinoMed, CNKI, WanFang, and VIP). The retrieval time was from inception to 26 July 2023.
Results: Twenty-two articles with 2132 subjects were included in the final analysis. The meta-analysis demonstrated that telehealth interventions exerted a significant effect in reducing caregiver burden (SMD: -0.14, 95 % CI: -0.25, -0.02, p = 0.02), depression (SMD = -0.17; 95%CI: -0.27, -0.07, p < 0.001) and stress (SMD = -0.20, 95%CI: -0.37, -0.04, p = 0.01). However, no statistically significant effect was observed on anxiety (SMD = -0.12, 95%CI: -0.27, 0.03, p = 0.12). Moreover, subgroup analysis showed that tailored interventions were associated with more evident reductions in depression (SMD = -0.26; 95%CI: -0.40, -0.13, p < 0.001) than standardized interventions (SMD = -0.08; 95%CI: -0.22, 0.06, p = 0.25). In addition, telehealth was effective in relieving depression in Internet-based (SMD = -0.17, 95%CI: -0.30, -0.03, p = 0.01) and Telephone-based group (SMD = -0.18, 95%CI: -0.34, -0.02, p = 0.03), while there was no significant difference in the Internet and Telephone-based group (SMD = -0.18, 95%CI: -0.54, 0.18, p = 0.32).
Conclusion: Telehealth could effectively reduce the burden and relieve the depression and stress of caregivers of PWD, while its effect on anxiety requires further research. Overall, telehealth has potential benefits in dementia care.
期刊介绍:
Aging & Mental Health provides a leading international forum for the rapidly expanding field which investigates the relationship between the aging process and mental health. The journal addresses the mental changes associated with normal and abnormal or pathological aging, as well as the psychological and psychiatric problems of the aging population. The journal also has a strong commitment to interdisciplinary and innovative approaches that explore new topics and methods.
Aging & Mental Health covers the biological, psychological and social aspects of aging as they relate to mental health. In particular it encourages an integrated approach for examining various biopsychosocial processes and etiological factors associated with psychological changes in the elderly. It also emphasizes the various strategies, therapies and services which may be directed at improving the mental health of the elderly and their families. In this way the journal promotes a strong alliance among the theoretical, experimental and applied sciences across a range of issues affecting mental health and aging. The emphasis of the journal is on rigorous quantitative, and qualitative, research and, high quality innovative studies on emerging topics.