Effectiveness of Family Stress-Relief Interventions for Patients with Dementia: A Systematic Evaluation of Literature

Dalia Codruța Maria Stoia,1 Adelina Ștefănuț,1 Romina Moldovan,2 Lavinia Hogea,3 Cătălina Giurgi-Oncu,4 Cristina Bredicean4 1Department of Psychology, West University of Timișoara, Timișoara, Romania; 2“Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania; 3Disci...

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Autores principales:	Stoia DCM, Ștefănuț A, Moldovan R, Hogea L, Giurgi-Oncu C, Bredicean C
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2020
Materias:	stress-relieving interventions family members dementia. Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:83ad05ede4f64b7fa176658c3cf6c31f2021-12-02T07:32:59ZEffectiveness of Family Stress-Relief Interventions for Patients with Dementia: A Systematic Evaluation of Literature1178-2021https://doaj.org/article/83ad05ede4f64b7fa176658c3cf6c31f2020-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/effectiveness-of-family-stress-relief-interventions-for-patients-with--peer-reviewed-article-NDThttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-2021Dalia Codruța Maria Stoia,1 Adelina Ștefănuț,1 Romina Moldovan,2 Lavinia Hogea,3 Cătălina Giurgi-Oncu,4 Cristina Bredicean4 1Department of Psychology, West University of Timișoara, Timișoara, Romania; 2“Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania; 3Discipline of Psychology, Department of Neuroscience, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania; 4Discipline of Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, RomaniaCorrespondence: Cătălina Giurgi-OncuDepartment of Neuroscience, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, RomaniaEmail catalina.giurgi@umft.roObjective: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of stress-relief interventions for family members of patients with dementia.Data Source: This analysis includes peer-reviewed articles published between 1989 and 2019, selected from online databases. The introduced keywords were: stress reduction, dementia, or Alzheimer’s; program, therapy, intervention, or technique; caregivers.For the Selection of Studies: We utilized the following inclusion criteria: (1) studies with experimental or quasi-experimental design; (2) study samples that include adult caregivers, who take care of other family members diagnosed with various types of dementia; (3) testing one or more types of psychological inferences presented in the study has been conducted to reduce the stress of patients with dementia; (4) studies written in English and subjected to a peer-review process.Results: Stress-reduction interventions for patients with dementia appear to have had a statistically significant effect in most of the identified studies.Conclusion: On a qualitative level, the results show the effectiveness of both pre-test and follow-up interventions, but these results are to be regarded cautiously, considering the heterogeneity of the evaluation tools used and the small number of studies included.Keywords: stress-relieving interventions, family members, dementiaStoia DCMȘtefănuț AMoldovan RHogea LGiurgi-Oncu CBredicean CDove Medical Pressarticlestress-relieving interventionsfamily membersdementia.Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571Neurology. Diseases of the nervous systemRC346-429ENNeuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Vol Volume 16, Pp 629-635 (2020)
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spellingShingle	stress-relieving interventions family members dementia. Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429 Stoia DCM Ștefănuț A Moldovan R Hogea L Giurgi-Oncu C Bredicean C Effectiveness of Family Stress-Relief Interventions for Patients with Dementia: A Systematic Evaluation of Literature
description	Dalia Codruța Maria Stoia,1 Adelina Ștefănuț,1 Romina Moldovan,2 Lavinia Hogea,3 Cătălina Giurgi-Oncu,4 Cristina Bredicean4 1Department of Psychology, West University of Timișoara, Timișoara, Romania; 2“Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania; 3Discipline of Psychology, Department of Neuroscience, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, Romania; 4Discipline of Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, RomaniaCorrespondence: Cătălina Giurgi-OncuDepartment of Neuroscience, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timișoara, RomaniaEmail catalina.giurgi@umft.roObjective: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of stress-relief interventions for family members of patients with dementia.Data Source: This analysis includes peer-reviewed articles published between 1989 and 2019, selected from online databases. The introduced keywords were: stress reduction, dementia, or Alzheimer’s; program, therapy, intervention, or technique; caregivers.For the Selection of Studies: We utilized the following inclusion criteria: (1) studies with experimental or quasi-experimental design; (2) study samples that include adult caregivers, who take care of other family members diagnosed with various types of dementia; (3) testing one or more types of psychological inferences presented in the study has been conducted to reduce the stress of patients with dementia; (4) studies written in English and subjected to a peer-review process.Results: Stress-reduction interventions for patients with dementia appear to have had a statistically significant effect in most of the identified studies.Conclusion: On a qualitative level, the results show the effectiveness of both pre-test and follow-up interventions, but these results are to be regarded cautiously, considering the heterogeneity of the evaluation tools used and the small number of studies included.Keywords: stress-relieving interventions, family members, dementia
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title	Effectiveness of Family Stress-Relief Interventions for Patients with Dementia: A Systematic Evaluation of Literature
title_short	Effectiveness of Family Stress-Relief Interventions for Patients with Dementia: A Systematic Evaluation of Literature
title_full	Effectiveness of Family Stress-Relief Interventions for Patients with Dementia: A Systematic Evaluation of Literature
title_fullStr	Effectiveness of Family Stress-Relief Interventions for Patients with Dementia: A Systematic Evaluation of Literature
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Effectiveness of Family Stress-Relief Interventions for Patients with Dementia: A Systematic Evaluation of Literature

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