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Literature review: Use of respite by carers of people with dementia

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Study Aim/Purpose: The review summarizes research findings on factors affecting respite use and outcomes for carers of people with dementia living in the community.  Summary of Methods: The authors conducted…

The effect of caregiver support interventions for informal caregivers or community-dwelling frail elderly: a systematic review

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Study Aim/Purpose: The aim of the review was to summarize research on the effectiveness of caregiver interventions targeting informal caregivers of frail elderly living in the community.  Summary of Methods:…

Dementia care costs and outcomes: a systematic review

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Study Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this article was to review available literature evaluating the cost effectiveness of dementia care prevention, care and treatment strategies.  Summary of Methods: The authors conducted…

The effectiveness of adult day services for older adults: A review of the Literature from 2000 to 2011

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Study Aim/Purpose: The aim of the study was to summarize literature from 2000-2011 on Adult Day Services (ADS) effectiveness and make recommendations for future research. The study was intended to…

Children with medical complexity: a scoping review of interventions to support caregiver stress

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Study Aim/Purpose: The authors conducted this review to identify and describe the full range of published studies on interventions for reducing the stress of caregivers of children with medical complexity…

Carer interventions: An overview of service effectiveness

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Study Aim/Purpose: This is a summary of caregiver interventions and their effectiveness for the following major types of interventions: (1) information and education, (2) psychoeducation, (3) respite care, (4) counseling,…

Respite care for families of special needs children: A systematic review

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Study Aim/Purpose: The author sought to identify the common findings of quantitative and qualitative studies of respite care for families of children with disabilities.  Summary of Methods: A keyword search…

Systematic review of respite care in the frail elderly

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Study Aim/Purpose: This article provides a systematic review of published studies up through 2008. The review includes quantitative studies on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of respite on the well-being of…

The impacts of short break provision on families with a disabled child: an international literature review

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Study Aim/Purpose: This international literature review aims to assess the existing research evidence concerning the impacts of short breaks on families with disabled children.  Summary of Methods: The authors conducted…

Helping caregivers of persons with dementia: which interventions work and how large are their effects?

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Study Aim/Purpose: This meta-analysis sought to improve upon findings from extant evaluations of various interventions serving dementia caregivers by pooling the samples and analyses of intervention effects from studies that…