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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Caregiving

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Background In recent years, many different forms of interventions for caregivers of people with dementia have been developed. However, their results have been, in part, inconclusive. Methods Meta-analysis was used to integrate the results of 127 intervention studies with dementia caregivers published or presented between 1982 and 2005. Results Interventions had, on average, significant but small effects on burden, depression, subjective well-being, ability/knowledge and symptoms of care recipient. Only multicomponent interventions reduced the risk for institutionalization. Psychoeducational interventions that require active participation of caregivers had the broadest effects. Effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy, support, counseling, daycare, training of care recipient, and multicomponent interventions were domain specific. The effect sizes varied by study characteristics, such as caregiver gender and year of publication. Conclusions Because most interventions have domain-specific outcomes, clinicians must tailor interventions according to the specific needs of the individual caregivers. Although more recent interventions showed stronger effects, there is room for further improvements in interventions.

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Pinquart, M., & Sörensen, S. (2006). Helping caregivers of persons with dementia: which interventions work and how large are their effects? International psychogeriatrics. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1041610206003462

Vancouver

Pinquart M, Sörensen S. Helping caregivers of persons with dementia: which interventions work and how large are their effects? International psychogeriatrics. 2006. doi:10.1017/s1041610206003462. PMID: 16686964.

BibTeX

@article{pinquart2006-16686964,
  author  = {Pinquart, M. and Sörensen, S.},
  title   = {{Helping caregivers of persons with dementia: which interventions work and how large are their effects?}},
  journal = {International psychogeriatrics},
  year    = {2006},
  doi     = {10.1017/s1041610206003462},
  pmid    = {16686964},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1017/s1041610206003462}
}

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Key findings

However, their results have been, in part, inconclusive.
Methods Meta-analysis was used to integrate the results of 127 intervention studies with dementia caregivers published or presented between 1982 and 2005.
Results Interventions had, on average, significant but small effects on burden, depression, subjective well-being, ability/knowledge and symptoms of care recipient.

Why it matters

Pooling 127 intervention studies, this meta-analysis found significant but small average effects on caregiver burden, depression and well-being, with only multicomponent interventions reducing the risk of institutionalization. These are caregiver-focused interventions, not treatments that cure or prevent the disease.

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Study details

Study designmeta-analysis
Evidence strengthHigh

How this study scored 64/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a meta-analysis pooling many studies. Scored zero for sample size, effect reported and studied in people because the record does not state it.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (International psychogeriatrics)
Journal's citation record	2 / 4	International Psychogeriatrics: journal h-index 161 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design	12 / 12	A meta-analysis pooling many studies
Strength of evidence	5 / 5	Rated “high” in our summary
Peer-review validation	10 / 10	Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent	1 / 5	2006 — older than 20 years, still counted
Sample size	0 / 4	Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Effect reported	0 / 3	No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people	0 / 3	Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Randomised / blinded	0 / 2	A review of other studies — randomisation is not credited here
Times cited	6 / 7	Cited 829 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	4 / 5	37.7 citations a year over 22 year(s) since 2006
Impact for its field and year	4 / 6	Cited 14.9× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	4 / 6	Cited by 31 other studies in this library
Still being cited	3 / 4	Cited 61 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	2 / 4	Last-listed author Silvia Sörensen: h-index 39 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	1 / 3	University of Rochester: institution h-index 1,195 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration	1 / 3	OpenAlex lists 3 institution(s) in 2 countries
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 16686964)
Free to read	0 / 2	Behind a paywall — scores zero
Total	64 / 100	—

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