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48/100

✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Caregiving

Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology

This is the first study adopting the multiphase optimisation strategy to identify the most active and engaging components of a psychological intervention for caregivers of patients with dementia. In view that dementia caregiver interventions are increasingly diversified and complex, such knowledge is important to maximise the intervention efficacy and allow the intervention to be implemented within an efficient timeframe and dosage. The optimisation of caregiver support interventions is critical to enhance the health outcomes of caregivers and care recipients, thereby, delaying possible institutionalisation and reducing the costs of long-term dementia care. TRIAL REGISTRATION: This study was retrospectively registered in the WHO Primary Registry - Chinese Clinical Trials Registry (ChiCTR2300071235). (Protocol date 30/10/2020; version identifier 2020-2021-0045). Registered on 9 May, 2023. REPORTING

Key findings

This is the first study adopting the multiphase optimisation strategy to identify the most active and engaging components of a psychological intervention for caregivers of patients with dementia.
In view that dementia caregiver interventions are increasingly diversified and complex, such knowledge is important to maximise the intervention efficacy and allow the intervention to be implemented within an efficient timeframe and dosage.
The optimisation of caregiver support interventions is critical to enhance the health outcomes of caregivers and care recipients, thereby, delaying possible institutionalisation and reducing the costs of long-term dementia care.
TRIAL REGISTRATION: This study was retrospectively registered in the WHO Primary Registry - Chinese Clinical Trials Registry (ChiCTR2300071235).
(Protocol date 30/10/2020; version identifier 2020-2021-0045).

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Study details

Evidence strengthHigh

How this study scored 48/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record, multi-centre collaboration and free to read, so those were left out: it earned 27 of the 56 points we could judge it on, which is 48 out of 100.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Trials)
Journal's citation record	— / 4	No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score
Study design	0 / 12	No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0)
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	3 / 5	2023 — within 6 year(s) of the newest study here
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	No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited	— / 7	No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score
Citations per year	— / 5	No citation count or no year — left out of this score
Impact for its field and year	— / 6	No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score
Cited by studies here	— / 6	Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score
Still being cited	— / 4	No yearly citation counts — left out of this score
Senior author's track record	— / 4	Senior author's record not available — left out of this score
Institution's track record	— / 3	No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score
Multi-centre collaboration	— / 3	Institutions not listed — left out of this score
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 38053147)
Free to read	— / 2	Access not recorded — left out of this score
Points	27 / 56	Scored on 10 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 27 of the 56 points we could judge it on is 48 out of 100.
Total	48 / 100	—

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APA 7th

Kwok, J. Y. Y., Cheung, D. S. K., Zarit, S., Cheung, K. S.-L., Lau, B. H. P., Lou, V. W., et al. (2023). Multiphase optimization of a multicomponent intervention for informal dementia caregivers: a study protocol. Trials. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07801-3

Vancouver

Kwok JYY, Cheung DSK, Zarit S, Cheung KS.-L, Lau BHP, Lou VW, et al. Multiphase optimization of a multicomponent intervention for informal dementia caregivers: a study protocol. Trials. 2023. doi:10.1186/s13063-023-07801-3. PMID: 38053147.

BibTeX

@article{kwok2023-38053147,
  author  = {Kwok, Jojo Yan Yan and Cheung, Daphne Sze Ki and Zarit, Steven and Cheung, Karen Siu-Lan and Lau, Bobo Hi Po and Lou, Vivian Weiqun and Cheng, Sheung-Tak and Gallagher-Thompson, Dolores and others},
  title   = {{Multiphase optimization of a multicomponent intervention for informal dementia caregivers: a study protocol}},
  journal = {Trials},
  year    = {2023},
  doi     = {10.1186/s13063-023-07801-3},
  pmid    = {38053147},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07801-3}
}

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