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The Effect of a Family Therapy and Technology-Based Intervention on Caregiver Depression
Carl Eisdorfer, Sara J. Czaja, David Loewenstein, Mark P. Rubert, Soledad Argüelles, Victoria Behar Mitrani, José Szapocznik. The Gerontologist, 2003-08-01
Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology
Caregivers in the combined family therapy and technology intervention experienced a significant reduction in depressive symptoms at 6 months. The 18-month follow-up data indicated that the intervention was particularly beneficial for Cuban American husband and daughter caregivers. The results indicate that information technology has a promising role in alleviating distress and depression among groups of AD caregivers. The data also demonstrate that interventions have differential impacts according to ethnic group and the caregiver-patient relationship.
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Eisdorfer, C., Czaja, S. J., Loewenstein, D., Rubert, M. P., Argüelles, S., Mitrani, V. B., et al. (2003). The Effect of a Family Therapy and Technology-Based Intervention on Caregiver Depression. The Gerontologist. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/43.4.521
Vancouver
Eisdorfer C, Czaja SJ, Loewenstein D, Rubert MP, Argüelles S, Mitrani VB, et al. The Effect of a Family Therapy and Technology-Based Intervention on Caregiver Depression. The Gerontologist. 2003. doi:10.1093/geront/43.4.521. PMID: 12937331.
BibTeX
@article{eisdorfer2003-12937331,
author = {Eisdorfer, Carl and Czaja, Sara J. and Loewenstein, David and Rubert, Mark P. and Argüelles, Soledad and Mitrani, Victoria Behar and Szapocznik, José},
title = {{The Effect of a Family Therapy and Technology-Based Intervention on Caregiver Depression}},
journal = {The Gerontologist},
year = {2003},
doi = {10.1093/geront/43.4.521},
pmid = {12937331},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/43.4.521}
}
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Key findings
- Caregivers in the combined family therapy and technology intervention experienced a significant reduction in depressive symptoms at 6 months.
- The 18-month follow-up data indicated that the intervention was particularly beneficial for Cuban American husband and daughter caregivers.
- The results indicate that information technology has a promising role in alleviating distress and depression among groups of AD caregivers.
- The data also demonstrate that interventions have differential impacts according to ethnic group and the caregiver-patient relationship.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthHigh
How this study scored 47/100
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 and multi-centre collaboration, so those were left out: it earned 27 of the 58 points we could judge it on, which is 47 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (The Gerontologist) |
| 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 | 1 / 5 | 2003 — 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 | 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 12937331) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Points | 27 / 58 | Scored on 11 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 27 of the 58 points we could judge it on is 47 out of 100. |
| Total | 47 / 100 | — |
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