Educational intervention for informal caregiver of person with dementia: a systematic review

The role of caregivers is very important in the management of person with dementia, where it is not uncommon for them to experience psychological distress. However, the level of distress can be managed and reduced through strategic educational intervention. A systematic review has been conducted thr...

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Main Authors: Zulkifley, Nuraisyah Hani, Ismail, Suriani, Abdul Manaf, Rosliza, Lim, Poh Ying
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76939/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76939/1/2020011612284947_MJMHS_0242.pdf
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author Zulkifley, Nuraisyah Hani
Ismail, Suriani
Abdul Manaf, Rosliza
Lim, Poh Ying
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Ismail, Suriani
Abdul Manaf, Rosliza
Lim, Poh Ying
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description The role of caregivers is very important in the management of person with dementia, where it is not uncommon for them to experience psychological distress. However, the level of distress can be managed and reduced through strategic educational intervention. A systematic review has been conducted through searching Medline, Science direct, Cochrane library and EMBASE databases to provide a narrative synthesis that elaborate on methods and outcomes of the educational intervention among informal caregiver of person with dementia. From a total of 5125 records, eight studies were selected and included in this review, where the results show that educational intervention can be implemented either as individual or group intervention. Group intervention methods mainly focus on training programs such as workshops and lectures, and also group-based discussions. While for individual intervention, most of the activities were implemented through self-learning using technology or computer-based systems. In conclusion, based on the outcome of the studies, both methods of implementations are found to be useful in reducing psychological distress of the informal caregiver.
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spelling upm-769392020-03-03T09:19:57Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76939/ Educational intervention for informal caregiver of person with dementia: a systematic review Zulkifley, Nuraisyah Hani Ismail, Suriani Abdul Manaf, Rosliza Lim, Poh Ying The role of caregivers is very important in the management of person with dementia, where it is not uncommon for them to experience psychological distress. However, the level of distress can be managed and reduced through strategic educational intervention. A systematic review has been conducted through searching Medline, Science direct, Cochrane library and EMBASE databases to provide a narrative synthesis that elaborate on methods and outcomes of the educational intervention among informal caregiver of person with dementia. From a total of 5125 records, eight studies were selected and included in this review, where the results show that educational intervention can be implemented either as individual or group intervention. Group intervention methods mainly focus on training programs such as workshops and lectures, and also group-based discussions. While for individual intervention, most of the activities were implemented through self-learning using technology or computer-based systems. In conclusion, based on the outcome of the studies, both methods of implementations are found to be useful in reducing psychological distress of the informal caregiver. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76939/1/2020011612284947_MJMHS_0242.pdf Zulkifley, Nuraisyah Hani and Ismail, Suriani and Abdul Manaf, Rosliza and Lim, Poh Ying (2020) Educational intervention for informal caregiver of person with dementia: a systematic review. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 16 (1). pp. 325-331. ISSN 1675-8544; ESSN: 2636-9346 https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2020011612284947_MJMHS_0242.pdf
spellingShingle Zulkifley, Nuraisyah Hani
Ismail, Suriani
Abdul Manaf, Rosliza
Lim, Poh Ying
Educational intervention for informal caregiver of person with dementia: a systematic review
title Educational intervention for informal caregiver of person with dementia: a systematic review
title_full Educational intervention for informal caregiver of person with dementia: a systematic review
title_fullStr Educational intervention for informal caregiver of person with dementia: a systematic review
title_full_unstemmed Educational intervention for informal caregiver of person with dementia: a systematic review
title_short Educational intervention for informal caregiver of person with dementia: a systematic review
title_sort educational intervention for informal caregiver of person with dementia: a systematic review
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76939/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76939/1/2020011612284947_MJMHS_0242.pdf