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Communication training interventions for family and professional carers of people living with dementia: A systematic review of effectiveness, acceptability and conceptual basis

Findings
  • Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Full-text report
    Full-text report
  • Scientific Abstract
    PubMed
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2016
  • Year Published
    2017
  • Quality Rating
    7/9 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    United States (7); United Kingdom (7); Australia (6); Sweden (5); Netherlands (4); France (2); Norway (2); Portugal (2); Ghana (1); Italy (1); Ireland (1); Viet Nam (1); United Kingdom (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
    Not applicable
Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Evidence syntheses of effects
  • Type of question
    Not effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Priority Area
    Not applicable
  • Health system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    By whom care is provided
    Skill mix - Volunteers or caregivers
    Staff - Training
    Implementation strategies
    Consumer-targeted strategy
    Information or education provision
  • Theme
  • Domain
    Diseases
    Non-communicable diseases
    Alzheimer's and other dementias
    Providers
    Caregivers
Publication details
  • Citation
    Morris L, Horne M, McEvoy P, Williamson T. Communication training interventions for family and professional carers of people living with dementia: a systematic review of effectiveness, acceptability and conceptual basis. Aging & Mental Health. 2017:1-18.
  • DOI
    10.1080/13607863.2017.1399343

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