@article{DeekenRezoHinzetal.2019,
  author    = {Deeken, Friederike and Rezo, Anna and Hinz, Matthias and Discher, Robert and Rapp, Michael Armin},
  title     = {Evaluation of technology-based interventions for informal caregivers of patients with dementia},
  series = {The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry},
  volume    = {27},
  journal   = {The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry},
  number    = {4},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {New York},
  issn      = {1064-7481},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.jagp.2018.12.003},
  pages     = {426 -- 445},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the efficacy of technology-based interventions for informal caregivers of people with dementia (PWD). Methods: PubMed, PsycINFO, and Cochrane Library databases were searched in August 2018, with no restrictions in language or publication date. Two independent reviewers identified 33 eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs) conducting a technology-based intervention for informal carers of PWD. Meta-analyses for the outcome measures caregiver depression and caregiver burden were conducted with subgroup analyses according to mode of delivery (telephone, computer/web-based, combined interventions). To assess methodologic quality, the Cochrane risk-of-bias assessment was rated. Results: Meta-analyses revealed a small but significant postintervention effect of technology-based interventions for caregiver depression and caregiver burden. Combined interventions showed the strongest effects. Conclusion: Technology-based interventions have the potential to support informal caregivers of PWD. Because of advantages such as high flexibility and availability, technology-based interventions provide a promising alternative compared with "traditional services," e.g., those for people living in rural areas. More high-quality RCTs for specific caregiver groups are needed.},
  language  = {en}
}