Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in reducing grief experienced by family carers of people with dementia: a systematic review protocol

Sally Wilson, Christine Toye, Samar Aoun, Susan Slatyer, Wendy Moyle, Elizabeth Beattie

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Abstract

REVIEW OBJECTIVE: The objective is to examine the existing evidence regarding the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions to assist grief pre- and post-bereavement for family carers of people with dementia residing in the community or in a health or social care facility.

REVIEW QUESTION: What psychosocial interventions for family carers of people with dementia are most effective in reducing: (1) anticipatory grief, (2) post-death grief (bereavement), and (3) complicated grief?

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)30-41
Number of pages12
JournalJBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports
Volume14
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2016
Externally publishedYes

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