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. 2023 Oct 24;2023(10):CD014722. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014722.pub2

Xia 2017.

Methods The paper is in Chinese; translation is not available.
Study design: RCT
Country: China
Participants Family caregivers of elderly with dementia
Inclusion criteria: 
a. family caregivers of elderly with dementia
Exclusion criteria:
not specified
Stated purpose: to explore the effect of a family visit of community nurses on family caregivers' burden of care and quality of life of the elderly with dementia
Interventions Intervention:
nursing intervention
community nurse family visit programme, including the caregiver training‐issued "dementia caregiver manual" and telephone follow‐up for a period of 3 months
Control:
usual care (routine community management).
Outcomes Participants'outcomes of interest for this review
  1. Mental health symptoms/distress/PTSD (caregiver burden)

  2. Quality of life


Economic outcomes
Nil
Time points: baseline, post‐intervention
Notes Source of funding: not specified
Prospective trial registration number: not specified