Table 4.
Care Recipient Outcomes
| Construct | Subcategories | # of Studies |
|---|---|---|
| Disease Management | Medical/Medication Adherence | 3 |
| Coping | 1 | |
| Appraisal of Illness | 1 | |
| Knowledge of Medication/skills | 1 | |
| Management skills | 1 | |
| Psychological Health | ||
| - nonsocial | Quality of Life | 8 |
| Depression | 4 | |
| Anxiety | 1 | |
| Mental health status | 1 | |
| Mood | 1 | |
| Hopelessness | 1 | |
| Physical health | ||
| -physical manifestation of disease | Problem Behaviors | 31 |
| Activity of Daily Living functioning | 12 | |
| Instrumental Activities of Daily Living functioning | 7 | |
| Cognitive Impairment | 6 | |
| Disease Symptoms (other than memory)iv | 5 | |
| Functional Status | 3 | |
| Survival | 2 | |
| Aggression | 1 | |
| Social Functioning | 1 | |
| Family Functioning | 1 | |
| Dementia severity | 1 | |
| Health Status | 1 | |
| Utilization | ||
| Health care/long-term care utilizationv | 18 | |
| Days in the community | 1 | |
| Economic | ||
| Cost of healthcare or long-term care | 8 | |
| Aspects of the Intervention | ||
| Satisfaction | 1 |
iiIncluding stress, affect or mood, anger, loneliness, general wellbeing, hopelessness, or grief.
iiiWith the intervention, caregiver-care recipient relationships, life, and recipient's care.
ivPost-surgical symptoms, pain, and dyspnea.
vHome health care, respite care, adult day care use, days in the nursing home before death, any nursing home use, transportation to medical care, emergency department use, primary care, and hospitalization.