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. 2021 Oct 11;12:764372. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.764372

Table 8.

Overview of results for care-partner outcomes.

Study Design Outcome measure Results Quality (D&B)
Särkämö et al. (2014) RCT ZBI
GHQ
ZBI: between group improvement (decrease) for singing (n = 27), compared to music listening (n = 29) and control (n = 28) at long-term follow up (9 months)
GHQ: no significant change
77%
Satoh et al. (2015) NCT ZBI No significant change (n = 20) 64%
Tamplin et al. (2018) QE QPCR
PHQ9
SWLS
PACQ
FS
No significant changes, possible floor/ceiling effects on QPCR and FS (n = 9) 78%
Mittelman and Papayannopoulou (2018) QE MOS-SSS
SF-8
GDS
RSS
C_FAM
RSS: pre-post improvement (n = 11)
No significant changes for other outcomes
*significance set at P < 0.1
69%
Camic et al. (2011) QE
DASS
WHO-QoL BREF
No significant change, possible floor/ceiling effect (n = 10) 70%

RCT, Randomised Control Trial; NCT, Non-randomised Control Trial; QE, Quasi-Experimental Design; DASS, Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales; WHO-QoL BREF, Abbreviated World Health Organisation Quality of Life Questionnaire; MOS, Medical Outcomes Study; SF-8, Medical Outcomes Survey Short Form-8 Questionnaire; GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale; GHQ, General Health Questionnaire; ZBI, Zarit Burden Interview; QPCR, Quality Carer-Patient Relationship scale; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire 9; SWLS, Satisfaction with Life Scale; PACQ, Positive Aspects of Caregiving Questionnaire.