Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for anticipatory grief in informal caregivers for people living with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Cong Fu, Marques Shek Nam Ng, Wai Tong Chien, Thi Nhi Vo, Stinne Glasdam, Patricia C Heyn · 2026
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Description
Fu and colleagues review trials of talk-based and group support for family carers of people with dementia. Carers often grieve while the person still lives. That grief starts as memory and skills fade. The team searched eight sources and found eleven trials. They pooled the results with care. Support showed no clear gain in the first month. It showed no clear gain in the next five months either.
Two longer trials did show less grief at six months or more. Short-term drops in low mood also showed. The proof base was weak, so Fu urges larger, stronger trials. One-to-one online talk therapy looks most worth testing next.
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| CREATOR | Cong Fu, Marques Shek Nam Ng, Wai Tong Chien, Thi Nhi Vo, Stinne Glasdam, Patricia C Heyn |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 62 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |