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6 questions · 6 findings · 2 reviews · Consumers and Communication

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Telephone support vs non‐telephone support intervention

Quality of life · Informal caregivers of adults with diagnosed illnesses

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Telephone interventions, delivered by healthcare professionals, for providing education and psychosocial support for… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Telephone support vs usual care

Quality of Life End of intervention · Informal caregivers of adults with diagnosed illnesses

1 finding from 1 review

Telephone interventions, delivered by healthcare professionals, for providing education and psychosocial support for… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 364 participants
Moderate

Intervention not reported

Global quality of life score Multiple measures used. WHO‐Five‐Wellbeing Index (Ledderer 2013) FACT‐G total score (Northouse 2007). Additional study (reported in comments section): SF20 subscales (Blanchard 1996). Higher scores indicate better QoL · informal caregivers of people affected by cancer

1 finding from 1 review

Psychosocial interventions for informal caregivers of people living with cancer 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 239 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Global quality of life FLIC total score (Blanchard 1996), FACT‐G total score (Northouse 2007). Additional studies (reported in comments section): FACT‐B physical functioning subscale (Baucom 2009). EPIC multiple subscales and overall scores (Campb... · individuals with cancer (patients)

1 finding from 1 review

Psychosocial interventions for informal caregivers of people living with cancer 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 292 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Global quality of life FLIC total score (Blanchard 1996), EORTC‐QLQ‐C30 global health status score (Ledderer 2013), FACT‐G total score (Northouse 2007). Additional study (reported in comments section): FACT‐B physical functioning subscale (Baucom ... · individuals with cancer (patients)

1 finding from 1 review

Psychosocial interventions for informal caregivers of people living with cancer 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 294 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Global quality of life score Mulitple measures used. Caregiver Strain Index (Campbell 2007)** FACT‐G total score (Northouse 2007). Additional studies (reported in comments section): SF20 subscales (Blanchard 1996) SF36 social functioning subscale ... · informal caregivers of people affected by cancer

1 finding from 1 review

Psychosocial interventions for informal caregivers of people living with cancer 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 265 participants
Low