Cochrane · systematic review · CD004396
Respite care for people with dementia and their carers
Maayan, N, Soares‐Weiser, K, Lee, H · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · Cochrane Library
Dementia and Cognitive ImprovementAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
14
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
10
Included studies
NR
No studies 10 · 71.4%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 28.6%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Respite care versus no respite care for people with dementia and their carers
Population: patients with people with dementia and their carers
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Rate of institutionalisation Respite care vs no respite care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Mortality of people with dementia ‐ not reported Respite care vs no respite care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Physical health of people with dementia ‐ not reported Respite care vs no respite care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Quality of life of people with dementia ‐ not reported Respite care vs no respite care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Caregiver Burden Zarit's Caregiver Burden Scale Respite care vs no respite care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 21 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias |
Caregiver psychological stress and health Various scales Respite care vs no respite care | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 55 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias |
Caregiver quality of life ‐ not reported Respite care vs no respite care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Respite care versus polarity therapy for people with dementia and their carers
Population: people with dementia and their carers
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Rate of institutionalisation ‐ not reported Respite care vs polarity therapy | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Mortality of people with dementia ‐ not reported Respite care vs polarity therapy | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Physical health of people with dementia ‐ not reported Respite care vs polarity therapy | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Quality of life of people with dementia ‐ not reported Respite care vs polarity therapy | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Caregiver burden ‐ not reported Respite care vs polarity therapy | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Caregiver psychological stress and health Various scales Respite care vs polarity therapy | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 38 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias |
Caregiver quality of life Quality of Life ‐ AD (Caregiver version) Respite care vs polarity therapy | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 38 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias |