Cochrane · systematic review · CD009126
Efficacy and experiences of telephone counselling for informal carers of people with dementia
Lins, S, Hayder‐Beichel, D, Rücker, G, et al. · 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
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 33.3%Moderate 2 · 66.7%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
Telephone counselling for informal carers of people with dementia
Population: informal carers of people with dementia
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Depressive symptoms | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 163 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Burden | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 165 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Support | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 67 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |