Cochrane · systematic review · CD012533
Telephone interventions, delivered by healthcare professionals, for providing education and psychosocial support for informal caregivers of adults with diagnosed illnesses
Corry, M, Neenan, K, Brabyn, S, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library
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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
10
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
5
Included studies
NR
No studies 5 · 50%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 30%Low 1 · 10%Moderate 1 · 10%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 support intervention compared to Usual care for providing education and psychosocial support for informal caregivers of adults with diagnosed illnesses
Population: Informal caregivers of adults with diagnosed illnesses
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Quality of Life End of intervention Telephone support intervention vs Usual care | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 364 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Burden End of intervention Telephone support intervention vs Usual care | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 788 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Psychological health: Depression End of intervention Telephone support intervention vs Usual care | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 792 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Satisfaction with the intervention End of intervention Telephone support intervention vs Usual care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Adverse events including suicide and suicide ideation Telephone support intervention vs Usual care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Telephone support compared to non‐telephone support intervention for providing education and psychosocial support for informal caregivers of adults with diagnosed illnesses
Population: Informal caregivers of adults with diagnosed illnesses
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Quality of Life Telephone support vs non‐telephone support intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Burden End of intervention Telephone support vs non‐telephone support intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 11 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Psychological health: Depression: End of intervention Telephone support vs non‐telephone support intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 11 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Satisfaction with the intervention Telephone support vs non‐telephone support intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Adverse events including suicide and suicide ideation Telephone support vs non‐telephone support intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |