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May 8, 2026Open Access

Caregiver Burden among Primary Caregivers of Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review

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KRKiana RamezaniMPMarzieh PashmdarfardMRMehdi Rezaee

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Overview

Systematic review finds direct interventions are most effective for reducing caregiver burden in older adults, suggesting tailored support strategies may improve outcomes.

Key Points

  • This review aims to examine interventions that address caregiver burden among primary caregivers of community-dwelling older adults.
  • Systematic review of 354 peer-reviewed articles from 2000-2023, sourced from databases like Embase and PubMed.
  • Articles assessed for quality using the PEDro scale; inter-rater agreement was 89%.
  • Thirteen articles met inclusion criteria and were evaluated based on their focus on older adults or caregivers.
  • Interventions directed at caregivers were most effective in reducing caregiver burden.
  • All included studies scored five or above on the PEDro scale, indicating medium to high methodological quality.
  • Findings highlighted positive impacts on caregiver burden, stress, and depression following interventions.

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Ramezani et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fd7e90bfa21ec5bbf06d48https://doi.org/10.30476/jrsr.2024.102961.1490
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