This is a companion resource that provides an interactive version of the data tables describing the studies synthesized in the following publication by members of the Implementation Core:

• Sefcik JS, Boltz M, Dellapina M, Gitlin LN. Are Interventions for Formal Caregivers Effective for Improving Dementia Care? A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews. Innov Aging. 2022 Feb 5;6(2):igac005. org/10.1093/geroni/igac005. PMID: 35496650; PMCID: PMC9042653.

The purpose of this publication is to understand the effectiveness of interventions for formal care partners of people living with dementia through a review of existing systematic reviews. For more information, please refer to the publication above.

• What interventions targeting formal care partners have been shown to improve dementia care?
• What types of interventions for formal care partners have been tested?
• What is the quality of systematic reviews examining outcomes of interventions for formal care partners?

Please refer to the publication associated with this iLibrary for a complete description of data sources and methods:

• Sefcik JS, Boltz M, Dellapina M, Gitlin LN. Are Interventions for Formal Caregivers Effective for Improving Dementia Care? A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews. Innov Aging. 2022 Feb 5;6(2):igac005. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igac005. PMID: 35496650; PMCID: PMC9042653.

The following systematic reviews were reviewed in the above publication:

• Birkenhäger-Gillesse EG, Kollen BJ, Achterberg WP, Boersma F, Jongman L, Zuidema SU. Effects of Psychosocial Interventions for Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms in Dementia on the Prescription of Psychotropic Drugs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2018 Mar;19(3):276.e1-276.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.12.100. PMID: 29477773.
• Elliott KE, Scott JL, Stirling C, Martin AJ, Robinson A. Building capacity and resilience in the dementia care workforce: a systematic review of interventions targeting worker and organizational outcomes. Int Psychogeriatr. 2012 Jun;24(6):882-94. doi: 1017/s1041610211002651. Epub 2012 Jan 23. PMID: 22265088.
• Jutkowitz E, Brasure M, Fuchs E, Shippee T, Kane RA, Fink HA, Butler M, Sylvanus T, Kane RL. Care-Delivery Interventions to Manage Agitation and Aggression in Dementia Nursing Home and Assisted Living Residents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Mar;64(3):477-88. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13936. PMID: 27000321.
• Kong EH, Evans LK, Guevara JP. Nonpharmacological intervention for agitation in dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Aging Ment Health. 2009 Jul;13(4):512-20. doi: 10.1080/13607860902774394. PMID: 19629775.
• Livingston G, Kelly L, Lewis-Holmes E, Baio G, Morris S, Patel N, Omar RZ, Katona C, Cooper C. Non-pharmacological interventions for agitation in dementia: systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Br J Psychiatry. 2014 Dec;205(6):436-42. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.113.141119. PMID: 25452601.
• Seitz DP, Brisbin S, Herrmann N, Rapoport MJ, Wilson K, Gill SS, Rines J, Le Clair K, Conn D. Efficacy and feasibility of nonpharmacological interventions for neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia in long term care: a systematic review. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2012 Jul;13(6):503-506.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2011.12.059. Epub 2012 Feb 17. PMID: 22342481.

The data in this iLibrary contains modified versions of Table 1 and Table 2 from Sefcik et al. (2022) as well as a reference library containing both the systematic reviews assessed in the associated publication and the publications reviewed by the systematic reviews. A description of each table in the iLibrary is below:

• Description and Characteristics – Table 1 from Sefcik et al. (2022) overviewing the included systematic reviews. Free-text data were transformed to selectable categories, where possible, for ease of searching, filtering and grouping within the iLibrary. This table contains the following data:
  • Objective of the included systematic review
  • Quality assessment tool cited by systematic review for assessing its included studies
  • N = Total number of studies included in systematic review/number of studies focused on formal care partner interventions
  • # of Participants = Number of participants in formal dementia care partner intervention studies included in systematic review
  • Targeted care partners
  • Settings of interventions
  • Conclusions from systematic review
  • Assessment of the systematic review’s quality, using the AMSTAR-2, assessed by Sefcik et al. (2022)
• Intervention Description – Table 2 from Sefcik et al. (2022) provides an overview of the interventions included in the systematic reviews. Free-text data were transformed to selectable categories, where possible, for ease of searching, filtering and grouping within the iLibrary. This table contains the following data:
  • Intervention type
  • Systematic review describing this intervention
  • # of Studies = Number of studies focused on the formal care partner intervention type, which may not equal the number of intervention types as some studies tested more than one intervention
  • Reported quality assessment score = Quality assessment score assigned by systematic review to the studies that focused on the given intervention Assessment criteria vary based on instrument used
  • Outcomes for the given intervention
• Included Systematic Reviews – Reference material for the six included systematic reviews.
• Articles Reviewed by Included Systematic Review – Reference material for all of the original articles reviewed by the sixArticles are linked to their original systematic review.

Records within the iLibrary are linked to show associations between the data. Click any linked record (represented as a gray box) to reveal the record in the associated table.

• For questions related to, contact Justine Sefcik
• For questions related to Airtable iLibrary functionality, contact Maria Dellapina
• For all other questions, please contact Sokha Koeuth