Strategies to engage people with dementia and their informal caregivers in dyadic intervention: A scoping review

Daphne Sze Ki Cheung; Shuk Kwan Tang; Ken Hok Man Ho; Cindy Jones; Mimi Mun Yee Tse; Rick Yiu Cho Kwan; Kit Ying Chan; Vico Chung Lim Chiang

doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2021.02.002

Strategies to engage people with dementia and their informal caregivers in dyadic intervention: A scoping review

Geriatr Nurs. 2021 Mar-Apr;42(2):412-420. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2021.02.002. Epub 2021 Feb 24.

Authors

Daphne Sze Ki Cheung¹, Shuk Kwan Tang², Ken Hok Man Ho³, Cindy Jones⁴, Mimi Mun Yee Tse⁵, Rick Yiu Cho Kwan⁶, Kit Ying Chan⁷, Vico Chung Lim Chiang⁸

Affiliations

¹ School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Electronic address: daphne.cheung@polyu.edu.hk.
² School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Electronic address: sk-angel.tang@polyu.edu.hk.
³ School of Nursing, Tung Wah College, 31 Wylie Road, Homantin, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Electronic address: kenho@twc.edu.hk.
⁴ Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine, Bond University, 4229 Gold Coast, Australia. Electronic address: cjones@bond.edu.au.
⁵ School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Electronic address: mimi.tse@polyu.edu.hk.
⁶ School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Electronic address: rick.kwan@polyu.edu.hk.
⁷ School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
⁸ School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Electronic address: vico.chiang@polyu.edu.hk.

PMID: 33639545
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2021.02.002

Abstract

Dyadic interventions simultaneously engage both people with dementia (PWD) and their informal caregivers (ICGs). This scoping review study identified the strategies for engaging dyads, described the perceptions of the dyads on these strategies, and reported the attrition rates of the dyadic interventions reported in the literature. Articles published up to July 2020, reporting a PWD-ICG-dyads intervention were searched in PubMed (Medline), PsycInfo, CINAHL, and the SSCI. Backwards citation chasing was conducted. A total of 37 studies were included. Seven engagement strategies were identified, which involved: ensuring a good-quality interventionist; offering take-home supporting materials; establishing peer support among the participants; tailoring the intervention content; conducting the intervention in a convenient location; conducting the intervention in a comfortable physical environment, and using a short and succinct programme. The dyads' subjective experiences of these strategies were reported. The attrition rates of the included studies were ranged 0% - 59.1%.

Keywords: Caregiver; Dementia; Engagement; Intervention.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Caregivers*
Dementia*
Humans
Quality of Life