Meta-Analysis of Mindfulness Interventions for Dementia Caregiver Depression

A meta-analysis of 10 randomized controlled trials involving 563 participants, evaluating the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions on depression in family caregivers of dementia patients. The analysis was conducted by Xiameng Zhang and registered with PROSPERO in November 2025. It includes subgroup analyses on intervention duration, follow-up period, and specific mindfulness methods.

Use Cases

• Evaluating the comparative efficacy of different mindfulness protocols (e.g., MBSR vs. MBCT) based on the subgroup analysis results.
• Assessing the sustainability of mental health interventions based on the reported 3-month and 6-month follow-up data.
• Informing clinical guidelines for caregiver support programs based on the GRADE evaluation of evidence certainty.

Strengths

• Includes data from 10 randomized controlled trials, a standard for clinical evidence.
• Reports specific effect sizes (SMD = -0.66) and confidence intervals for the primary outcome.
• Conducts subgroup analyses on intervention duration, follow-up timing, and method (e.g., 8-week MBSR).

Limitations

• The dataset is a single PDF file (104.2 KB); the underlying tabular data from the meta-analysis is not provided separately.
• Row count and column-level documentation for the aggregated study data are unknown.
• The geographic scope of the included studies is not specified, which may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Xiameng Zhang.

Collection Method

Systematic review and meta-analysis of literature from eight databases (Embase, Cochrane, CINAHL, PubMed, SinoMed, CNKI, Wanfang, VIP).

Time Range

Literature search spanned from database inception to November 10, 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 04:18:59.