Friday 26 June 2015

A psychological intervention for family carers of people with dementia is clinically and cost effective at reducing carer depression and anxiety levels over 2 years of follow-up

The START (STrAtegies for RelaTives) intervention is easy to administrate, cost-effective and likely to enhance psychological well-being of family carers of people with dementia.

Training and monitoring of START therapists will be important when implemented by local mental health services.


Future research should evaluate carers’ increased positive behaviours as well as a reduction of psychological symptoms.

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