Sylvie D Lambert1,2, Lindsay R Duncan3, Sophia Kapellas4, Anne-Marie Bruson4, Melanie Myrand4, Daniel Santa Mina5,6, Nicole Culos-Reed7, Angella Lambrou8. 1. Ingram School of Nursing, Wilson Hall, 3506 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2A7, Canada. sylvie.lambert@mcgill.ca. 2. St. Mary's Research Centre, 3830 Avenue Lacombe, Hayes Pavilion, Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1M5, Canada. sylvie.lambert@mcgill.ca. 3. Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, 475 Pine Ave West, Montreal, Quebec, H2W 1S4, Canada. 4. Ingram School of Nursing, Wilson Hall, 3506 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2A7, Canada. 5. Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, 55 Harbord St., Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2W6, Canada. 6. Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, ELLICSR-Cancer Survivorship Centre, 585 University Avenue, Munk Building, B PMB 130, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4, Canada. 7. Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, KNB 240, Canada. 8. Schulich Library of Science and Engineering, Macdonald-Stewart Library Building, 809 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0C1, Canada.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Caregiving can adversely impact individuals' psychosocial and physical well-being. An important task in health research is to find effective ways to enhance caregivers' health and functioning. PURPOSE: To provide a systematic review of the efficacy of physical activity (PA) interventions for caregivers on their and the care recipients' psychosocial outcomes, PA levels, and physical health. METHODS: Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) checklist, a descriptive systematic review of studies examining the effects of PA interventions for caregivers on their outcomes and those of the care recipients was conducted. Studies were primarily identified through searching electronic databases. RESULTS: Fourteen studies were reviewed. PA interventions significantly decreased caregivers' distress and increased their well-being, quality of life, sleep quality, PA levels, self-efficacy for caregiving or exercise, and readiness for exercise. Most PA interventions targeted the caregiver alone. Two studies examined the impact of the intervention on the care recipient and found no significant effect. CONCLUSIONS: PA interventions hold promise in improving caregivers' outcomes. However, more high quality trials are needed before definitive conclusions can be drawn.
BACKGROUND: Caregiving can adversely impact individuals' psychosocial and physical well-being. An important task in health research is to find effective ways to enhance caregivers' health and functioning. PURPOSE: To provide a systematic review of the efficacy of physical activity (PA) interventions for caregivers on their and the care recipients' psychosocial outcomes, PA levels, and physical health. METHODS: Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) checklist, a descriptive systematic review of studies examining the effects of PA interventions for caregivers on their outcomes and those of the care recipients was conducted. Studies were primarily identified through searching electronic databases. RESULTS: Fourteen studies were reviewed. PA interventions significantly decreased caregivers' distress and increased their well-being, quality of life, sleep quality, PA levels, self-efficacy for caregiving or exercise, and readiness for exercise. Most PA interventions targeted the caregiver alone. Two studies examined the impact of the intervention on the care recipient and found no significant effect. CONCLUSIONS: PA interventions hold promise in improving caregivers' outcomes. However, more high quality trials are needed before definitive conclusions can be drawn.
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