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In Egypt, where research on caregiver mental health is limited, interventions addressing caregiver burden and anxiety is critical.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>To determine the effect of a psychoeducation and skill-based multimodal intervention on caregiver burden and anxiety.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>A randomized controlled trial (RCT) involving 84 family caregivers. Participants were assigned to either the intervention group (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200942), which received structured psychoeducation and skill-based training over six biweekly sessions, or the control group (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200942), which received routine outpatient care. Caregiver burden and anxiety were assessed using the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7). Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia were evaluated using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The sample consisted predominantly of women (79% in the intervention group, 69% in the control group), with daughters forming the largest caregiver subgroup (66.6% and 52.4%, respectively). The mean age of caregivers was 39.2\u2009\u00b1\u20094.2 years. After three months, caregivers in the intervention group exhibited a significant reduction in burden (ZBI median score: 24 vs. 34, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001) and anxiety (GAD-7 mean score: 6.15 vs. 9.4, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001) compared to the control group, however, NPI-Q scores remained unchanged.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>A structured psychoeducation and skill-based intervention significantly reduces caregiver burden and anxiety. Implementing such programs in Egypt could improve the well-being of caregivers and individuals with dementia.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s40520-025-02985-x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,17]],"date-time":"2025-03-17T10:42:37Z","timestamp":1742208157000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["A Skill-Based multimodal intervention for dementia caregivers: impact on burden and anxiety"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"37","author":[{"given":"Doaa Said","family":"Amin Abdelhalim","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marwa Mostafa","family":"Ahmed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hoda Abdou","family":"Hussein","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mai Diaa","family":"Sarhan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ola Osama","family":"Khalaf","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,17]]},"reference":[{"issue":"10248","key":"2985_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"413","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(20)30367-6","volume":"396","author":"G Livingston","year":"2020","unstructured":"Livingston G, Huntley J, Sommerlad A, Ames D, Ballard C, Banerjee S, Cooper C (2020) Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2020 report of the lancet commission. 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