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Searches were conducted across major databases. Eligible interventions combined structured dementia education with skills-based training. Caregiver burden, measured using the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) or validated adaptations, was the primary outcome. A random-effects model (REML) was used.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Twelve trials were included and meta-analyzed. Psychoeducational interventions significantly reduced caregiver burden compared with control conditions (Hedges\u2019\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">g<\/jats:italic>\n                      = \u22120.45; 95% CI [\u22120.61, \u22120.28];\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; .001). Comparator type was associated with differences in effect estimates; however, this moderator finding should be interpreted cautiously because subgroup analyses were exploratory and some categories included few studies. Mean caregiver age and gender composition were not significant moderators.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/07334648261490430","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,30]],"date-time":"2026-09-30T03:15:06Z","timestamp":1790738106000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Effectiveness of Psychoeducational Interventions for Informal Caregivers of People With Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis"],"prefix":"10.1177","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-5876-8287","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Guillermo Francisco","family":"Mart\u00ednez-Mont\u00e1s","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Murcia (UCAM)"},{"name":"Hospital Virgen del Puerto"},{"name":"University Institute for Biosanitary Research of Extremadura (INUBE), Badajoz, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marina","family":"Iniesta-Sep\u00falveda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Murcia (UCAM)"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Orquiria Rafaela","family":"Col\u00f3n-Santana","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hospital Virgen del Puerto"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Girsy Esther","family":"Moreta-Manzueta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Universidad Tecnol\u00f3gica de Santiago"},{"name":"Hospital Dr Reynaldo Almanzar"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_7_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/1440-1630.12464"},{"key":"e_1_3_7_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph21101354"},{"key":"e_1_3_7_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/gps.4016"},{"key":"e_1_3_7_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1176\/appi.ajp.2012.11101529"},{"key":"e_1_3_7_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.31887\/DCNS.2009.11.2\/hbrodaty"},{"key":"e_1_3_7_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1037\/0021-9010.84.6.851"},{"key":"e_1_3_7_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s11920-017-0818-2"},{"key":"e_1_3_7_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s11920-019-1045-9"},{"key":"e_1_3_7_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12877-020-01547-2"},{"key":"e_1_3_7_11_1","unstructured":"Corporation for Digital Scholarship. 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