Table 1 PICO table
Population | Interventions | Comparison | Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention category | Example(s) | Example(s) outcome(s) | Example(s) of outcome measures | ||
• Primary caregivers • Informal/unpaid caregivers • 18 years and above | Psychosocial | Counselling | Non-exposed controls | Caregiver burden/caregiver strain | 1. Caregiver strain index 2. Caregiver burden scale |
Psychosocial | Group therapy sessions | Caregivers of healthy children | HRQoL | 1. EQ-5D 2. SF-36 3. WHO QOLBREF | |
Psychosocial | Cognitive behavioral techniques | Caregivers of children with minor illness | Depression | Becky depression scale | |
Psychosocial | Cognitive behavioral techniques | Anxiety | Hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) | ||
Psychosocial | Cognitive behavioral techniques | Self-efficacy | General self-efficacy scale | ||
General perceived self-efficacy scale | |||||
Educational | Oral lectures | Knowledge/information on cerebral palsy | Knowledge of cerebral palsy questionnaire | ||
Physical activity | Exercise classes | Physical health levels | Borg scale | ||