Dyadic interventions
1 paper5 findings
A review describes reduced caregiving burden, emergency care visits, hospital readmissions and functional decline with dyadic interventions for adults aged 55 or older with multiple long-term conditions or frailty and their informal carers, but no quality-of-life benefit. The review comes from one lab; its funders are Dunhill Medical Trust and the University of Edinburgh.
Findings from 1 paper from August 2026
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funders: Dunhill Medical Trust and 1 more
Outcomes
5Quality of life
no changein humans1
1 study
Quality of life
no changein humans1
Dyadic interventions have no effect on quality of life in humans.
“showed little or no effect on quality of life (low certainty of evidence) or mental health outcomes (predominantly very low certainty of evidence) in both care recipients and carers”
Reviewin adults aged 55 years or older with multiple long-term conditions or frailty and their informal carers
The lancet. Healthy longevity6 Aug 2026
Caregiving burden
downin humans1
1 study
Caregiving burden
downin humans1
Dyadic interventions decrease caregiving burden in humans.
“and on reducing caregiving burden in carers (low certainty of evidence)”
Reviewin informal carers of adults aged 55 years or older with multiple long-term conditions or frailty, or both
The lancet. Healthy longevity6 Aug 2026
Functional decline
downin humans1
1 study
Functional decline
downin humans1
Dyadic interventions decrease functional decline in humans.
“Dyadic interventions had some beneficial effects on reducing emergency care visits, hospital readmissions, and functional decline in care recipients”
Reviewin adults aged 55 years or older with multiple long-term conditions or frailty, or both, and their informal carers
The lancet. Healthy longevity6 Aug 2026
Hospital readmissions
downin humans1
1 study
Hospital readmissions
downin humans1
Dyadic interventions decrease hospital readmissions in humans.
“Dyadic interventions had some beneficial effects on reducing emergency care visits, hospital readmissions, and functional decline in care recipients”
Reviewin adults aged 55 years or older with multiple long-term conditions or frailty, or both, and their informal carers
The lancet. Healthy longevity6 Aug 2026
Emergency care visits
downin humans1
1 study
Emergency care visits
downin humans1
Dyadic interventions decrease emergency care visits in humans.
“Dyadic interventions had some beneficial effects on reducing emergency care visits, hospital readmissions, and functional decline in care recipients”
Reviewin adults aged 55 years or older with multiple long-term conditions or frailty, or both, and their informal carers
The lancet. Healthy longevity6 Aug 2026