https://repositorio.uneatlantico.es/id/eprint/28582 2026-06-23T23:30:12Z info:eu-repo/semantics/descriptiveMetadata http://repositorio.uneatlantico.es/id/eprint/28582/ http://repositorio.uneatlantico.es/id/eprint/28582/ Factors linked to informal caregiver burden in dementia across Latin America and the Caribbean: A systematic review and meta‐analysis Quintero-Cardona, Paula Tangarife, María Alejandra Blandon, John Arango‐Lasprilla, Juan Carlos Ibanez, Agustin Baez, Sandra Psicología Informal caregivers are central to dementia care in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), yet determinants of caregiver burden remain insufficiently characterized. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies examining patient- and caregiver-related correlates of burden in LAC. Random-effects models pooled Fisher's z-transformed correlations. Forty studies were included, of which 34 (n = 3,082 caregivers) were meta-analyzed. Higher burden was associated with the patient's neuropsychiatric and depressive symptoms, and caregiver depressive and anxiety symptoms. Better patient cognition and quality of life were associated with lower burden. Meta-regressions showed that higher caregiver education strengthened the association between patient depressive symptoms and burden, and a higher proportion of female caregivers strengthened the association between patient cognition and burden. Findings highlight the role of behavioral and affective symptoms and support culturally grounded, gender-sensitive strategies in LAC. High heterogeneity underscores the need for methodological harmonization and further regional research. 2026 Artículo PeerReviewed text en http://repositorio.uneatlantico.es/id/eprint/28582/1/Alzheimer%20s%20%20%20Dementia%20-%202026%20-%20Quintero%E2%80%90Cardona%20-%20Factors%20linked%20to%20informal%20caregiver%20burden%20in%20dementia%20across%20Latin.pdf Artículo Materias > Psicología <http://repositorio.uneatlantico.es/view/subjects/uneat=5Fps.html> Universidad Europea del Atlántico > Investigación > Artículos y libros <http://repositorio.uneatlantico.es/view/divisions/uneatlantico=5Fproduccion=5Fcientifica.html> Abierto Inglés Informal caregivers are central to dementia care in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), yet determinants of caregiver burden remain insufficiently characterized. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies examining patient- and caregiver-related correlates of burden in LAC. Random-effects models pooled Fisher's z-transformed correlations. Forty studies were included, of which 34 (n = 3,082 caregivers) were meta-analyzed. Higher burden was associated with the patient's neuropsychiatric and depressive symptoms, and caregiver depressive and anxiety symptoms. Better patient cognition and quality of life were associated with lower burden. Meta-regressions showed that higher caregiver education strengthened the association between patient depressive symptoms and burden, and a higher proportion of female caregivers strengthened the association between patient cognition and burden. Findings highlight the role of behavioral and affective symptoms and support culturally grounded, gender-sensitive strategies in LAC. High heterogeneity underscores the need for methodological harmonization and further regional research. metadata Quintero-Cardona, Paula; Tangarife, María Alejandra; Blandon, John; Arango‐Lasprilla, Juan Carlos; Ibanez, Agustin y Baez, Sandra mail SIN ESPECIFICAR <http://repositorio.uneatlantico.es/id/eprint/28582/1/Alzheimer%20s%20%20%20Dementia%20-%202026%20-%20Quintero%E2%80%90Cardona%20-%20Factors%20linked%20to%20informal%20caregiver%20burden%20in%20dementia%20across%20Latin.pdf> (2026) Factors linked to informal caregiver burden in dementia across Latin America and the Caribbean: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 22 (6). ISSN 1552-5260 http://doi.org/10.1002/alz.71506 doi:10.1002/alz.71506 en info:eu-repo/semantics/objectFile info:eu-repo/semantics/humanStartPage