Self-compassion interventions for family caregivers of people with dementia: a scoping review.

Only 6 studies were included, so the evidence base is very small. The studies used different designs, participants, intervention components, and outcomes, so results could not be compared directly. Only two included studies used randomized controlled designs, and their interventions differed markedly. The review could not determine which specific components promoted self-compassion. Only English, full-text, peer-reviewed studies were included, and gray literature was excluded, so relevant work may have been missed.

Funded by CAPES and FAPESP fellowships; the supplied text gives no additional conflict-of-interest statement.

Do not read this as proof that self-compassion interventions work for dementia caregivers. The review found only six heterogeneous studies, some did not improve self-compassion, and it cannot identify which components caused any benefits.