Impact of Internet-Based Interventions on Caregiver Mental Health: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Diana Sherifali   ^{1, 2, 3 *} , RN, BSN, PhD ;   Muhammad Usman Ali   ^{4 *} , MSc, MD ;   Jenny Ploeg   ^{5, 6, 7 *} , RN, PhD ;   Maureen Markle-Reid   ^{5, 7, 8 *} , RN, MSN, PhD ;   Ruta Valaitis   ^{5, 7, 9, 10 *} , RN, PhD ;   Amy Bartholomew   ^{5 *} , RN, BSN, MSN ;   Donna Fitzpatrick-Lewis   ^{4 *} , MSW ;   Carrie McAiney   ^{11 *} , PhD

¹ School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

² McMaster Evidence Review and Synthesis Team, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

³ Diabetes Care and Research Program, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON, Canada

⁴ Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

⁵ Aging, Community and Health Research Unit, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

⁶ Department of Health, Aging and Society, Faculty of Social Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

⁷ McMaster Institute for Research on Aging, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

⁸ Person-Centred Interventions for Older Adults with Multimorbidity and their Caregivers, Hamilton, ON, Canada

⁹ World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Primary Care and Health Human Resources, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

¹⁰ Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

¹¹ Program for Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

*all authors contributed equally