Article of the month: February 2016

The website committee selected the publication of Alieske Dam et al. as publication of the month. A thorough systematic review was performed on a relevant topic: social support interventions to improve well-being in caregivers. Multi-component interventions were most effective on caregiver social support and well-being.
See: Dam AE, de Vugt ME, Klinkenberg IP, Verhey FR, van Boxtel MP. A systematic review of social support interventions for caregivers of people with dementia: Are they doing what they promise? Maturitas. 2016 Mar; 85: 117-30. doi:
10.1016/j.maturitas.2015.12.008. Epub 2016 Jan 4.

You can find it at: http://www.maturitas.org/article/S0378-5122(15)30092-X/abstract