Caregivers' education decreases depression symptoms and burden in caregivers of patients with dementia.

Objective: To determine whether providing education to caregivers of patients with dementia decreases their depression symptoms and burden.

Methods: Eighty-three outpatients with dementia being treated at the Memory Clinic of Tokyo Medical University Hospital and their caregivers were enrolled. Forty-seven caregivers were enrolled in the caregivers' education (EDU) group and 36 were enrolled in the control (CTL) group.