McDermott, Orii, Charlesworth, Georgina, Hogervorst, Eef, Stoner, Charlotte R. ORCID: 0000-0002-1536-4347, Moniz-Cook, Esme, Spector, Aimee, Csipke, Emese and Orrell, Martin (2018) Psychosocial interventions for people with dementia: a synthesis of systematic reviews. Aging and Mental Health, 23 (4). pp. 393-403. ISSN 1360-7863 (Print), 1364-6915 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1423031)

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Abstract

Objectives:
Over the last 10 years there has been a multitude of studies of psychosocial interventions for people with dementia. However, clinical services face a dilemma about which intervention should be introduced into clinical practice because of the inconsistency in some of the findings between different studies and the differences in the study qualities and trustworthiness of evidence. There was a need to provide a comprehensive summary of the best evidence to illustrate what works.

Methods:
A review of the systematic reviews of psychosocial interventions in dementia published between January 2010 and February 2016 was conducted.

Results:
Twenty-two reviews (8 physical, 7 cognitive, 1 physical/cognitive and 6 other psychosocial interventions) with a total of 197 unique studies met the inclusion criteria. Both medium to longer-term multi-component exercise of moderate to high intensity, and, group cognitive stimulation consistently show benefits. There is not sufficient evidence to determine whether psychological or social interventions might improve either mood or behaviour due to the heterogeneity of the studies and interventions included in the reviews.

Conclusion:
There is good evidence that multi-component exercise with sufficient intensity improves global physical and cognitive functions and activities of daily living skills. There is also good evidence that group-based cognitive stimulation improves cognitive functions, social interaction and quality of life. This synthesis also highlights the potential importance of group activities to improve social integration for people with dementia. Future research should investigate longer-term specific outcomes, consider the severity and types of dementia, and investigate mechanisms of change.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Dementia, systematic review, evidence synthesis, psychosocial intervention
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Human Sciences (HUM) Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development > Centre for Chronic Illness and Ageing Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development > Centre for Mental Health
Last Modified:	27 Jun 2020 22:22
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/28125

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