Eaglestone, Gillian ORCID: 0000-0001-9860-8679 , Gkaintatzi, Evdoxia ORCID: 0000-0003-2025-6081 , Jian, Harmony ORCID: 0000-0001-6167-8497 , Stoner, Charlotte R. ORCID: 0000-0002-1536-4347 , Pacella, Rosana ORCID: 0000-0002-9742-1957 and McCrone, Paul ORCID: 0000-0001-7001-4502 (2023) Cost-effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for mild cognitive impairment and dementia: a systematic review of economic evaluations and a review of reviews. PharmacoEconomics - Open, 7 (6). pp. 887-914. ISSN 2509-4262 (Print), 2509-4254 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s41669-023-00440-z)

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Abstract

Background: Dementia prevalence is increasing, with no cure at present. Drug therapies have potential side efects and risk of mortality. People with dementia are frequently ofered non-pharmacological interventions to improve quality of life and relieve symptoms. Identifying which interventions are cost-efective is important due to fnite resources in healthcare services.
Aims: The aims were to review published economic evaluations of community and nursing home non-pharmacological interventions for people with mild cognitive impairment or dementia and assess the usefulness of these evaluations for decision making in health services, for use by policy and local and national decision makers.
Methods: We conducted a systematic review (PROSPERO CRD42021252999) of economic evaluations of non-pharmacological interventions for dementia or mild cognitive impairment with a narrative approach to data synthesis.
Exclusions: interventions for dementia prevention/early detection/end of life care. Databases searched: Academic Search Premier, MEDLINE, Web of Science, EMBASE, Google Scholar, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), PsycInfo, Psychology and Behavioural Sciences Collection, PsycArticles, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Business Source Premier and Regional Business News; timeframe 1 January 2011–11 May 2023. Reporting quality was assessed using the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS).
Results: The review included 37 economic evaluations and four reviews worldwide across several distinct forms of care: physical activity, cognition, training, multicomponent, assistive technology and other (specialist dementia care, group living, home care vs care home). The intervention with the strongest evidence of cost-effectiveness was maintenance cognitive stimulation therapy. Case management, occupational therapy and dementia care management also showed good evidence of cost-effectiveness.
Conclusion: More economic evidence on the cost-effectiveness of specific dementia care interventions is needed, with consistency of methods and outcome measures. This could improve local and national decision makers’ confidence to promote future cost-effective dementia interventions.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	dementia; cost-effectiveness; economics; non-pharmacological intervention; economic evaluation; mild cognitive impairment; cost; Alzheimer's disease
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development > Centre for Mental Health Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Health Sciences (HEA) Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Human Sciences (HUM)
Last Modified:	21 Dec 2023 14:57
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/44327

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