Dementia prevention, intervention, and care

G Livingston, A Sommerlad, V Orgeta, SG Costafreda… - The lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Executive summary Acting now on dementia prevention, intervention, and care will vastly
improve living and dying for individuals with dementia and their families, and in doing so …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review of systematic reviews of non-pharmacological interventions to treat behavioural disturbances in older patients with dementia. The …

I Abraha, JM Rimland, FM Trotta, G Dell'Aquila… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To provide an overview of non-pharmacological interventions for behavioural and
psychological symptoms in dementia (BPSD). Design Systematic overview of reviews. Data …

Cognitive stimulation to improve cognitive functioning in people with dementia

B Woods, HK Rai, E Elliott, E Aguirre… - Cochrane database …, 2023 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Cognitive stimulation (CS) is an intervention for people with dementia offering a
range of enjoyable activities providing general stimulation for thinking, concentration and …

Nonpharmacological therapies in Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review of efficacy

J Olazarán, B Reisberg, L Clare, I Cruz… - Dementia and geriatric …, 2010 - karger.com
Abstract Introduction: Nonpharmacological therapies (NPTs) can improve the quality of life
(QoL) of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and their carers. The objective of this study …

Cognitive stimulation for dementia: a systematic review of the evidence of effectiveness from randomised controlled trials

E Aguirre, RT Woods, A Spector, M Orrell - Ageing research reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Cognitive stimulation is a psychological intervention widely used in dementia care, which
offers a range of activities for people with dementia and provides general stimulation of …

The impact of individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (iCST) on cognition, quality of life, caregiver health, and family relationships in dementia: A randomised …

M Orrell, L Yates, P Leung, S Kang, Z Hoare… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) is a well-established group psychosocial
intervention for people with dementia. There is evidence that home-based programmes of …

Beneficial effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with cognitive training for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease: a proof of concept study

J Bentwich, E Dobronevsky, S Aichenbaum… - Journal of neural …, 2011 - Springer
The current drug treatment for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is only partially and temporary
effective. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive technique that …

Dyadic interventions for community-dwelling people with dementia and their family caregivers: a systematic review

N Van't Leven, AEJC Prick, JG Groenewoud… - International …, 2013 - cambridge.org
Background: In this review, we study the effects of dyadic psychosocial interventions focused
on community-dwelling people with dementia and their family caregivers, and the …

Do cognitive interventions improve general cognition in dementia? A meta-analysis and meta-regression

JD Huntley, RL Gould, K Liu, M Smith, RJ Howard - BMJ open, 2015 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To review the efficacy of cognitive interventions on improving general cognition in
dementia. Method Online literature databases and trial registers, previous systematic …

Psychosocial interventions in dementia care research: the INTERDEM manifesto

E Moniz-Cook, M Vernooij-Dassen, B Woods… - Aging & mental …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Dementia is a biomedical, psychological and societal disability, which poses complex
challenges that are different to those of many other disabilities. As a global health problem, it …