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Systematic review of systematic reviews of non-pharmacological interventions to treat behavioural disturbances in older patients with dementia. The SENATOR-OnTop series

BMJ Open · 2017 · Vol. 7(3) · pp. e012759–e012759

Iosief Abraha✉(Istituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per Anziani)Joseph M. Rimland(Istituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per Anziani)F. Trotta(Istituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per Anziani)Giuseppina Dell’Aquila(Istituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per Anziani)Alfonso J. Cruz‐Jentoft(Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal)Mirko Petrović(Ghent University Hospital)Aðalsteinn Guðmundsson(Reykjavík University)Roy L. Soiza(Woodend Hospital)Denis O’Mahony(University College Cork)Antonio Guaita(Fondazione Golgi Cenci)Antonio Cherubini(Istituto Nazionale di Riposo e Cura per Anziani)

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Abstract

A large number of non-pharmacological interventions for BPSD were identified. The majority of the studies had great variation in how the same type of intervention was defined and applied, the follow-up duration, the type of outcome measured, usually with modest sample size. Overall, music therapy and behavioural management techniques were effective for reducing BPSD.

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicineDementiaSystematic reviewPsychological interventionAlternative medicineGerontologyIntensive care medicineMEDLINEPsychiatryPathology

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AgedAged, 80 and overComplementary TherapiesAnxietyDementiaHome Care ServicesHumansPhototherapyPsychomotor AgitationReview Literature as TopicCognitive Behavioral TherapyPhysical Therapy Modalities