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The effects of psychosocial methods on depressed, aggressive and apathetic behaviors of people with dementia
— a systematic review | | Author(s) | Renate Verkaik, Julia C M van Weert, Anneke L Francke |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 20, no 4, April 2005 |
| Pages | pp 301-314 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Depression ; Aggression ; Apathy ; Therapy ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | This systematic review seeks to establish the extent of scientific evidence for the effectiveness of 13 psychosocial methods for reducing depressed, aggressive or apathetic behaviours in people with dementia. The Cochrane Collaboration guidelines were followed. Using a predefined protocol, 10 electronic databases were searched, studies selected, relevant data extracted and the methodological quality of the studies assessed. With a Best Evidence Synthesis, results of the included studies were synthesised and conclusions about the level of evidence for the effectiveness of each psychological methods were drawn. There is some evidence that multi-sensory stimulation / Snoezelen in a multi-sensory room reduces apathy in people in the latter phases of dementia. Furthermore, there is scientific evidence, although limited, that Behaviour Therapy Pleasant Events and Behaviour Therapy - Problem Solving reduce depression in people with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD). For the other 10 psychosocial methods, there are no or insufficient indications that they reduce depressive, aggressive or apathetic behaviours in people with dementia. Although the evidence for the effectiveness of some psychosocial methods is stronger than for others, overall, the evidence remains quite modest, and requires further research. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050516207 A |
| Classmark | EA: ENR: EPB: EPA: LO: 64A |
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