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Pet robot intervention for people with dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
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This study aims to systematically evaluate the efficacy of Pet robot intervention (PRI) for people with dementia. Two waves of electronic searches of the PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane library, IEEE Digital Library and PsycINFO databases were conducted. In total, eight articles from six randomized controlled trials (RCTs) met the eligibility criteria and were included in this systematic review. The results of the meta-analysis showed a statistically significant decrease in behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), especially agitation and depression, in people with dementia who were treated with PRI. Both individual and group format PRI significantly ameliorated BPSD. However, there were no significant improvements in cognitive function or quality of life. The results of the meta-analysis suggest that PRI may be suitable as a treatment option for BPSD in people with dementia and should be considered as a useful tool in clinical practice.
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“of these three meta-analyses, two (Lu et al., 2021; Ong et al., 2021) showed no positive effect of PRT on depression and QoL, but one (Leng et al., 2019) showed a positive effect of PRT on depression.”
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- Authors
- Leng, M., Liu, P., Zhang, P., Hu, M., Zhou, H., Li, G., Yin, H., & Chen, L.
- Venue
- Psychiatry Research
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2019-01
- Volume
- 271
- Pages
- 516-525
- ISSN
- 0165-1781
- Cited by
- 119
- References
- 12
- Language
- en
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