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Cognitive Therapy for dementia patients: a systematic review

Carrion, Carme, Folkvord, Frans, Anastasiadou, Dimitra, Aymerich, Marta·2018·Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

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BACKGROUND: Cognitive therapy is a well-established intervention for treating elderly suffering from dementia. In particular, reality orientation and skills training seem to be effective interventions for reversing cognitive impairment among elderly, although findings are inconclusive. Therefore, a systematic update of the existing evidence of cognitive therapy for people suffering from dementia is needed. AIM: To review existing scientific evidence regarding the efficacy of cognitive therapies for elderly suffering from dementia. METHODS: Studies were retrieved from several bibliographic databases (January 2009 to December 2017) with prespecified selection criteria, data extraction, and methodological quality assessment. RESULTS: In total, 10 reality orientation, 25 skills training, and 12 mixed trials were identified as meeting the inclusion criteria and were systematically reviewed. Results from reality orientation trials showed minor effects for cognitive assessments, while skills training trials and mixed trials showed contradicting effects on cognition. Effects on other outcomes (e.g., daily functioning, depression, language) were limited or not found. CONCLUSIONS: Skills training trials and mixed trials seem to affect cognitive impairment in a positive way, although the results are inconclusive. Comparison between studies was difficult due to differences in form of intervention. Because findings are inconclusive, more structuralized and comparable randomized controlled trials are needed.

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Authors
Carrion, C., Folkvord, F., Anastasiadou, D., & Aymerich, M.
Affiliations
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (ES)
Venue
Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
Publisher
S. Karger AG
Published
2018
Volume
46
Issue
1-2
Pages
1-26
ISSN
  • 1420-8008 (ISSN-L)
  • 1421-9824
OpenAlex
W2886726056
Cited by
91
References
60
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders (publishedVersion)
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  • The Oberta in Open Access (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya) (submittedVersion)
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Functions and Memory
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
Keywords
cognitive therapy, dementia, reality orientation, skills training, cognitive impairment, older adults, daily functioning, depression, language
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Aged, Alzheimer Disease, Cognition, Cognition Disorders, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Language, Male, Reality Testing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Treatment Outcome

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