'Experiences of patients and their informal caregivers with cognitive stimulation programs for dementia: A qualitative systematic review protocol'.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cognitive stimulation, an individual or group intervention approach aiming to improve cognitive and social functioning among individuals with mild-to-moderate dementia, is often considered a complex intervention. The patient's experience of a complex intervention is unique and often determines its effectiveness. This proposed qualitative systematic review aims to comprehensively synthesise the experiences of individuals with dementia and their informal caregivers who have participated in cognitive stimulation programs, identifying perceived benefits, challenges, barriers, and facilitators to this approach to intervention.

Methods

This review will consider qualitative studies that evaluate the experiences of individuals with a diagnosis of dementia and/or the inf

SUBMITTER: Ryan SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10306174 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature