A Systematic Review of Quality Dementia Clinical Guidelines for the Development of WHO's Package of Interventions for Rehabilitation.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

As part of the WHO Rehabilitation 2030 call for action, the WHO Rehabilitation Programme is developing its Package of Interventions for Rehabilitation (PIR) to support ministries of health around the globe in integrating rehabilitation services into health systems. As a vital step for this PIR development, we conducted a systematic review of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for dementia to identify interventions for rehabilitation and related evidence.

Research design and methods

Following WHO Rehabilitation Programme and Cochrane Rehabilitation's methodology, quality CPGs published in English between January 2010 and March 2020 were identified using PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, PEDro, Google Scholar, guideline databases, and professional society webs

SUBMITTER: Jeon YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10581378 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature