Optimizing mealtime care and outcomes for people with dementia and their caregivers: A systematic review and meta-analysis of intervention studies.

ABSTRACT: Interventions addressing modifiable personal and environmental factors are critical to optimize dementia mealtime care, caregiving, and outcomes. This review synthesized the characteristics and effects of non-pharmacological interventions on mealtime care and outcomes in people with dementia and their caregivers. Five databases were searched from January 2012 to October 2024. Eligible studies were accessed for study quality and graded for level of evidence. Meta-analyses were performed for studies within the same intervention type that tested the impact on same outcomes. 33 studies were identified and categorized into five intervention types. Five studies were strong, 7 moderate, and 21 weak in quality. The levels of evidence varied from very low to moderate, with most being very low to lo

SUBMITTER: Liu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11922811 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature