[Therapy strategies for repetitive vocalizations in dementia : A systematic review].

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vocalizations in dementia patients are repetitive verbal expressions that, due to their volume, frequency, and/or social inappropriateness, cause negative effects on patients and other individuals present. The prevalence ranges up to 30%. Given the increasing global incidence of dementia and the limited number of randomized controlled trials about treating repetitive vocalizations, this systematic review provides a summary of existing works on the effectiveness of potential pharmacotherapeutic and nonpharmacological therapies.

Methods

The systematic review follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and was registered on the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) registration page

SUBMITTER: Taubenheim S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12660410 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature