Effects of a complex intervention on agitation and aggression in people living with dementia and mild cognitive impairment in shared-housing arrangements: results for a secondary outcome of the multicenter, cluster-randomized controlled DemWG study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although some studies have suggested that homelike care environments can have beneficial effects on people living with dementia (PlwDs) and people living with mild cognitive impairment (PlwMCIs), studies on effects of a non-pharmacological, psychosocial intervention on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSDs) in the setting of shared-housing arrangements (SHAs) are still lacking.

Methods

In the prospective, multicenter, mixed-methods, cluster-randomized controlled DemWG study, 97 SHAs comprising 341 PlwDs or PlwMCIs were randomly assigned to either the intervention group (IG) or control group (CG). The complex intervention consisted of the education of nursing staff in SHAs (Component A), the education of general practitioners (Component B), and t

SUBMITTER: Donath C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12849605 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature