Systematic review of the effective components of psychosocial interventions delivered by care home staff to people with dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This review aims to understand what elements of psychosocial interventions are associated with improved outcomes for people with dementia to inform implementation in care homes.

Design

A systematic review of qualitative and quantitative intervention studies was undertaken.

Eligibility criteria for included studies

We included primary research studies evaluating psychosocial interventions that trained care home staff to deliver a specific intervention or that sought to change how staff delivered care to residents with dementia and reported staff and resident qualitative or quantitative outcomes.

Methods

We searched MEDLINE, PsychINFO and EMBASE electronic databases and hand-searched references up to May 2016. Quality of included papers was rated indep

SUBMITTER: Rapaport P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5306506 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature