Can non-pharmacological interventions reduce hospital admissions in people with dementia? A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with dementia who are admitted to hospital have worse outcomes than those without dementia. Identifying interventions that could reduce the risk of hospitalisation in people with dementia has the potential to positively impact on lives of people with dementia. This review aimed to investigate whether there are non-pharmacological interventions that successfully reduce hospitalisation risk, length of stay and mortality in people with dementia.

Methods

7 electronic databases and trial registries were searched from inception to October 2018. We included randomised controlled trials that evaluated non-pharmacological interventions in out of hospital settings and targeted people with any type of dementia. All stages of the review process were performed by two re

SUBMITTER: Packer R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6802851 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature