Nutritional supplements for neuropsychiatric symptoms in people with dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: The aim of the present study was to assess the effects of nutritional supplementation on neuropsychiatric symptoms among people with dementia.

Methods/design

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were searched in the Databases PubMed, EMBASE, SCOPUS, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Clinicaltrials.gov from inception until January 31, 2020. Studies of RCTs carried out on people with any type of dementia who were taking nutritional supplements and had neuropsychiatric symptoms were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuropsychiatric symptoms were assessed with the validated Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). Effect sizes were calculated with standardized mean differences (SMD) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI), applying a random effect model.

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SUBMITTER: Haider S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7692950 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature