ReviewAmerican journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias2013
Multisensory stimulation for people with dementia: a review of the literature.
Review in American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05752994 (Effect of Multisensory Environment Room on Behavior in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder), which is not on this map. Cited by 31 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effect of Multisensory Environment Room on Behavior in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Efficacy of virtual reality-based training programs and games on the improvement of cognitive disorders in patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Caregiver-Provided Individual Cognitive Interventions in Older Adults with Dementia.Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports · 2023Pooled it
- Rehabilitative Effects of Virtual Reality Technology for Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Pooled it
- The effectiveness of virtual reality for people with mild cognitive impairment or dementia: a meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2019Pooled it
- Optimal nonpharmacological management of agitation in Alzheimer's disease: challenges and solutions.Clinical interventions in aging · 2016Pooled it
- The Combined Effect of Multisensory Stimulation and Therapist Support on Physical and Mental Health of Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- Multisensory Stimulation as an Intervention Strategy for Elderly Patients With Severe Dementia: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias · 2016Trial
- Multisensory stimulation on mood, behavior, and biomedical parameters in people with dementia: is it more effective than conventional one-to-one stimulation?American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias · 2014Trial
- Effects of Multisensory Stimulation on a Sample of Institutionalized Elderly People With Dementia Diagnosis: A Controlled Longitudinal Trial.American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias · 2014Trial
- Scikit-NeuroMSI: A Generalized Framework for Modeling Multisensory Integration.Neuroinformatics · 2025Article
- Milieu Therapy in Patients with Dementia.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Review
- Multisensory Stimulation in Rehabilitation of Dementia: A Systematic Review.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Effects of virtual reality-based interventions on cognitive function, emotional state, and quality of life in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- Sensory Integration: A Novel Approach for Healthy Ageing and Dementia Management.Brain sciences · 2024Review
- Euterpe music therapy methodology and procedure algorithms.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Functional intervention following cardiac surgery to prevent postoperative delirium in older patients (FEEL WELL study).Journal of intensive care · 2023Article
- Snoezelen in people with intellectual disability or dementia: A systematic review.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2023Review
- Rethinking pain communication of patients with Alzheimer's disease through E-textile interaction design.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Dementia-Associated Compulsive Singing (DACS): Presentation of Unpublished Clinical Cases Miniseries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Developing a virtual reality for people with dementia in nursing homes based on their psychological needs: a feasibility study.BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
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Abstract
The use of multisensory stimulation in people with dementia is becoming increasingly popular in the last decades. The aim of this review is to analyze the therapeutic effectiveness of multisensory stimulation in people with dementia. We made a search on Medline and Web of Science databases referred to all researches published from the year 1990 to 2012, which used multisensory stimulation techniques in people with dementia. The revision of the 18 articles which fulfilled the inclusion/exclusion criteria seems to prove evidence that multisensory stimulation environments produce immediate positive effects on the behavior and mood of people with dementia. Based on the above, we think it can be a useful nonpharmacological intervention on neuropsychological symptoms though, in any case, it would be necessary to start more reliable protocols from the methodological point of view in order to establish its long-term effectiveness.
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