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ReviewAlzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.)2017

A comprehensive approach to reablement in dementia.

Christopher J Poulos, Antony Bayer, Lauren Beaupre, Linda Clare, Roslyn G Poulos, Rosalie H Wang, Sytse Zuidema, Katherine S McGilton

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In one paragraph

Review in Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
54citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
6.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 113 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Cognitive rehabilitation for people with mild to moderate dementia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023
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  11. Cognitive Reablement Using Digital Voice Assistants for People Living With Dementia or Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Co-Design Study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Christopher J PoulosHammondCare, Centre for Positive Ageing, Sydney, Australia.
Antony BayerDivision of Population Medicine, Cardiff University, Penarth, Wales, UK.
Lauren BeaupreDepartments of Physical Therapy and Surgery (Division of Orthopaedic Surgery), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Linda ClareREACH, School of Psychology, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
Roslyn G PoulosSchool of Public Health and Community Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Rosalie H WangIntelligent Assistive Technology and Systems Lab, Deptarment of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Sytse ZuidemaDepartment of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, University Medical Center, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
Katherine S McGiltonFaculty of Nursing, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-UHN, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
UNSW Sydney · AUCancer Research Wales · GBToronto Rehabilitation Institute · CAUniversity Medical Center Groningen · NLUniversity of Alberta Hospital · CAUniversity of Exeter · GBUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As society grapples with an aging population and increasing prevalence of disability, "reablement" as a means of maximizing functional ability in older people is emerging as a potential strategy to help promote independence. Reablement offers an approach to mitigate the impact of dementia on function and independence. This article presents a comprehensive reablement approach across seven domains for the person living with mild-to-moderate dementia. Domains include assessment and medical management, cognitive disability, physical function, acute injury or illness, assistive technology, supportive care, and caregiver support. In the absence of a cure or ability to significantly modify the course of the disease, the message for policy makers, practitioners, families, and persons with dementia needs to be "living well with dementia", with a focus on maintaining function for as long as possible, regaining lost function when there is the potential to do so, and adapting to lost function that cannot be regained. Service delivery and care of persons with dementia must be reoriented such that evidence-based reablement approaches are integrated into routine care across all sectors.

Indexed as

Activities of daily livingAgedCaregiverCognitive impairmentDementiaExerciseHip fracturePharmacologic managementReablementRecovery of functionRehabilitation

Identifiers

PMID29067351
PMCPMC5654482
OpenAlexW2741447319

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Registered trials

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