SynthesisAging clinical and experimental research2019
A systematic review of specialist inpatient dementia care services versus standard inpatient dementia care in acute hospitals.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effect of psychosocial and healthcare interventions on reducing hospitalization in people with dementia: an umbrella review.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Pooled it
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- SAFER-Dem: generating co-designed adaptations to a discharge care planning bundle for people living with dementia.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Use of dementia care technologies to increase engagement and reduce behavioural and psychological symptoms in people with dementia in a specialist dementia care ward.Frontiers in dementia · 2026Article
- A hospital-based special care unit for dementia decreased hospital readmission rates for behaviour while reducing rates of falls and occupational violence across medical wards.Age and ageing · 2025Article
- Facilitators and barriers to implementing a specialized care unit for persons with cognitive impairment in an acute geriatric hospital: a process evaluation.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Introducing the '3 Fs model of complexity' for people with dementia accessing a NHS mental health inpatient dementia assessment ward: An interpretive description study.Dementia (London, England) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundSpecialist inpatient dementia units (SIDU) have been developed to address adverse outcomes often experienced by people living with dementia admitted to acute hospitals. However, the evidence base of their effectiveness remains limited.
aimTo review the current literature to establish the comparative effectiveness of acute hospital SIDU vs. standard ward care (SWC).
methodsWe did an online search of 12 biomedical databases from inception to 31st October 2017. Studies of inpatients with any form of dementia in acute hospitals, published in English language peer-reviewed journals, using experimental, observational or qualitative study designs, comparing SIDU with SWC and which measured any qualitative or quantitative outcome of the patient or carer experience were included in the search criteria. We used a standardised data extraction and appraisal form.
resultsThree of 46 full-text studies evaluated were suitable for analysis. Due to study heterogeneity, pooled odds ratios were only possible for mortality [OR 1.06 (CI 1.0-1.4)]. Otherwise, a narrative synthesis was performed. Although quantitative measures of length of stay, mortality and behavioural and psychiatric symptoms of dementia are not significantly lower, SIDU are associated with greater patient and carer satisfaction, reduced readmission rates, more accurate and comprehensive assessment processes, documentation of resuscitation decisions, and increased rates of discharge to the patient's own home.
conclusionsAlthough SIDU may be associated with improved care outcomes, the current evidence of their effectiveness is markedly limited. Further research and service evaluation of SIDU as a method for providing high-quality dementia care in acute NHS Trusts is needed. PROSPERO: CRD42017078364.
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