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ArticleInnovation in aging2018

Nonpharmacological Management of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: What Works, in What Circumstances, and Why?

Sienna Caspar, Erin D Davis, Aimee Douziech, David R Scott

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Article in Innovation in aging, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Sienna CasparFaculty of Health Sciences-Therapeutic Recreation, University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
Erin D DavisFaculty of Health Sciences-Therapeutic Recreation, University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
Aimee DouziechFaculty of Health Sciences-Therapeutic Recreation, University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
David R ScottUniversity of Lethbridge Library, Alberta, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveBehavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) refer to the often distressing, noncognitive symptoms of dementia. BPSD appear in up to 90% of persons with dementia and can cause serious complications. Reducing the use of antipsychotic medications to treat BPSD is an international priority. This review addresses the following questions:

methodA realist review was conducted to identify and explain the interactions among context, mechanism, and outcome. We searched electronic databases for empirical studies that reported a formal evaluation of nonpharmacological interventions to decrease BPSD.

resultsSeventy-four articles met the inclusion criteria. Three mechanisms emerged as necessary for sustained effective outcomes: the caring environment, care skill development and maintenance, and individualization of care. We offer hypotheses about how different contexts account for the success, failure, or partial success of these mechanisms within the interventions. DISCUSSION: Nonpharmacological interventions for BPSD should include consideration of

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Alzheimer diseaseAntipsychoticsBehaviour management

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PMID30480128
PMCPMC6176983

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