SynthesisThe Gerontologist2023
A Systematic Review of Quality Dementia Clinical Guidelines for the Development of WHO's Package of Interventions for Rehabilitation.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Carer Involvement in Rehabilitation for People Living With Dementia: A Systematic Review.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of the Interdisciplinary Home-bAsed Reablement Programme (I-HARP) on improving functional independence of people living with dementia: a multicentre, pragmatic, randomised, open-label, controlled trial.Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry · 2025Trial
- 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 · 2026Article
- Developing a national strategy to support implementation of reablement for community-dwelling people living with dementia.Implementation science communications · 2026Article
- Improving Access to Cognitive Interventions for People With Dementia in Australian Community-Based Settings.Australasian journal on ageing · 2026Review
- STELLA-FTD: Examination of a Behavior Change Intervention for Frontotemporal Dementia Family Care Partners.Alzheimer's & dementia. Behavior & socioeconomics of aging · 2026Article
- Pilot of a multicomponent program for people with dementia and their care partners: Health services staff expectations, experiences and observations.Dementia (London, England) · 2026Article
- Lifestyle Recommendations in the Dutch Clinical Practice Guidelines.Clinical and public health guidelines · 2025Article
- Implementation of Cognitive (Neuropsychological) Interventions for Older Adults in Clinical or Community Settings: A Scoping Review.Neuropsychology review · 2025Article
- Changing patterns of referrals in response to a multicomponent rehabilitation program for people with dementia and their care partners.Australasian journal on ageing · 2025Article
- Speech-language therapy and occupational therapy for patients with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: a retrospective cohort study using German health claims data.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Specialist Practices for Managing Persons Living with Dementia and Urinary Incontinence.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- Implementing Arts on Prescription at Home for People Living With Dementia: A Hybrid-Effectiveness Feasibility Study.Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology · 2025Article
- Delivery of Neuropsychological Interventions for Adult and Older Adult Clinical Populations: An Australian Expert Working Group Clinical Guidance Paper.Neuropsychology review · 2024Review
- Regional health priorities for dementia: a roadmap for the Western Pacific.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2024Review
- Post-diagnosis dementia care in the Western Pacific region: assessment of needs and pathways to optimal care.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2024Review
- Embracing Reablement as an Essential Support Approach for Dementia Care in the 21Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesAs part of the WHO Rehabilitation 2030 call for action, the WHO Rehabilitation Programme is developing its Package of Interventions for Rehabilitation (PIR) to support ministries of health around the globe in integrating rehabilitation services into health systems. As a vital step for this PIR development, we conducted a systematic review of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for dementia to identify interventions for rehabilitation and related evidence. RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsFollowing WHO Rehabilitation Programme and Cochrane Rehabilitation's methodology, quality CPGs published in English between January 2010 and March 2020 were identified using PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, PEDro, Google Scholar, guideline databases, and professional society websites. Guideline quality was assessed using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (II).
resultsOf the 22 CPGs that met the selection criteria, 6 satisfied the quality evaluation. Three hundred and thirty rehabilitation-related recommendations were identified, mostly concentrated in the areas of cognition, emotion, and carer support. There were many strong interventions, with moderate- to high-quality evidence that could be easily introduced in routine practice. However, major limitations were found both in the quality of evidence and scope, especially in areas such as education and vocation, community and social life, and lifestyle modifications. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Further rigorous research is needed to build quality evidence in dementia rehabilitation in general, and especially in neglected areas for rehabilitation. Future work should also focus on the development of CPGs for dementia rehabilitation. A multipronged approach is needed to achieve Universal Health Coverage for dementia rehabilitation.
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