ReviewThe American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association2024
Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Adults Living With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Neurocognitive Disorders.
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- Effects of a reminiscence therapy-involved program on anxiety, depression, and the quality of life in cancer patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Creating harmony at home via environmental cueing: A feasibility trial of a non-pharmacological intervention for rural caregivers of persons with dementia.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Trial
- Physical exercise as a therapeutic strategy in animal models of Alzheimer's disease: Molecular, behavioral, and histopathological evidence.Biochemistry and biophysics reports · 2026Review
- Music therapy in health care practice: promise, pitfalls, and policy implications.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Review
- 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
- Celebrating 40 years of the University of Kentucky Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Article
- Assessing and recovering Alzheimer's disease: a comparative analysis of standard neuropsychological approaches and virtual reality interventions with the use of digital storytelling.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Sensory processing assessment in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: Opportunities for improved care.Journal of Alzheimer's disease reportsReview
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Abstract
importanceThere are currently 55 million adults living with declining functional cognition-altered perception, thoughts, mood, or behavior-as the result of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related neurocognitive disorders (NCDs). These changes affect functional performance and meaningful engagement in occupations. Given the growth in demand for services, occupational therapy practitioners benefit from consolidated evidence of effective interventions to support adults living with AD and related NCDs and their care partners.
objectiveThese Practice Guidelines outline effective occupational therapy interventions for adults living with AD and related NCDs and interventions to support their care partners.
methodWe synthesized the clinical recommendations from a review of recent systematic reviews.
resultsTwelve systematic reviews published between 2018 and 2021 served as the foundation for the practice recommendations. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS: Reminiscence, exercise, nonpharmacological behavioral interventions, cognitive therapy, sensory interventions, and care partner education and training were found to be most effective to support adults living with AD and related NCDs. Plain-Language Summary: These Practice Guidelines provide strong and moderate evidence for occupational therapy practitioners to support adults living with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related neurocognitive disorders (NCDs) and their care partners. They provide specific guidance for addressing the decline in cognition, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, and pain experience of adults living with AD and related NCDs. The guidelines also describe interventions to support care partners. With support from the evidence, occupational therapy practitioners are better equipped to address the unique needs of adults living with AD and related NCDs and their care partners.
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