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ArticleNeuropsychology review2025

Implementation of Cognitive (Neuropsychological) Interventions for Older Adults in Clinical or Community Settings: A Scoping Review.

Kerryn E Pike, Lily Li, Sharon L Naismith, Alex Bahar-Fuchs, Alessandra Lee, Inga Mehrani, Adam Bentvelzen, Nicola T Lautenschlager, Megan E O'Connell, Irene Blackberry and 1 more

Abstract readScoping Review
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Article in Neuropsychology review, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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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

11 authors.

Kerryn E PikeSchool of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. k.pike@griffith.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0474-1215
Lily LiSchool of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
Sharon L NaismithHealthy Brain Ageing Program, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9076-2778
Alex Bahar-FuchsSchool of Psychology, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9248-6057
Alessandra LeeHealthy Brain Ageing Program, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Inga MehraniCentre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4169-3494
Adam BentvelzenCentre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7477-3223
Nicola T LautenschlagerDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4850-7794
Megan E O'ConnellDepartment of Psychology & Health Studies, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6159-4322
Irene BlackberryJohn Richards Centre for Rural Ageing Research, La Trobe University, Wodonga, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4482-4936
Loren MowszowskiHealthy Brain Ageing Program, Brain and Mind Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7534-5017

Funding

La Trobe University Research Themes ABC Scheme 2020-2021
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite compelling evidence that cognitive interventions for older adults improve cognition, mood, and everyday function, few are implemented in clinical or community practice. This scoping review aims to understand the implementation frameworks and methods used and their contribution to implementation success of cognitive interventions for older adults. We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR), and searched CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, and PSYCINFO databases, using terms related to cognitive interventions, implementation, and older adults. This resulted in 5002 studies, of which 29 were included following an iterative process. Most studies reported on implementation of cognitive stimulation for people with dementia. Only four studies used formal implementation frameworks, with three using RE-AIM, and one a process evaluation using complexity theory. The most frequently addressed implementation concepts were Acceptability, Feasibility, and Effectiveness, while Cost, Cost-Effectiveness, and Maintenance were rarely reported. Solutions to common barriers included the importance of good stakeholder relationships and engagement, a manualised intervention flexible enough to adapt to the context, and ensuring facilitators were well-trained, confident, and enthusiastic.

Indexed as

Cognitive Behavioral TherapyCognitive DysfunctionDementiaAgedHumansCognitive stimulationCognitive trainingDementiaMild cognitive impairmentSubjective cognitive declineTranslation

Identifiers

PMID39503901
PMCPMC12602636

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