SynthesisJournal of clinical nursing2026
Effectiveness of Nurse-Led Interventions in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Synthesis in Journal of clinical nursing, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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.
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.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
12 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundThe rising prevalence of cognitive impairment has made it a critical public health priority. Nurses are central to chronic disease management, yet the efficacy of the interventions in older adults with cognitive disorders remains uncertain.
objectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of nurse-led interventions in older adults with cognitive disorders.
methodsA comprehensive search was conducted across seven electronic databases from their inception to August 2025. This meta-analysis focused on nurse-led interventions. The primary outcome was cognitive function, and secondary outcomes included depressive symptoms and quality of life. Due to the heterogeneity of the studies, we employed a random effects model for the meta-analysis.
resultsThe results indicated that nurse-led interventions significantly improved cognition (SMD = 0.64; 95% CI, 0.39-0.88; p < 0.05), substantially alleviated depressive symptoms (SMD = -0.32; 95% CI, -0.53-0.11; p < 0.05) and enhanced quality of life (QoL) (SMD = 0.40; 95% CI, 0.17-0.64; p < 0.05).
conclusionsThe results of this study indicate that nurse-led interventions are highly beneficial for elderly individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia. In future research, it is necessary to comprehensively consider the roles that nurses undertake. They should play an active role in the recovery from chronic diseases. These findings provide an important basis for policymakers and clinicians.
trial registrationPROSPERO Registration number: CRD42024619016.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.