Cognitive Stimulation as a Therapeutic Modality for Dementia: A Meta-Analysis
Psychiatry Investigation
Kim, K., Han, J. W., et al. (2017).
Psychiatry Investigation, 14(5), 626-639.
This meta-analysis investigates the effects of cognitive stimulation on global cognition, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, mood, activities of daily living, and quality of life in adults with dementia.
Ministry for Health, Welfare, and Family Affairs (Republic of Korea)
The data in this systematic review are available elsewhere in the Evidence Maps. See the Associated Article(s) section below for more information.
Up to April 2015; see p. 628 for specific dates
Randomized controlled trials
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There were small to moderate effects for the benefit of cognitive stimulation in improving global cognition on the Alzheimer's Disease Scale-Cognition (Mean Difference [MD]: 2.21, 95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 0.93, 3.49, Z= 3.38, p=0.00007) and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MD: 1.41, 95% CI: 0.98, 1.84, Z= 6.39, p< 0.000001) and quality of life (MD: 2.05, 95% CI: 0.72, 3.38, Z= 3.02, p=0.003) in adults with dementia. However, significant effects were not found for activities of daily living, mood, or behavioral and psychological symptoms.
