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Nonpharmacological Interventions to Reduce Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: A Systematic Review
Joint Authors
Oliveira, Alexandra Martini de
Radanovic, Marcia
Mello, Patrícia Cotting Homem de
Buchain, Patrícia Cardoso
Vizzotto, Adriana Dias Barbosa
Celestino, Diego L.
Piersol, Catherine V.
Forlenza, Orestes V.
Stella, Florindo
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-11-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are defined as a group of symptoms of disturbed perceptive thought content, mood, or behavior that include agitation, depression, apathy, repetitive questioning, psychosis, aggression, sleep problems, and wandering.
Care of patients with BPSD involves pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions.
We reviewed studies of nonpharmacological interventions published in the last 10 years.
Methods.
We performed a systematic review in Medline and Embase databases, in the last 10 years, until June 2015.
Key words used were (1) non-pharmacological interventions, (2) behavioral symptoms, (3) psychological symptoms, and (4) dementia.
Results.
We included 20 studies published in this period.
Among these studies, program activities were more frequent (five studies) and the symptoms more responsive to the interventions were agitation.
Discussion.
Studies are heterogeneous in many aspects, including size sample, intervention, and instruments of measures.
Conclusion.
Nonpharmacological interventions are able to provide positive results in reducing symptoms of BPSD.
Most studies have shown that these interventions have important and significant efficacy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Oliveira, Alexandra Martini de& Radanovic, Marcia& Mello, Patrícia Cotting Homem de& Buchain, Patrícia Cardoso& Vizzotto, Adriana Dias Barbosa& Celestino, Diego L.…[et al.]. 2015. Nonpharmacological Interventions to Reduce Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: A Systematic Review. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054671
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Oliveira, Alexandra Martini de…[et al.]. Nonpharmacological Interventions to Reduce Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: A Systematic Review. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054671
American Medical Association (AMA)
Oliveira, Alexandra Martini de& Radanovic, Marcia& Mello, Patrícia Cotting Homem de& Buchain, Patrícia Cardoso& Vizzotto, Adriana Dias Barbosa& Celestino, Diego L.…[et al.]. Nonpharmacological Interventions to Reduce Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: A Systematic Review. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1054671
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1054671