Non-pharmacological interventions for sleep disturbances in people with dementia

CONCLUSIONS: Despite the inclusion of 19 randomised controlled trials, there is a lack of conclusive evidence concerning non-pharmacological interventions for sleep problems in people with dementia. Although neither single nor multimodal interventions consistently improved sleep with sufficient certainty, we found some positive effects on physical and social activities as well as carer interventions. Future studies should use rigorous methods to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of multimodal interventions using current guidelines on the development and evaluation of complex interventions. At present, no single or multimodal intervention can be clearly identified as suitable for widespread implementation.PMID:36594432 | PMC:PMC9808594 | DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD011881.pub2

Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - January 3, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Denise Wilfling Stella Calo Martin N Dichter Gabriele Meyer Ralph M öhler Sascha K öpke Source Type: research