Special care units for dementia in nursing homes: A controlled study of effectiveness

Frisoni, Giovanni B.; Gozzetti, A.; Bignamini, V.; Vellas, Bruno; Berger, Anna‐Karin; Bianchetti, Angelo; Rozzini, Renzo; Trabucchi, Marco

doi:10.1016/s0167-4943(98)80031-9

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“…Nevertheless, the results of individual studies [46][47][48][49][50] which reported the standard deviations (SDs) of the effects of interventions are presented in a Forest plot (see Chapter 3, Figure 3), where the treatment effect in each study has been standardised by dividing by the overall standard deviation in the study. 51 Despite standardisation, the treatment effect may not be comparable between studies, as the underlying constructs measured may differ and the variance of the measures may be influenced by extraneous factors.…”

Section: Analysis Of Efficacy Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Ten studies, enrolling 492 participants, met the review inclusion criteria [43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50]52,53 (see Table 1 and Appendix 3): seven RCTs (five of parallel design 43,44,[46][47][48] and two of crossover design 45,52 ) and three non-RCTs (two of parallel design 49,50 and one of crossover design 53 ).…”

Section: Characteristics Of Included Studies: Summarymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50] Seven studies reported gender and in these 41% of participants were male. [44][45][46][47][48][49][50] Only three studies reported ethnicity and in these all the participants were reported as 'Caucasian'. 47,49,53 The median duration of follow-up was 6 weeks, ranging from 1 week 48 to 1 year.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…45 In seven studies, all participants were nursing home residents. [45][46][47][48][49][50]53 Four studies were carried out in the UK, [44][45][46]52 three in the USA, 48,49,53 two in Europe 47,50 and one in both the UK and Europe. 43 …”

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confidence: 99%

“…44 Six studies (60%) reported the number of participants assigned to treatment and control groups. 43,44,46,47,49,50 Where this was not reported, we assumed that randomisation resulted in approximately equal-sized groups. 45,48,52,53 Blinding of the outcome assessors was confirmed in only two studies (20%).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Section: Analysis Of Efficacy Datamentioning

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Section: Characteristics Of Included Studies: Summarymentioning

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Section: Demographic Characteristicsmentioning

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Section: Demographic Characteristicsmentioning

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Section: Quality Of Included Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Special care units for dementia individuals with behavioural problems

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Special care units for dementia individuals with behavioural problems

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There are no identified RCTs investigating the effects of SCUs on behavioural symptoms in dementia, and no strong evidence of benefit from the available non-RCTs. It is probably more important to implement best practice than to provide a specialized care environment. The routine collection of data on behaviour, restraint and psychotropic drug use across multiple nursing home settings offers the best modality for formal evaluation of the benefit or otherwise of SCUs.

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Special care units for dementia in nursing homes: A controlled study of effectiveness

Cited by 23 publications

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A systematic literature review of the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions to prevent wandering in dementia and evaluation of the ethical implications and acceptability of their use

A systematic literature review of the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions to prevent wandering in dementia and evaluation of the ethical implications and acceptability of their use

Special care units for dementia individuals with behavioural problems

Special care units for dementia individuals with behavioural problems

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