PMID- 27169742
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20171206
LR  - 20190202
IS  - 2044-6055 (Electronic)
IS  - 2044-6055 (Linking)
VI  - 6
IP  - 5
DP  - 2016 May 11
TI  - Simulated presence therapy for dementia: a systematic review protocol.
PG  - e011007
LID - 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-011007 [doi]
LID - e011007
AB  - INTRODUCTION: The majority of patients with dementia develop behavioural and 
      psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). Non-pharmacological interventions are 
      an appealing alternative for the treatment of BPSD in patients with dementia. 
      Simulated presence therapy (SPT) is a simple and inexpensive non-pharmacological 
      intervention that can be used to treat BPSD. We propose a Cochrane protocol for 
      the collection and assessment of evidence concerning the efficacy of SPT to treat 
      relevant outcomes in people with dementia. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: We will search 
      the following electronic databases: the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive 
      Improvement Group's Specialised Register MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, 
      LILACS, CENTRAL and a number of trial registers as well as grey literature 
      sources. We will include randomised and quasi-randomised controlled trials 
      (including cross-over studies) that evaluated SPT in people with dementia. 
      Comparators such as usual care with no additional activity, or any activity that 
      differs in content and approach from SPT, but is additional to usual care, will 
      be considered. The primary outcomes of interest will comprise behavioural and 
      psychological symptoms, as measured by relevant scales, and quality of life. Two 
      review authors working independently and in tandem will be involved in title and 
      abstract screening, full-text screening and data abstraction. Where possible, 
      quantitative data will be pooled, and relative risk and mean difference with 95% 
      CI will be employed for dichotomous and continuous data, respectively. Assessment 
      of risk of bias will be performed using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool and the 
      Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach. ETHICS 
      AND DISSEMINATION: Ethics approval is not required. The final results of this 
      systematic review will be presented to the Cochrane Library and will also be 
      disseminated at relevant conference presentations. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: 
      CRD42015029778.
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FAU - Abraha, Iosief
AU  - Abraha I
AD  - Department of Geriatrics, National Institute of Health and Science on Aging 
      (INRCA), Ancona, Italy.
FAU - Rimland, Joseph M
AU  - Rimland JM
AD  - Department of Geriatrics, National Institute of Health and Science on Aging 
      (INRCA), Ancona, Italy.
FAU - Lozano-Montoya, Isabel
AU  - Lozano-Montoya I
AD  - Department of Geriatrics, Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
FAU - Dell'Aquila, Giuseppina
AU  - Dell'Aquila G
AD  - Department of Geriatrics, National Institute of Health and Science on Aging 
      (INRCA), Ancona, Italy.
FAU - Velez-Diaz-Pallares, Manuel
AU  - Velez-Diaz-Pallares M
AD  - Department of Geriatrics, Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
FAU - Trotta, Fabiana M
AU  - Trotta FM
AD  - Department of Geriatrics, Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
FAU - Cherubini, Antonio
AU  - Cherubini A
AD  - Department of Geriatrics, National Institute of Health and Science on Aging 
      (INRCA), Ancona, Italy.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20160511
PL  - England
TA  - BMJ Open
JT  - BMJ open
JID - 101552874
SB  - IM
MH  - Databases, Bibliographic
MH  - Dementia/complications/*therapy
MH  - Humans
MH  - Mental Disorders/etiology/*therapy
MH  - *Research Design
MH  - Systematic Reviews as Topic
PMC - PMC4874154
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - behavioral and psychiatric disturbances
OT  - quality of life
OT  - simulated presence therapy
EDAT- 2016/05/14 06:00
MHDA- 2017/12/07 06:00
PMCR- 2016/05/11
CRDT- 2016/05/13 06:00
PHST- 2016/05/13 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/05/14 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/12/07 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2016/05/11 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - bmjopen-2015-011007 [pii]
AID - 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-011007 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - BMJ Open. 2016 May 11;6(5):e011007. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-011007.