Intervention not reported
Falls ‐ not measured · adults with cognitive impairment/dementia and cognitively intact populations
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Intervention not reported
Hospitalisations (at 4 months' · adults with cognitive impairment/dementia and cognitively intact populations
The intervention showed no clear difference in hospitalisations (at 4 months' (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Cognitive function · Apathy in people with mild‐to‐moderate Alzheimer's disease
2 findings from 1 review
Change in capacity for activities of daily living · Apathy in people with mild‐to‐moderate Alzheimer's disease
1 finding from 1 review
Physician rated global impression tests (no change or worse compared with baseline, measured using Global Impression of Change at 26 weeks) · Apathy in people with mild‐to‐moderate Alzheimer's disease
Rivastigmine probably leads to lower physician rated global impression tests (no change or worse compared… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Behavioural symptoms (change from baseline at 26 weeks measured using various scales) · Apathy in people with mild‐to‐moderate Alzheimer's disease
1 finding from 1 review
Acceptability · Apathy in people with mild‐to‐moderate Alzheimer's disease
Rivastigmine probably leads to higher acceptability of treatment (as measured by withdrawals from trials… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Risk for at least one adverse event per patient · Apathy in people with mild‐to‐moderate Alzheimer's disease
Rivastigmine probably leads to higher incidence of adverse events (at least one adverse event by 26 weeks) compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life of patients or carers (measured using NPI‐D carer distress scale (change from baseline at 24 weeks) · Apathy in people with mild‐to‐moderate Alzheimer's disease
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Cognition, SD units Investigators measured cognition using different instruments. Higher scores represent better cognitive function · people with dementia
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Activities of daily living, SD units Investigators measured ADLs using different instruments. Higher scores represent better performance · people with dementia
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Depression, SD units Investigators measured depression using a variety of scales. Lower scores represent improvement · people with dementia
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Neuropsychiatric symptoms Measured using NPI. Severity of symptoms is measured on a scale of 0‐144. A higher score indicates worse symptoms · people with dementia
1 finding from 1 review
Institutionalised (number of participants admitted to residential or nursing homes) at 10 ‐ 12 months · people with dementia
Case management showed no clear difference in institutionalised (number of participants admitted to residential or… compared with usual care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Time to institutionalisation at 12 months · people with dementia
1 finding from 1 review
Hospital admissions · people with dementia
Case management showed no clear difference in hospital admission (number of participants admitted) at 12 months compared with usual care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality (number of deaths) at 12 months · people with dementia
Case management showed no clear difference in mortality (number of deaths) at 12 months compared with usual care (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life (participants) at 12 months · people with dementia
Case management showed no clear difference in quality of life (participants) at 12 months compared with usual care (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Carer burden, well‐being or quality of life · people with dementia
Case management probably leads to higher quality of life (carers) at 12 months compared with usual care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Carer burden · people with dementia
Case management showed no clear difference in carer burden at 10 ‐ 12 months compared with usual care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review