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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.
240 questions in 36 reviews · Dementia and Cognitive Improvement
current versionsNo studies 240 · 100%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Multicomponent educational intervention vs control Severity of delirium · preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care Interventions for preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Multicomponent educational intervention vs control Cognitive function · preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care Interventions for preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Multicomponent educational intervention vs control Falls · preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care Interventions for preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Single‐component medication monitoring and adjustment intervention vs control Prevalence of delirium · people at risk of delirium in institutional long‐term care Interventions for preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Single‐component medication monitoring and adjustment intervention vs control Severity of delirium · people at risk of delirium in institutional long‐term care Interventions for preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Single‐component medication monitoring and adjustment intervention vs control Cognitive function · people at risk of delirium in institutional long‐term care Interventions for preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Single‐component hydration intervention vs control Severity of delirium · people at risk of delirium in institutional long‐term care Interventions for preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Single‐component hydration intervention vs control Mortality · people at risk of delirium in institutional long‐term care Interventions for preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Single‐component hydration intervention vs control Cognitive function · people at risk of delirium in institutional long‐term care Interventions for preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Single‐component hydration intervention vs control Falls · people at risk of delirium in institutional long‐term care Interventions for preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Single‐component hydration intervention vs control Hospital admissions · people at risk of delirium in institutional long‐term care Interventions for preventing delirium in older people in institutional long‐term care (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Global cognitive functioning · cognitively healthy people in midlife Computerised cognitive training for maintaining cognitive function in cognitively healthy people in midlife (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Cognitive subdomain: speed of processing · cognitively healthy people in midlife Computerised cognitive training for maintaining cognitive function in cognitively healthy people in midlife (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR Quality of life · cognitively healthy people in midlife Computerised cognitive training for maintaining cognitive function in cognitively healthy people in midlife (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Intervention NR One or more serious adverse events · cognitively healthy people in midlife Computerised cognitive training for maintaining cognitive function in cognitively healthy people in midlife (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Animal‐assisted therapy (AAT (live animal)) vs robotic animals Agitation and irritability · dementia Animal‐assisted therapy for dementia (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Animal‐assisted therapy (AAT (live animal)) vs robotic animals Adverse events · dementia Animal‐assisted therapy for dementia (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Animal‐assisted therapy (AAT (live animal)) vs robotic animals Physical functioning: activities of daily living · dementia Animal‐assisted therapy for dementia (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Animal‐assisted therapy (AAT (live animal)) vs soft toy cat Affect and emotional well‐being: depression · dementia Animal‐assisted therapy for dementia (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Animal‐assisted therapy (AAT (live animal)) vs soft toy cat Behaviour · dementia Animal‐assisted therapy for dementia (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Animal‐assisted therapy (AAT (live animal)) vs soft toy cat Agitation and irritability · dementia Animal‐assisted therapy for dementia (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Animal‐assisted therapy (AAT (live animal)) vs soft toy cat Health‐related quality of life · dementia Animal‐assisted therapy for dementia (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Animal‐assisted therapy (AAT (live animal)) vs soft toy cat Adverse events · dementia Animal‐assisted therapy for dementia (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Animal‐assisted therapy (AAT (live animal)) vs soft toy cat Physical functioning: activities of daily living · dementia Animal‐assisted therapy for dementia (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Animal‐assisted therapy (AAT) vs no AAT Adverse events · dementia Animal‐assisted therapy for dementia (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Animal‐assisted therapy (AAT (live animal)) vs robotic animals Affect and emotional well‐being: depression · dementia Animal‐assisted therapy for dementia (2019) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Music‐based therapeutic interventions vs usual care or other activities Outcomes (end of treatment) · people with dementia (all resided in institutional settings) Music‐based therapeutic interventions for people with dementia (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Music‐based therapeutic interventions vs usual care or other activities Outcomes (long‐term) · people with dementia (all resided in institutional settings) Music‐based therapeutic interventions for people with dementia (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Antipsychotics vs nonantipsychotics or placebo Duration of delirium · delirious patients Antipsychotics for treatment of delirium in hospitalised non‐ICU patients (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Typical vs atypical antipsychotics Hospital length of stay · delirious patients Antipsychotics for treatment of delirium in hospitalised non‐ICU patients (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Antipsychotics vs nonantipsychotics or placebo Hospital length of stay · delirious patients Antipsychotics for treatment of delirium in hospitalised non‐ICU patients (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Typical vs atypical antipsychotics Duration of delirium · delirious patients Antipsychotics for treatment of delirium in hospitalised non‐ICU patients (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
FuFangHaiShe vs 'no treatment' Cognition‐ADAS‐Cog ‐ not measured · People with vascular dementia Traditional Chinese herbal medicine for vascular dementia (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
FuFangHaiShe vs 'no treatment' Global performance (improved) ‐ not measured · People with vascular dementia Traditional Chinese herbal medicine for vascular dementia (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
FuFangHaiShe vs 'no treatment' Behaviour ‐ not measured · People with vascular dementia Traditional Chinese herbal medicine for vascular dementia (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
NaoXinTong vs 'no treatment' Cognition‐HDS ‐ only measured in one study · People with vascular dementia Traditional Chinese herbal medicine for vascular dementia (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
NaoXinTong vs 'no treatment' Cognition‐ADAS‐Cog ‐ not measured · People with vascular dementia Traditional Chinese herbal medicine for vascular dementia (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
NaoXinTong vs 'no treatment' Global performance (improved) ‐ only measured in one study · People with vascular dementia Traditional Chinese herbal medicine for vascular dementia (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
NaoXinTong vs 'no treatment' Adverse events (AEs) (one or more events) ‐ only measured in one study · People with vascular dementia Traditional Chinese herbal medicine for vascular dementia (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
FuFangDanShen vs 'no treatment' Cognition‐HDS ‐ not measured · people with vascular dementia Traditional Chinese herbal medicine for vascular dementia (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
NaoXinTong vs 'no treatment' Behaviour ‐ not measured · People with vascular dementia Traditional Chinese herbal medicine for vascular dementia (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
YinDanXingNaoTong vs 'no treatment' Cognition‐HDS ‐ only measured in one study · People with vascular dementia Traditional Chinese herbal medicine for vascular dementia (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
YinDanXingNaoTong vs 'no treatment' Cognition‐ADAS‐Cog ‐ not measured · People with vascular dementia Traditional Chinese herbal medicine for vascular dementia (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
YinDanXingNaoTong vs 'no treatment' Global performance (improved) ‐ not‐ measured · People with vascular dementia Traditional Chinese herbal medicine for vascular dementia (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
YinDanXingNaoTong vs 'no treatment' Behaviour ‐ not measured · People with vascular dementia Traditional Chinese herbal medicine for vascular dementia (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
FuFangHaiShe vs Western medicine Cognition‐HDS ‐ not measured · People with vascular dementia Traditional Chinese herbal medicine for vascular dementia (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
FuFangHaiShe vs Western medicine Cognition‐ADAS‐Cog ‐ only measured in one study · People with vascular dementia Traditional Chinese herbal medicine for vascular dementia (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
FuFangHaiShe vs Western medicine Global performance (improved) ‐ not measured · People with vascular dementia Traditional Chinese herbal medicine for vascular dementia (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
FuFangHaiShe vs Western medicine Behaviour ‐ not measured · People with vascular dementia Traditional Chinese herbal medicine for vascular dementia (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
NaoMaiTai vs Western medicine Cognition‐HDS ‐ only measured in one study · People with vascular dementia Traditional Chinese herbal medicine for vascular dementia (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |