What do systematic reviews say?

Psychological therapy vs usual care or attention control

It is very uncertain whether psychological therapy changes adverse events: all ‐ central nervous system events (e.g. suicidal… compared with usual care and/or attention control (very low certainty).

• Pharmacological, non‐invasive brain stimulation and psychological interventions, and their combination, for treating… 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.87 [0.2, 3.9]
  2 studies · 126 participants
  Very low

Psychological therapy vs usual care or attention control

It is very uncertain whether psychological therapy changes adverse events: all ‐ other events ‐ not listed above (e.g. fall,… compared with usual care and/or attention control (very low certainty).

• Pharmacological, non‐invasive brain stimulation and psychological interventions, and their combination, for treating… 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.62 [0.13, 3.09]
  3 studies · 254 participants
  Very low

Non‐invasive brain stimulation vs usual care with or without sham interventions

It is very uncertain whether non‐invasive brain stimulation changes depression: < 50% reduction in scale scores at end of treatment… compared with sham non‐invasive brain stimulation and/or usual care (very low certainty).

• Pharmacological, non‐invasive brain stimulation and psychological interventions, and their combination, for treating… 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.84 [0.52, 1.37]
  2 studies · 130 participants
  Very low

Summary of findings table ‐ Light therapy vs usual care

• Non‐pharmacological interventions for sleep disturbances in people with dementia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 82 participants
  Very low

Summary of findings table ‐ Physical activities vs usual care

• Non‐pharmacological interventions for sleep disturbances in people with dementia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 167 participants
  Low

Summary of findings table ‐ Physical activities vs usual care

• Non‐pharmacological interventions for sleep disturbances in people with dementia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 65 participants
  Low

Summary of findings table ‐ Physical activities vs usual care

• Non‐pharmacological interventions for sleep disturbances in people with dementia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 65 participants
  Low

Summary of findings table ‐ Physical activities vs usual care

• Non‐pharmacological interventions for sleep disturbances in people with dementia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 1 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings table ‐ Physical activities vs usual care

• Non‐pharmacological interventions for sleep disturbances in people with dementia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 167 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings table ‐ Social activities vs usual care

• Non‐pharmacological interventions for sleep disturbances in people with dementia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 236 participants
  Low

Summary of findings table ‐ Social activities vs usual care

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Non‐pharmacological interventions for sleep disturbances in people with dementia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Summary of findings table ‐ Social activities vs usual care

• Non‐pharmacological interventions for sleep disturbances in people with dementia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 236 participants
  Low

Summary of findings table ‐ Social activities vs usual care

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Non‐pharmacological interventions for sleep disturbances in people with dementia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Summary of findings table ‐ Social activities vs usual care

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Non‐pharmacological interventions for sleep disturbances in people with dementia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Summary of findings table ‐ Light therapy vs usual care

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Non‐pharmacological interventions for sleep disturbances in people with dementia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Summary of findings table ‐ Social activities vs usual care

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Non‐pharmacological interventions for sleep disturbances in people with dementia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Summary of findings table ‐ Social activities vs usual care

• Non‐pharmacological interventions for sleep disturbances in people with dementia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 236 participants
  Low

Summary of findings table ‐ Light therapy vs usual care

• Non‐pharmacological interventions for sleep disturbances in people with dementia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  7 studies · 133 participants
  Very low

Summary of findings table ‐ Light therapy vs usual care

• Non‐pharmacological interventions for sleep disturbances in people with dementia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 205 participants
  Very low

Summary of findings table ‐ Light therapy vs usual care

• Non‐pharmacological interventions for sleep disturbances in people with dementia 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 136 participants
  Very low