Cochrane · systematic review · CD006489
Exercise programs for people with dementia
Forbes, D, Forbes, SC, Blake, CM, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
Dementia and Cognitive ImprovementAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 50%Low 1 · 25%Moderate 1 · 25%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.
Questions and results
Exercise programs for people with dementia
Population: people with dementia
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Cognition, SD units Investigators measured cognition using different instruments. Higher scores represent better cognitive function | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 409 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Activities of daily living, SD units Investigators measured ADLs using different instruments. Higher scores represent better performance | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 289 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Depression, SD units Investigators measured depression using a variety of scales. Lower scores represent improvement | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 341 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Neuropsychiatric symptoms Measured using NPI. Severity of symptoms is measured on a scale of 0‐144. A higher score indicates worse symptoms | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 110 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |