Cochrane · systematic review · CD008634
Psychosocial interventions for reducing antipsychotic medication in care home residents
Lühnen, J, Richter, T, Calo, S, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 60%Moderate 1 · 20%High 1 · 20%
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
Summary of findings table ‐ Psychosocial interventions intended primarily to reduce antipsychotic use compared to usual care or optimised usual care for care home residents
Population: care home residents
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of participants receiving a regular prescription of antipsychotic medication Summary of findings table ‐ Psychosocial interventions intended primarily to reduce antipsychotic use vs usual care or optimised usual care | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 5 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Adverse events Summary of findings table ‐ Psychosocial interventions intended primarily to reduce antipsychotic use vs usual care or optimised usual care | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 3 participants | High |
Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) Summary of findings table ‐ Psychosocial interventions intended primarily to reduce antipsychotic use vs usual care or optimised usual care | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 7982 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Quality of life Summary of findings table ‐ Psychosocial interventions intended primarily to reduce antipsychotic use vs usual care or optimised usual care | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 2 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Prescribing of regular psychotropic medication Summary of findings table ‐ Psychosocial interventions intended primarily to reduce antipsychotic use vs usual care or optimised usual care | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 2 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |