evidence/gaps
Cochrane · systematic review · CD009812

Personally tailored activities for improving psychosocial outcomes for people with dementia in long‐term care

Möhler, R, Calo, S, Renom, A, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · Cochrane Library

Dementia and Cognitive Improvement2 versionsAMSTAR 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 1 · 14.3%Very low 2 · 28.6%Low 3 · 42.9%Moderate 1 · 14.3%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

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Personally tailored activities compared to usual care or non‐personalised activities for people with dementia

Population: people with dementia
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Agitation (
Personally tailored activities vs usual care or non‐personalised activities
no estimate extracted7 studies · 485 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Quality of life (self‐rating by the participants;
Personally tailored activities vs usual care or non‐personalised activities
no estimate extracted1 study · 42 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Quality of life (proxy‐rating;
Personally tailored activities vs usual care or non‐personalised activities
no estimate extracted2 studies · 177 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Adverse events;
Personally tailored activities vs usual care or non‐personalised activities
no estimate extracted2 studies · 188 participantsUngraded
Positive affect (
Personally tailored activities vs usual care or non‐personalised activities
no estimate extracted6 studies · 498 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Negative affect (
Personally tailored activities vs usual care or non‐personalised activities
no estimate extracted6 studies · 632 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Mood (
Personally tailored activities vs usual care or non‐personalised activities
no estimate extracted4 studies · 265 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision