Cochrane · systematic review · CD011022

Dance movement therapy for dementia

Karkou, V, Aithal, S, Richards, M, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · Cochrane Library

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
10
current version
GRADE rated
10
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 40%Low 6 · 60%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.

Questions and results

Summary of findings table ‐ DMT compared to waiting list for dementia (end of intervention)

Population: dementia or mild neurocognitive disorder
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Neuropsychiatric symptoms
Summary of findings table ‐ DMT vs waiting list
no estimate extracted1 study · 137 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness
Cognitive outcome
Summary of findings table ‐ DMT vs waiting list
no estimate extracted1 study · 137 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness
Depression
Summary of findings table ‐ DMT vs waiting list
no estimate extracted1 study · 137 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness
Social and occupational functioning
Summary of findings table ‐ DMT vs waiting list
no estimate extracted1 study · 137 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness
Dropout
Summary of findings table ‐ DMT vs waiting list
OR 0.15 [0.02, 1.3]1 study · 137 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness

Summary of findings table ‐ DMT vs. exercise for dementia or mild neurocognitive disorder

Population: dementia or mild neurocognitive disorder
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Neuropsychiatric symptoms
Summary of findings table ‐ DMT vs exercise
no estimate extracted1 study · 136 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness
Cognitive functioning
Summary of findings table ‐ DMT vs exercise
no estimate extracted1 study · 136 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness
Depression
Summary of findings table ‐ DMT vs exercise
no estimate extracted1 study · 136 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness
Social and occupational functioning
Summary of findings table ‐ DMT vs exercise
no estimate extracted1 study · 136 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness
Dropouts
Summary of findings table ‐ DMT vs exercise
OR 0.31 [0.03, 3.09]1 study · 136 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness