Cochrane · systematic review · CD013388
Cognitive rehabilitation for people with mild to moderate dementia
Kudlicka, A, Martyr, A, Bahar-Fuchs, A, 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
14
current version
GRADE rated
14
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 7.1%Low 1 · 7.1%Moderate 7 · 50%High 5 · 35.7%
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 ‐ Cognitive rehabilitation compared to inactive control condition for people with mild‐to‐moderate dementia (at the end of therapy)
Population: people with mild‐to‐moderate dementia (at the end of therapy)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Functional ability in targeted activities: personal goals ‐ performance (participant self‐report) Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive rehabilitation vs inactive control condition | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 501 participants | High |
Functional ability in targeted activities: personal goals ‐performance (informant report of participant) Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive rehabilitation vs inactive control condition | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 476 participants | High |
General functional ability (informant report of participant) Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive rehabilitation vs inactive control condition | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 673 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Self‐efficacy (participant self‐report) Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive rehabilitation vs inactive control condition | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 456 participants | High |
Mood: depression (participant self‐report) Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive rehabilitation vs inactive control condition | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 502 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Quality of life (participant self‐report) Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive rehabilitation vs inactive control condition | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 853 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Quality of life: psychological (care partner self‐report) Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive rehabilitation vs inactive control condition | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 464 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive rehabilitation compared to inactive control condition for people with mild‐to‐moderate dementia (at medium‐term follow‐up)
Population: people with mild‐to‐moderate dementia (at medium‐term follow‐up)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Functional ability in targeted activities: personal goals ‐ performance (participant self‐report) Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive rehabilitation vs inactive control condition | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 432 participants | High |
Functional ability in targeted activities: personal goals ‐ performance (informant report of participant) Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive rehabilitation vs inactive control condition | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 446 participants | High |
General functional ability (informant report of participant) Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive rehabilitation vs inactive control condition | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 380 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Self‐efficacy (participant self‐report) Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive rehabilitation vs inactive control condition | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 417 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Mood: depression (participant self‐report) Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive rehabilitation vs inactive control condition | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 456 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Quality of life (participant self‐report) Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive rehabilitation vs inactive control condition | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 783 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Quality of life: psychological (care partner self‐report) Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive rehabilitation vs inactive control condition | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 437 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |