Rapid Review of Interventions Designed to Enhance Personalised Care for People With Dementia When There Are Concerns About Reduced Awareness of Difficulties
Systematic review highlights limited efficacy of interventions targeting awareness in dementia, suggesting need for development.
Key Points
The review identified limited efficacy of interventions aimed at enhancing awareness in dementia patients, indicating a significant gap in effective strategies.
Seven articles were included, revealing that most interventions were non-pharmacological, with aims poorly defined regarding awareness improvement.
Interventions generally showed some acceptability among recipients, but outcomes on awareness compared to controls were mixed and not statistically significant.
Available public guidance is relevant but lacks a clear evidence base, emphasizing the need for further research in addressing low awareness issues.