Comparisons of nonpharmacological caregiver interventions for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

IF 7.1 1区医学 Q1 NURSING

International Journal of Nursing Studies Pub Date : 2025-07-02 DOI:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2025.105153

Xiangfei Meng , Jiao Sun , Zhen Du , Wenxia Wang , Dan Sun , Yi Chen , Shengze Zhi , Sheng Wang

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Abstract

Background

Nonpharmacological caregiver interventions are valuable for reducing the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, but the most effective type of nonpharmacological intervention remains unknown.

Objective

The present study aimed to compare different caregiver interventions for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia and caregiver reactions to these symptoms.

Methods

We systematically searched PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and PsycINFO from database inception to October 18, 2023. The risk of bias was assessed via the Revised Cochrane risk-of-bias assessment tool for randomised trials (RoB 2), and the credibility of evidence was assessed via Confidence in Network Meta-Analysis. Random-effects network meta-analysis within a frequentist framework was performed. The primary outcomes were behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, and caregiver reactions related to behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.

Results

Seventy-one randomised controlled trials involving 8336 dyads and 12 caregiver interventions were included. For behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, multicomponent interventions resulted in effective improvements at postintervention (SMD = − 0.30; 95 % CI, − 0.47 to − 0.12; P = 0.001) and on follow-up (SMD = − 0.61; 95 % CI, − 1.05 to − 0.18; P = 0.006). For caregiver reactions related to behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, multicomponent interventions (SMD = − 0.37; 95 % CI, − 0.58 to − 0.16; P = 0.001), skills building (SMD = − 0.26; 95 % CI, − 0.42 to − 0.10; P = 0.001), cognitive behavioural therapy (SMD = − 0.22; 95 % CI, − 0.41 to − 0.03; P = 0.023), and education (SMD = − 0.20; 95 % CI, − 0.35 to − 0.04; P = 0.017) resulted in effective improvements at postintervention. SUCRA analyses revealed that multicomponent interventions were the interventions with the highest ranking in reducing behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (SUCRA, 83.4 %) and improving caregiver reactions to these symptoms (SUCRA, 90.9 %). Meta-regression and subgroup analyses revealed that the covariables “continent”, “mean age” and “duration” affected the effect size of the multicomponent interventions.

Conclusions

Multicomponent interventions were the best interventions for reducing behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia and caregiver reactions to these symptoms and produced sustainable treatment effects.

Registration

The systematic review and meta-analysis have been registered in PROSPERO (CRD42024544701).

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非药物护理干预对痴呆行为和心理症状的比较：系统回顾和网络荟萃分析

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International Journal of Nursing Studies 医学-护理

CiteScore

15.00

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2.50%

发文量

181

审稿时长

21 days

期刊介绍： The International Journal of Nursing Studies (IJNS) is a highly respected journal that has been publishing original peer-reviewed articles since 1963. It provides a forum for original research and scholarship about health care delivery, organisation, management, workforce, policy, and research methods relevant to nursing, midwifery, and other health related professions. The journal aims to support evidence informed policy and practice by publishing research, systematic and other scholarly reviews, critical discussion, and commentary of the highest standard. The IJNS is indexed in major databases including PubMed, Medline, Thomson Reuters - Science Citation Index, Scopus, Thomson Reuters - Social Science Citation Index, CINAHL, and the BNI (British Nursing Index).