Muralidhar, Malvika;
Spector, Aimee;
Hui, Esther K;
Liu, Lisa;
Ali, Afia;
(2023)
A systematic review of psychosocial interventions for people with intellectual disabilities and dementia.
Aging and Mental Health
10.1080/13607863.2023.2265322.
(In press).
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES: As the life expectancy of individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) continues to increase, there is an increased risk of developing dementia. While psychosocial interventions are gaining prominence, evidence is limited for people with both dementia and ID. This review discusses the effectiveness of direct psychosocial interventions and adaptations to facilitate delivery within this population. METHODS: The review followed the PRISMA guidelines. Five electronic databases, grey literature, and reference lists of included articles were searched for relevant studies. 10 eligible studies were appraised and analysed by narrative synthesis. RESULTS: Ten distinct interventions were identified and categorised based on their purpose and delivery. All interventions were beneficial in improving a range of outcomes, though some studies were of low quality and most had small samples. Common adaptations included simplification of tasks and material, higher staff-to-client ratio, and alternative communication methods. CONCLUSION: There is emerging evidence for several psychosocial interventions for people with ID and dementia, though further research is required on effectiveness and generalisability. The adaptations discussed may guide implementation into routine care and contribute to current policies and guidelines on improving ID and dementia care.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | A systematic review of psychosocial interventions for people with intellectual disabilities and dementia |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13607863.2023.2265322 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2023.2265322 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent. |
| Keywords: | Alzheimer’s disease, Down Syndrome, Intellectual disabilities, dementia, psychosocial interventions |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Division of Psychiatry UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Division of Psychiatry > Mental Health of Older People |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10178704 |
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