EBP Compendium: Summary of Systematic Review
Assessment of Quality of Life as Outcome in Dementia and MCI Intervention Trials: A Systematic Review
Scholzel-Dorenbos, C. J., van der Steen, M. J., et al.
(2007).
Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders, 21(2), 172-178.
Indicators of Review Quality:
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The review addresses a clearly focused question
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Criteria for inclusion of studies are provided
| Yes |
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Search strategy is described in sufficient detail for replication
| Yes |
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Included studies are assessed for study quality
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Quality assessments are reproducible
| No |
Description: This is a review of randomized controlled trials (RCT) investigating the use of quality of life measures as outcome measures for patients with dementia or mild cognitive impairment.
Question(s) Addressed:
Question not specifically stated.
Population: Patients with dementia or mild cognitive impairment
Intervention/Assessment: All types of intervention, both drug and non-drug therapy
Number of Studies Included: 10
Years Included: Through 2006
Findings:
Conclusions:
- Assessment/Diagnosis
- Asessment Instruments
- Cognitive-Communication
- Quality of Life
- While quality of life should be an important outcome measure for interventions with persons with dementia or mild cognitive impairment, relatively few studies (4.4% of dementia-related RCTs) use this outcome measure.
- No measures of responsiveness can be obtained from this review; however, the author stresses the importance of quality of life outcome measures and suggests two measures (QoL in Late-Stage Dementia Scale and Goal Attainment Scaling) which appear to have good sensitivity.
Keywords: Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
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Added to Compendium: December 2011