'Experiences of patients and their informal caregivers with cognitive stimulation programs for dementia: A qualitative systematic review protocol'.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Cognitive stimulation, an individual or group intervention approach aiming to improve cognitive and social functioning among individuals with mild-to-moderate dementia, is often considered a complex intervention. The patient's experience of a complex interventio...

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Main Authors: Simone M Ryan, Manigandan Chockalingam, Orla Brady
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287851
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description <h4>Introduction</h4>Cognitive stimulation, an individual or group intervention approach aiming to improve cognitive and social functioning among individuals with mild-to-moderate dementia, is often considered a complex intervention. The patient's experience of a complex intervention is unique and often determines its effectiveness. This proposed qualitative systematic review aims to comprehensively synthesise the experiences of individuals with dementia and their informal caregivers who have participated in cognitive stimulation programs, identifying perceived benefits, challenges, barriers, and facilitators to this approach to intervention.<h4>Methods</h4>This review will consider qualitative studies that evaluate the experiences of individuals with a diagnosis of dementia and/or the informal caregivers of individuals with dementia who have participated in a cognitive stimulation program. Searches will be conducted across MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Elsevier), PsycINFO, Scopus, CINAHL (EBSCO) and Web of Science. Quality of eligible studies will be assessed using the JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist for Qualitative Research, and a standardised data extraction tool in JBI SUMARI will be used to extract data from relevant studies. The meta-aggregation approach will be used to pool qualitative research findings, which will then be synthesised to produce a single set of findings in narrative format.<h4>Discussion</h4>This qualitative systematic review will identify and synthesise the evidence regarding the experiences of individuals with dementia who have taken part in a cognitive stimulation program and the experience of their informal caregivers. As a variety of cognitive stimulation programs exist, our findings will summarise the experiences of these interventions to inform the future development and delivery of cognitive stimulation programs.<h4>Trial registration</h4>PROSPERO registration number: CRD42022383658.
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spelling doaj.art-7bbcd1be02e94e39a4120ea2b6eb350f2023-07-04T05:32:03ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01186e028785110.1371/journal.pone.0287851'Experiences of patients and their informal caregivers with cognitive stimulation programs for dementia: A qualitative systematic review protocol'.Simone M RyanManigandan ChockalingamOrla Brady<h4>Introduction</h4>Cognitive stimulation, an individual or group intervention approach aiming to improve cognitive and social functioning among individuals with mild-to-moderate dementia, is often considered a complex intervention. The patient's experience of a complex intervention is unique and often determines its effectiveness. This proposed qualitative systematic review aims to comprehensively synthesise the experiences of individuals with dementia and their informal caregivers who have participated in cognitive stimulation programs, identifying perceived benefits, challenges, barriers, and facilitators to this approach to intervention.<h4>Methods</h4>This review will consider qualitative studies that evaluate the experiences of individuals with a diagnosis of dementia and/or the informal caregivers of individuals with dementia who have participated in a cognitive stimulation program. Searches will be conducted across MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Elsevier), PsycINFO, Scopus, CINAHL (EBSCO) and Web of Science. Quality of eligible studies will be assessed using the JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist for Qualitative Research, and a standardised data extraction tool in JBI SUMARI will be used to extract data from relevant studies. The meta-aggregation approach will be used to pool qualitative research findings, which will then be synthesised to produce a single set of findings in narrative format.<h4>Discussion</h4>This qualitative systematic review will identify and synthesise the evidence regarding the experiences of individuals with dementia who have taken part in a cognitive stimulation program and the experience of their informal caregivers. As a variety of cognitive stimulation programs exist, our findings will summarise the experiences of these interventions to inform the future development and delivery of cognitive stimulation programs.<h4>Trial registration</h4>PROSPERO registration number: CRD42022383658.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287851
spellingShingle Simone M Ryan
Manigandan Chockalingam
Orla Brady
'Experiences of patients and their informal caregivers with cognitive stimulation programs for dementia: A qualitative systematic review protocol'.
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title 'Experiences of patients and their informal caregivers with cognitive stimulation programs for dementia: A qualitative systematic review protocol'.
title_full 'Experiences of patients and their informal caregivers with cognitive stimulation programs for dementia: A qualitative systematic review protocol'.
title_fullStr 'Experiences of patients and their informal caregivers with cognitive stimulation programs for dementia: A qualitative systematic review protocol'.
title_full_unstemmed 'Experiences of patients and their informal caregivers with cognitive stimulation programs for dementia: A qualitative systematic review protocol'.
title_short 'Experiences of patients and their informal caregivers with cognitive stimulation programs for dementia: A qualitative systematic review protocol'.
title_sort experiences of patients and their informal caregivers with cognitive stimulation programs for dementia a qualitative systematic review protocol
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287851
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