Tuesday, 13 August 2019

Psychosocial interventions for pain management in older adults with dementia: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2019 75(8) p.1608-1620
Pu L; Moyle W; Jones C; Todorovic M.

The findings of this review suggest that psychosocial interventions may be potentially effective alternatives for pain management in people with dementia, perhaps leading to a reduction in pain medication. However, the authors warn that caution is needed in interpreting these results due to limited studies, risk of bias and heterogeneity across studies.