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Reality Orientation for Dementia

Author(s) -

Aimee Spector,

Stephen Davies,

Bob Woods,

Martin Orrell

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

the gerontologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1758-5341

pISSN - 0016-9013

DOI - 10.1093/geront/40.2.206

Subject(s) - orientation (vector space) , confidence interval , dementia , cognition , randomized controlled trial , inclusion (mineral) , interval (graph theory) , physics , psychology , medicine , combinatorics , mathematics , geometry , psychiatry , social psychology , disease

The effectiveness of classroom reality orientation (RO) in dementia was evaluated by conducting a systematic literature review. This yielded 43 studies, of which 6 were randomized controlled trials meeting the inclusion criteria (containing 125 subjects.) Results were subjected to meta-analysis. Effects on cognition and behavior were significant in favor of treatment (cognition standardized mean difference [SMD] = -0.59; 95% confidence interval [CI] -0.95(-)-0.22; behavior SMD = -0.64, 95% CI = -1.20(-)-0.08). The evidence indicates that RO has benefits on both cognition and behavior for dementia sufferers. However, a continued program may be needed to sustain potential benefits. Future research should evaluate RO in well-designed multicenter trials.

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