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Review: sparse evidence supports non-pharmacological interventions for preventing wandering in people with dementia

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.10.1.15

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    Robinson L, Hutchings D, Corner L, et al. A systematic literature review of the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions to prevent wandering in dementia and evaluation of the ethical implications and acceptability of their use. Health Technol Assess 2006;10(26):iii, ix–108.

    Q How effective and cost-effective are non-pharmacological interventions for preventing wandering in people with dementia?

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    Cochrane Library, Medline, Current Contents, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, CINAHL, PsycINFO, HEED, ADEAR, National Research Register, Ageline, AgeInfo, BIOME, Current Controlled Trials, ClinicalTrials.gov, Google, Zapmeta, ISI Science and Technology Proceedings, ZETOC, and Index to Theses (all up to March 2005); hand searches of dementia journals (2004); reference lists; and experts.

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    Footnotes

    • For correspondence: Dr A L Robinson, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. A.L.Robinson{at}newcastle.ac.uk

    • Source of funding: National Health Service Health Technology Assessment Programme.