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Dementia: What Works?

We have summarised some of the key interventions in the Evidence Database.

To find a summary enter a term or topic in the box below.

Advance Care Planning
Advance care planning involves people thinking and talking about how they would like to be cared for in the future. Anybody can develop an advance care plan. However people usually plan ahead because they have a condition, such as dementia, that means that they may not be able to make their own decisions or clearly communicate their wishes in the f... Read More

Does it Work for People with Dementia?

Reduced Hospitalisation
Tube Feeding
Place Of Death

Does it Work for Carers

Carer Satisfaction

Cost-effectiveness

Likely To Be Cost Effective

Strength of Evidence

Implemented in the UK?

Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST)
Cognitive skills are the skills the brain uses to think, learn, remember, problem solve and communicate. There are a number of approaches (we call them interventions) to help people with dementia improve their memory and thinking skills and to cope with memory loss, one of these is Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST). CST has been developed by revi... Read More

Does it Work for People with Dementia?

Cognition
Quality Of Life Of Person With Dementia

Does it Work for Carers

Cost-effectiveness

Cognition
Quality Of Life Of Person With Dementia

Strength of Evidence

Implemented in the UK?

Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (MCST)
Cognitive skills are the skills the brain uses to think, learn, remember, problem solve and communicate. There are a number of approaches (interventions) to help people with dementia improve their memory and thinking skills and to cope with memory loss, one of these is Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (... Read More

Does it Work for People with Dementia?

Quality Of Life Of Person With Dementia
Cognition
Activities Of Daily Living

Does it Work for Carers

Cost-effectiveness

Quality Of Life Of Person With Dementia
Cognition
Cognition (for Those Taking Standard Alzheimer’s Disease Medication)

Strength of Evidence

Implemented in the UK?

Music Therapy
Music therapy aims to help and support people to express themselves, explore their feelings and bring about positive change through music. A trained music therapist works with people with dementia to reduce their anxiety and restlessness (agitation) and to improve the confidence and wellbeing of themselves and/or their family carer. Key points from... Read More

Does it Work for People with Dementia?

Agitation
Cognition
Depression
Quality Of Life (self-rated)
Quality Of Life (proxy Rated)

Does it Work for Carers

Anxiety
Depression
Stress
Quality Of Life Of Carer
Burden
Self-reported Health

Cost-effectiveness

Agitation

Strength of Evidence

Implemented in the UK?

STAR: A Dementia-Specific Training Program for Staff in Assisted Living Residences
Staff Training in Assisted Living Residences (STAR) is a training programme developed in the USA for care home staff working with people with dementia. It aims to improve understanding of the needs of people with dementia, strengthen the principles of treating people with dignity and respect, develop communication skills and improve job satisfactio... Read More

Does it Work for People with Dementia?

Depression
Behaviour
Anxiety
Quality Of Life Of Person With Dementia
Capacity To Carry Out Day-to-day Tasks

Does it Work for Carers

Attitudes Towards People With Dementia
Level Of Competence Of People Working With Dementia

Cost-effectiveness

Strength of Evidence

Implemented in the UK?

START: Strategies for Relatives
STrAtegies for RelaTives (START) aims to reduce depression and anxiety in family carers. Carers receive an eight week programme of individual psychological therapy sessions. Key points: the START programme helps reduce depression and anxiety in family carers of a person with dementia the programme offers value for money (is cost effective) further... Read More

Does it Work for People with Dementia?

Quality Of Life Of Person With Dementia
Behaviour

Does it Work for Carers

Depression And Anxiety
Quality Of Life Of Carer
Care Home Admission

Cost-effectiveness

Depression And Anxiety
Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY)

Strength of Evidence

Implemented in the UK?

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