Social support group interventions in people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review of the literature

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-9

  Leung, Phuong ^a   Orrell, Martin ^a   Orgeta, Vasiliki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dementia; Mild cognitive impairment; Psychosocial interventions; RCTs; Social support groups

Indexed keywords

AMNESIA; CLINICAL DEMENTIA RATING; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FAMILY LIFE; HUMAN; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; GROUP THERAPY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT;

DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84938418163     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.4166     Document Type: Review

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