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. 2023 Jun 29;2023(6):CD013388. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013388.pub2

4. Length, duration, and delivery mode of the interventions .

Study Intervention duration Total number of sessions Session frequency Session duration Total direct intervention Session format Intervention settings
Amieva 2016* 3 months therapy and 21 months maintenance
 
Therapy sessions: 14
Maintenance sessions: 16
Therapy sessions: weekly in the first 3 months
Maintenance sessions: 6‐weekly over 21 months
90 minutes Therapy sessions: 21 hours
Maintenance sessions: 24 hours**
 
Individual  Not specified
Clare 2010  8 weeks 8 Weekly 60 minutes 8 hours Individual  Home
Clare 2019 3 months therapy and 6 months maintenance  Therapy sessions: 10
Maintenance sessions: 4
Therapy sessions: weekly in the first 3 months
Maintenance sessions: 6‐weekly over 6 months
60 minutes Therapy sessions: 10 hours
Maintenance sessions: 4 hours
 
Individual  Home
Clarkson 2022 4 weeks 4 (2 optional)  4 weekly sessions, 1st and 4th in person and 2nd and 3rd optional telephone follow‐ups Protocol stipulated up to 6 hours of contact overall; a nested sub‐study reported an average of 3 hours 2 to 4 hours (most participants opted for 4 hours) Individual  Home/telephone
Hindle 2018 8 weeks 8 Weekly 60 minutes 8 hours Individual  Home
Thivierge 2014 4 weeks 8 Twice a week 45 to 60 minutes 8 hours Individual  Home

*Care partners received telephone contact of frequency matching the CR sessions.

**Number of hours calculated based on authors’ description.