Table 2.

Summary details of papers included in Phase 2

Number of studies
	Category	Primary studies	Reviews
Main focus	Namaste Care	8	0
	Multisensory	21	0
	Music	18	6
	Touch/massage	10	1
	Aromatherapy	5	2
	Environment	7	2
	Other /mixed	10	6
Number of participants	• More than 200 participants n = 2 • More than 100 participants n = 12 (8 of which are the related Cohen-Mansfield studies) • Between 50 and 100 participants n = 12 • Under 50 participants n = 33
Area where intervention was delivered	• Dedicated space e.g. Snoezelen room/multisensory environment/Namaste Care room n = 16 • Communal room (e.g. activities or dining room) n = 8 • Bedside/residents room n = 9 • Bathroom n = 2 • Not stated or not clear n = 24
Intervention delivered by	• Researchers/researchers acting as facilitators n = 20 • Care or nursing home staff (e.g. care assistants or nurses) n = 21 • Music therapist n = 7 • Other therapists (e.g OT, physio) n = 5 • Snoezelen facilitator n = 2 • Sonas practitioner n = 2 • Activity coordinator n = 3 • Other n = 3 • Not clear n = 4
Main outcomes measured	Resident outcomes • Agitation/behavioural symptoms n = 42 • Mood n = 13 • Alertness/improved communication n = 8 • Pain n = 3 Staff outcomes n = 12 (but most data anecdotal or qualitative)
Country	• USA n = 17 • UK n = 13 • Australia n = 9 • Japan n = 5 • Taiwan n = 3 • Canada, Portugal, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Italy n = 2 in each • Netherlands, France, Belgium, Ireland n = 1 in each