| 1 Affect and emotional well‐being: depression measured using Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) |
2 |
83 |
Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) |
‐2.87 [‐5.24, ‐0.50] |
| 1.1 Individually randomised trial |
1 |
37 |
Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) |
‐3.55 [‐6.87, ‐0.23] |
| 1.2 Cluster RCT |
1 |
46 |
Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) |
‐2.17 [‐5.54, 1.20] |
| 2 Affect and emotional well‐being: apathy, measured using Apathy Evaluation Scale (AES) |
1 |
37 |
Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) |
1.81 [‐0.58, 4.20] |
| 3 Affect and emotional well‐being: depressed or anxious mood, measured using Multidimensional Observation Scale for Elderly Subjects (MOSES) Depressed or Anxious Mood subscale |
1 |
58 |
Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) |
‐0.30 [‐3.52, 2.92] |
| 4 Social functioning: MOSES Withdrawn Behaviour subscale |
1 |
58 |
Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) |
‐0.40 [‐3.41, 2.61] |
| 5 Behaviour: measured using Nursing Home Behaviour Problem Scale (NHBPS), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), or MOSES Disoriented Behaviour subscale |
3 |
142 |
Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) |
‐0.34 [‐0.98, 0.30] |
| 5.1 AAT using horse |
1 |
16 |
Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) |
‐1.24 [‐2.34, ‐0.14] |
| 5.2 AAT using dog |
2 |
126 |
Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) |
‐0.10 [‐0.64, 0.44] |
| 6 Agitation: measured using Cohen‐Mansfield Agitation Inventor (CMAI), Brief Agitation Rating Scale (BARS), or MOSES Irritability subscale |
3 |
143 |
Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) |
‐0.39 [‐0.89, 0.10] |
| 6.1 Individually randomised trial |
2 |
95 |
Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) |
‐0.62 [‐1.04, ‐0.21] |
| 6.2 Cluster‐randomised controlled trial (RCT) |
1 |
48 |
Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) |
0.08 [‐0.49, 0.64] |
| 7 Quality of life (Quality of Life in Late‐Stage Dementia (QUALID)) |
3 |
164 |
Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) |
0.45 [‐1.28, 2.18] |
| 7.1 Individually randomised trial |
1 |
68 |
Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) |
‐0.39 [‐3.57, 2.79] |
| 7.2 Cluster‐RCT |
2 |
96 |
Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) |
0.44 [‐2.53, 3.41] |
| 8 Physical functioning, measured using Barthel Index for ADL |
1 |
37 |
Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) |
4.65 [‐16.05, 25.35] |
| 9 Physical functioning: balance, measured using Berg's Balance Scale |
1 |
52 |
Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) |
‐2.29 [‐5.66, 1.08] |
| 10 Physical functioning: self‐care ability measured using MOSES Self‐Care Functioning subscale |
1 |
58 |
Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) |
2.20 [‐1.23, 5.63] |
