Folkerts 2018.
Methods | RCT (cross‐over RCT) | |
Participants | People with Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD) living in long‐term care; diagnosed according to the Movement Disorders Society (MDS) task force Level I guidelines and PDD diagnosed with the MMSE (10 to 25 points). Number randomised (n = 12). | |
Interventions | Although intervention is described as cognitive stimulation therapy, it was a structured standardised Cognitive Training (CT) programme (NEUROvitalis) adapted to the cognitive and psychomotor profile of participants; performed over 8 weeks, twice weekly for 60 minutes. Control group received usual care (arts, sports, music). |
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Outcomes | Cognition
Neuropsychiatric symptoms
Depression
Activities of daily living
Quality of life
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Notes | ||
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | High risk | Participants were randomised by picking a note with the participant's identification code, comprised of 2 random letters and random numbers. |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | Mentions that randomisation was done by a member of the staff not involved in the study. |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | No details provided. |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | High risk | Not all assessors were blind. |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Attrition and reasons for each group are reported. |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | All outcomes reported. |
Other bias | Low risk | None identified. |