Table 4.

Reporting assessment on ethical issues in the included studies (n = 16)

	Was ethical approval obtained?	Was informed consent obtained?	Who provided informed consent?	How was informed consent obtained regarding procedures?	Was ongoing consent/assent obtained?	How was ongoing consent/assent obtained regarding procedures?	Were ethical issues discussed by the authors? procedures?
Demange et al., 2018 [36]	?	Y	L, P	?	Y	Y	N
Moyle et al., 2018 [37]	Y	Y	F, P	?	Y	?	N
Liang et al., 2018 [38]	Y	Y	F	?	?	?	N
Moyle et al., 2017 [39]	Y	Y	F, P	?	Y	?	N
Petersen et al., 2017 [40]	Y	Y	F, P	?	?	?	N
Rouaix et al., 2017 [41]	?	Y	P	?	?	?	N
Jøranson et al., 2016 [42]	Y	Y	F, P	?	?	?	N
Kuwamura et al., 2016 [43]	Y	Y	F, H	?	?	?	N
Moyle et al., 2016 [44]	Y	Y	L	?	Y	?	N
Bemelmans et al., 2015 [48]	Y	Y	L	?	Y	?	N
Gustafsson et al., 2015 [49]	Y	Y	F, P	?	?	?	N
Jøranson et al., 2015 [47]	Y	Y	F, P	?	?	?	N
Valenti Soler et al., 2015 [35]:	Y	Y	F, L, P	?	?	?	N
Nursing home
Valenti Soler et al., 2015 [35]:	Y	Y	F, L, P	?	?	?	N
Day care center
Moyle et al., 2013 [45]	Y	Y	F, L	?	?	?	N
Sant’Anna et al., 2012 [46]	?	Y	F	?	?	?	N

?, no (detailed) information; H, health professional; N, no, not reported; F, family member, next-of-kin, informal caregiver; L, legal representative, guardian; P, person with dementia; Y, yes, reported.