Effectiveness of multisensory stimulation in managing neuropsychiatric symptoms in older adults with major neurocognitive disorder: a systematic review protocol

JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep. 2016 Apr;14(4):85-95. doi: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-2638.

Abstract

This review aims to identify and synthesize the effectiveness of multisensory stimulation in managing neuropsychiatric symptoms in older adults with major neurocognitive disorder.More specifically, this review focuses on the following questions: what are the effects of multisensory stimulation in managing neuropsychiatric symptoms such as delusion, hallucination, agitation, aggression, mood liability, anxiety, apathy, motor disturbances, night-time behavior and eating disorders in elderly patients with major neurocognitive disorder?

MeSH terms

  • Anxiety
  • Delusions
  • Dementia
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders
  • Humans
  • Neurocognitive Disorders / therapy*
  • Sensory Thresholds*
  • Systematic Reviews as Topic