Executive summary Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia, and
because the primary risk factor for AD is old age, the prevalence of the disease is increasing …

Background Cognitive stimulation (CS) is an intervention for people with dementia offering a
range of enjoyable activities providing general stimulation for thinking, concentration and …

Economics and mental health are intertwined. Apart from the accumulating evidence of the
huge economic impacts of mental ill‐health, and the growing recognition of the effects that …

In 2014, two groups of scientists published open letters on the efficacy of brain-training
interventions, or “brain games,” for improving cognition. The first letter, a consensus …

Abstract Introduction: Nonpharmacological therapies (NPTs) can improve the quality of life
(QoL) of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and their carers. The objective of this study …

Background Cognitive impairments, particularly memory problems, are a defining feature of
the early stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia. Cognitive training and …

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is defined as an intermediate state between normal
cognitive aging and dementia. It describes a status of the subjective impression of cognitive …

Background Cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) is a well-established group psychosocial
intervention for people with dementia. There is evidence that home-based programmes of …

Psychosocial intervention makes a vital contribution to dementia care. However, the lack of
consensus about which outcome measures to use to evaluate effectiveness prevents …

Objective Given its complexity, there is growing consensus on the need to measure patient‐
rated broad outcomes like health‐related quality of life (HRQL) as well as discrete functions …