Article

The purpose of this systematic review was to describe the evidence for
the effectiveness of interventions designed to establish, modify, and maintain
occupations for adults with Alzheimer's disease (AD)
and related neurocognitive
disorders. METHOD: Titles and abstracts of 2,597 articles were reviewed, of which
256 were retrieved for full review and 52 met inclusion criteria.
U.S. Preventive
Services Task Force levels of certainty and grade definitions were used to
describe the strength of evidence. RESULTS: Articles were categorized into five
themes: occupation-based, sleep, cognitive, physical exercise, and multicomponent
interventions. Strong evidence supports the benefits of occupation-based
interventions, physical exercise, and error-reduction learning. CONCLUSION:
Occupational therapy practitioners should integrate daily occupations, physical
exercise, and error-reduction techniques into the daily routine of adults with AD
to enhance occupational performance and delay functional decline. Future research
should focus on establishing consensus on types and dosage of exercise and
cognitive interventions.

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