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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. Clinical safety

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

1,318 unique titles and abstracts were screened, of which 20 articles met inclusion criteria. These reviews comprised 97 studies involving 12,132 people with dementia in 17 countries. We will present evidence for all interventions, including environmental changes, exercise, case management, multidisciplinary discharge teams, and psychoeducation. Preliminary results suggest that there is limited and inconsistent evidence for specific psychosocial interventions to reduce hospitalisation in people with dementia. Many reviewers report significant heterogeneity between intervention types meaning meta-analyses are rare. In this umbrella review, we will identify and classify promising non-pharmacological interventions to reduce hospitalisation in people with dementia, guiding future research and implementation with the potential to reduce the individual and societal burden of acute care.

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Howard, C., Sommerlad, A., Livingston, G., & Fernández‐Sanlés, A. (2025). The effects of psychosocial interventions on reducing hospitalisation in people with dementia: an umbrella review. Alzheimer s & Dementia. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz70858_100202

Vancouver

Howard C, Sommerlad A, Livingston G, Fernández‐Sanlés A. The effects of psychosocial interventions on reducing hospitalisation in people with dementia: an umbrella review. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 2025. doi:10.1002/alz70858_100202. PMID: 41447406.

BibTeX

@article{howard2025-41447406,
  author  = {Howard, Connie and Sommerlad, Andrew and Livingston, Gill and Fernández‐Sanlés, Alba},
  title   = {{The effects of psychosocial interventions on reducing hospitalisation in people with dementia: an umbrella review}},
  journal = {Alzheimer s \& Dementia},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.1002/alz70858_100202},
  pmid    = {41447406},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1002/alz70858_100202}
}

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Key findings

1,318 unique titles and abstracts were screened, of which 20 articles met inclusion criteria.
These reviews comprised 97 studies involving 12,132 people with dementia in 17 countries.
We will present evidence for all interventions, including environmental changes, exercise, case management, multidisciplinary discharge teams, and psychoeducation.
Preliminary results suggest that there is limited and inconsistent evidence for specific psychosocial interventions to reduce hospitalisation in people with dementia.
Many reviewers report significant heterogeneity between intervention types meaning meta-analyses are rare.

Why it matters

This umbrella review found limited and inconsistent evidence that specific psychosocial interventions reduce hospitalization in people with dementia. It reports preliminary results and does not identify an effective treatment, cure or prevention for Alzheimer's disease.

Study details

Study designsystematic review
Participants12,132
Evidence strengthHigh

How this study scored 57/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a systematic review of all the studies on the question. Scored zero for effect reported because the record does not state it.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Alzheimer s & Dementia)
Journal's citation record	2 / 4	Alzheimer s & Dementia: journal h-index 228 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design	12 / 12	A systematic review of all the studies on the question
Strength of evidence	5 / 5	Rated “high” in our summary
Peer-review validation	10 / 10	Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent	4 / 5	2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	4 / 4	12,132 participants
Effect reported	0 / 3	No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people	3 / 3	Studied in people (participant count stated)
Randomized / blinded	0 / 2	A review of other studies — randomization is not credited here
Times cited	1 / 7	Cited 1 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	0 / 5	0.3 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025
Impact for its field and year	1 / 6	Cited 0.6× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	0 / 6	No other study in this library cites it
Still being cited	0 / 4	Cited 1 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	1 / 4	Last-listed author Alba Fernández‐Sanlés: h-index 18 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	2 / 3	University College London: institution h-index 2,029 (OpenAlex)
Multicenter collaboration	1 / 3	OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 41447406)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Total	57 / 100	—

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