Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies
From: Effectiveness of creative story therapy for dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
First author, (publication year) | Country | Diagnosis | Experimental Group N, age (mean ± SD) on baseline | Routine care Group N, age (mean ± SD) on baseline | Control intervention and duration/intensity | Outcomes measured: | Interventionist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cai, 2019 [25] | China | Mild and moderate dementia | N = 20, Age = 68.45 ± 3.73 | N = 20, Age = 69.85 ± 4.11 | Type of participation: Group ranging from 6-10 person Frequency: 1 weekly Duration: 40–60-min Length: 7 weeks | Cognitive functioning CSDD | Nurse therapeutist |
Fan, 2021[26] | China | Alzheimer disease | N = 56, Age = 69.83 ± 5.62 | N = 56, Age = 69.44 ± 5.39 | Type of participation: Group ranging from 6-10 person Frequency: 1 weekly Duration: 40–60-min Length: 6 weeks | Cognitive functioning | Nurse (host, recorder, site staff) |
Lin, 2019 [27] | China | Dementia 11 ≤ MMSE < 17 | N = 43, Age = 85.3 ± 5.89 | N = 48, Age = 84.6 ± 8.11 | Type of participation: Group ranging from 6–7 person Frequency: 2 weekly Duration: 1 h Length: 6 weeks | Cognitive functioning CSDD communication skills QOL-AD | Psychotherapists Facilitators, video recorder |
Phillips, 2010 [28] | America | Dementia 11 ≤ MMSE < 24 | N = 28, Age = 83.42 ± 8.0 | N = 28, Age = 85.75 ± 6.2 | Type of participation: Group ranging from 6–12 person Frequency: 2 weekly Duration: 1 h Length: 6 weeks | CSDD QOL-AD communication skills | first author study nurse facilitators |
Shen, 2021 [29] | China | Mild dementia 211 ≤ MMSE < 26 | N = 40, Age = 73.12 ± 7.3 | N = 40, Age = 73.1 ± 7.49 | Type of participation: Group ranging from 6-8 person Frequency: 2 weekly Duration: 1 h Length: 6 weeks | Cognitive functioning | Nurse Graduate students doctor |
Wang, 2013 [30] | China | Dementia MMSE > 10 | N = 29, Age = 83.0 ± 6.9 | N = 29, Age = 82.4 ± 6.84 | Type of participation: 1-to-1 intervention alone Frequency: 1 weekly Duration: 45-min Length: 8 weeks | Cognitive functioning CSDD DQOL | Nurse |
Wang, 2020 [31] | China | Alzheimer disease | N = 38, Age ≥ 60 | N = 38, Age ≥ 60 | Type of participation: Group ranging from 6–7 person Frequency: 1 weekly Length: 4 weeks | Cognitive functioning | Nurses |
Xia, 2020 [32] | China | Alzheimer disease | N = 32, Age ≥ 60 | N = 32, Age ≥ 60 | Type of participation: Group ranging from 6–7 person Frequency: 1 weekly Length: 4 weeks | Cognitive functioning | Nurses |
Ye, 2019 [33] | China Taiwan | Mild and moderate dementia | N = 10, Age = 83.70 ± 3.8 | N = 10, Age = 88.0 ± 4.42 | Type of participation: Group Frequency: 1 weekly Duration: 1 h Length: 6 weeks | CSDD QOL | Nurses, social workers, care and service staff |