| Ref ID | 1009 |
| First Author | C. Eost-Telling |
| Journal | AGE & AGEING |
| Year Of Publishing | 2024 |
| URL | https://academic.oup.com/ageing/article/53/1/afad238/7517659?login=true |
| Keywords |
• Risk of bias • Low methodological quality • Non-Cochrane reviews • Cognition |
| Problem(s) |
• Reasons for excluding potentially eligible studies not provided • Risk of bias not incorporated into conclusions of review • Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | United Kingdom |
| Checklists |
• AMSTAR 2 |
| Aim | The aim of this overview is to evaluate evidence for any types of technologies that aim to reduce falls and fall risk for People living with Dementia or Mild Cognitive Impairment, and to identify gaps in the evidence base. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | From 7 included systematic reviews identified from five databases in October 2022, on technologies aiming to reduce falls and fall risk for PlwD or MCI. Overall quality in the seven included Systematic Reviews (SRs) was low in three (flaw in one critical domain) and critically low in four reviews (flaws in more than one critical domain). None of the SRs provided a list of excluded studies with reasons nor reported on the sources of funding of included studies. Only 2 studies (29%) accounted for risk of bias in individual studies when interpreting/ discussing the results of the review. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 7 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 272 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
| Interpretation impacted description |