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Overview of the components of the interventions.
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Overview of the components of the interventions.

Methodological quality graph: review authors' judgements about each methodological quality item presented as percentages across all included studies.
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Methodological quality graph: review authors' judgements about each methodological quality item presented as percentages across all included studies.

Methodological quality summary: review authors' judgements about each methodological quality item for each included study.
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Methodological quality summary: review authors' judgements about each methodological quality item for each included study.

Table 1. Components of the complex interventions

Education programme/

nursing staff

Education programme/

physicians

Education programme/

pharmacists

Education programme/

trainers, other target groups

Consultation

Information

Multidisciplinary

team meetings

Medication review

Avorn 1992

Fossey 2006

(√)*

Meador 1997

Schmidt 1998

* In both intervention and control groups.

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Table 1. Components of the complex interventions
Table 2. Outcomes for each included study

Antipsychotic medication

Type, dose, number of antipsychotic medication

Antipsychotic medication administered as needed

Psychotropic medication

Benzodiazepines

Antidepressants

Hypnotics

Anxiolytics

Cognitive status

BPSD

Physical restraints

Costs

Adverse effects

Avorn 1992

Fossey 2006

Meador 1997

Schmidt 1998

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Table 2. Outcomes for each included study