A systematic review of specialist inpatient dementia care services versus standard inpatient dementia care in acute hospitals

Specialist inpatient dementia units (SIDU) have been developed to address adverse outcomes often experienced by people living with dementia admitted to acute hospitals. However, the evidence base of their effectiveness remains limited. To review the current literature to establish the comparative effectiveness of acute hospital SIDU vs. standard ward care (SWC). We did an online search of 12 biomedical databases from inception to 31st October...