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Abstract
This review provides a summary and appraisal commentary on the treatment review by Egan, M., Berube, D., Racine, G., Leonard, C., & Rochon, E. (2010). Methods to enhance verbal communication between individuals with Alzheimer's disease and their formal and informal caregivers: A systematic review. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. doi 10.4061/2010/906818
Source of funding and disclosure of interest: This study was supported by research funds from the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Canada. The original authors of this research report no conflicts of interest.
Acknowledgments
Declaration of interest: The commentary author notes the following conflicts of interest: (a) Three studies authored or co-authored by this commentary author were cited in this article and excluded from full review. (b) The commentary author is a member of the Dementia Practice Guidelines (DPG) Committee convened by the Academy of Neurologic Communicative Disorders and Sciences (ANCDS), charged with conducting a systematic review of published evidence on the efficacy of cognitive-linguistic interventions for PWD, with implications for practice and research by speech language pathologists. Details of this published work and series of reviews are available at http://www.ancds.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=9#Dementia.