Pérez Blanco, LucíaRodríguez Salgado, Dolores2022-09-222022-09-222022Pérez‐Blanco L, Rodríguez‐Salgado D. Neuropsychologicalapproach to subjective cognitive complaints in cognitively unimpaired older people: a systematic review. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry.2022;1‐11.https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.57280885-6230http://hdl.handle.net/10347/29240Objective: a systemized approach to subjective cognitive complaints (SCCs) in elderly people is needed owing to the high prevalence of such complaints and their impact on the psychosocial well-being of those affected. The aim of this study was to carry out a systematic review of the characteristics and effectiveness of intervention programmes that use a neuropsychological approach to target SCCs in cognitively unimpaired older people and that are tested in randomized controlled trials.Methods: the search included a time-unlimited query of Scopus, PsycInfo and Medline, yielding 215 articles, of which only 7 met the inclusion/exclusion criteria. Results: the number of intervention programmes was very limited (11 interventions), but diverse, with cognitive stimulation, physical exercise, psychoeducation and cognitive restructuring all used to address SCCs. Conclusions: interventions including only cognitive stimulation were not effective in reducing SCCs, but interventions including cognitive stimulation and psychoeducation, physical exercise, and group sessions and discussions reinforced by the therapist were effectiveeng© 2022 The Authors. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly citedAtribución 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/AgingCognitive restructuringCognitive stimulationGroup discussionPhysical exercisePsychoeducationSubjective cognitive complaintsSystematic reviewjournal article10.1002/gps.57281099-1166open access