BACKGROUND: Given the growing global public health burden of Alzheimer's disease, this study used the Bayesian network meta-analysis to assess the effects of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions on cognitive function in the population with Alzheimer's disease. METHODS: Two investigators screened the literature from English databases (PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL, and Web of Science) and three major Chinese bibliographical databases (China National Knowledge Infrastr...