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Playing board games, cognitive decline and dementia: a French population-based cohort study.
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Effectiveness on Cognition of a Cognitive Training Intervention Based on Modern Board and Card Games in Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients: a Randomized Controlled Trial
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 101 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Associations of Lifetime Cognitive Enrichment With Incident Alzheimer Disease Dementia, Cognitive Aging, and Cognitive Resilience.Neurology · 2026Article
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- Intergenerational Board Games Among Older Adults and School-Aged Children, Through the Lens of Shared Pro-Social Behaviors and Positive Affect.Scandinavian journal of psychology · 2025Observational
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- The Effects of APOE Alleles, Cognitive Activities, and Social Activities on Cognitive Decline in African Americans.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2024Article
- Cognitive reserve over the life course and risk of dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2024Review
- Leisure Activities and Depressive Symptoms among Older Men and Women in Mexico: Implications of Physical Health.Journal of aging and health · 2023Article
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- A Proposal of Cognitive Intervention in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease through an Assembling Game: A Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- In-Person and Remote Workshops for People With Neurocognitive Disorders: Recommendations From a Delphi Panel.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2021Article
- A Cognitive-Based Board Game With Augmented Reality for Older Adults: Development and Usability Study.JMIR serious games · 2020Article
- Enhanced dynamic functional connectivity (whole-brain chronnectome) in chess experts.Scientific reports · 2020Article
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- Playing Analog Games Is Associated With Reduced Declines in Cognitive Function: A 68-Year Longitudinal Cohort Study.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2020Article
- A Review on Serious Games for Dementia Care in Ageing Societies.IEEE journal of translational engineering in health and medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo study the relationship between board game playing and risk of subsequent dementia in the Paquid cohort.
designA prospective population-based study.
settingIn the Bordeaux area in South Western France.
participants3675 non-demented participants at baseline. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURE: The risk of dementia during the 20 years of follow-up.
resultsAmong 3675 non-demented participants at baseline, 32.2% reported regular board game playing. Eight-hundred and forty participants developed dementia during the 20 years of follow-up. The risk of dementia was 15% lower in board game players than in non-players (HR=0.85, 95% CI 0.74 to 0.99; p=0.04) after adjustment on age, gender, education and other confounders. The statistical significance disappeared after supplementary adjustment on baseline mini-mental state examination (MMSE) and depression (HR=0.96, 95% CI 0.82 to 1.12; p=0.61). However, board game players had less decline in their MMSE score during the follow-up of the cohort (β=0.011, p=0.03) and less incident depression than non-players (HR=0.84; 95% CI 0.72 to 0.98; p<0.03).
conclusionsA possible beneficial effect of board game playing on the risk of dementia could be mediated by less cognitive decline and less depression in elderly board game players.
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