Trial reportClinical interventions in aging2014
Beneficial effects of multisensory and cognitive stimulation on age-related cognitive decline in long-term-care institutions.
Trial report in Clinical interventions in aging, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.
- Can music-based movement therapy improve motor dysfunction in patients with Parkinson's disease? Systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2017Pooled it
- Music intervention on cognitive dysfunction in healthy older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2017Pooled it
- Regular Latin Dancing and Health Education May Improve Cognition of Late Middle-Aged and Older Latinos.Journal of aging and physical activity · 2017Trial
- Exergame-based cognitive-motor integrated training: A novel approach to improving physical functions in older adults.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liao · 2026Article
- Process evaluation of prevention in long-term care facilities - resident and therapist perspectives on the benefits and acceptance of preventive speech and swallowing sessions.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- A Standard Operating Procedure for Dual-Task Training to Improve Physical and Cognitive Function in Older Adults: A Scoping Review.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Multisensory Stimulation in Rehabilitation of Dementia: A Systematic Review.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Effects of Yoga-Like Exercises on Mild and Moderate Alzheimer Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol.La Tunisie medicale · 2025Article
- The Hidden Dangers of Sedentary Living: Insights into Molecular, Cellular, and Systemic Mechanisms.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Study protocol of the OrkA project: orofacial and communicative activation in old age- a cluster randomized prevention study in long-term care facilities in Lower Saxony, Germany.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Pilates and Cognitive Stimulation in Dual Task an Intervention Protocol to Improve Functional Abilities and Minimize the Rate of Age-Related Cognitive Decline in Postmenopausal Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A Conceptual View of Cognitive Intervention in Older Adults With and Without Cognitive Decline-A Systemic Review.Frontiers in aging · 2022Review
- Relationships Between Traditional Chinese Medicine Constitution and Age-Related Cognitive Decline in Chinese Centenarians.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Article
- The Effect of Group Music Therapy with Physical Activities to Prevent Frailty in Older People Living in the Community.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Sedentary Life and Reduced Mastication Impair Spatial Learning and Memory and Differentially Affect Dentate Gyrus Astrocyte Subtypes in the Aged Mice.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Article
- Microglial Morphology Across Distantly Related Species: Phylogenetic, Environmental and Age Influences on Microglia Reactivity and Surveillance States.Frontiers in immunology · 2021Review
- Dual-Task Exercise to Improve Cognition and Functional Capacity of Healthy Older Adults.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2021Article
- Moderate-Intensity Physical Activity, Music and Art Activities Preserved Cognitive Health in Older Adults: An Argument for Social Prescribing Solution.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2021Article
- Music Training, Working Memory, and Neural Oscillations: A Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Review
- Influence of schooling and age on cognitive performance in healthy older adults.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2017Article
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Abstract
The aim of the present report was to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of multisensory and cognitive stimulation on improving cognition in elderly persons living in long-term-care institutions (institutionalized [I]) or in communities with their families (noninstitutionalized [NI]). We compared neuropsychological performance using language and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) test scores before and after 24 and 48 stimulation sessions. The two groups were matched by age and years of schooling. Small groups of ten or fewer volunteers underwent the stimulation program, twice a week, over 6 months (48 sessions in total). Sessions were based on language and memory exercises, as well as visual, olfactory, auditory, and ludic stimulation, including music, singing, and dance. Both groups were assessed at the beginning (before stimulation), in the middle (after 24 sessions), and at the end (after 48 sessions) of the stimulation program. Although the NI group showed higher performance in all tasks in all time windows compared with I subjects, both groups improved their performance after stimulation. In addition, the improvement was significantly higher in the I group than the NI group. Language tests seem to be more efficient than the MMSE to detect early changes in cognitive status. The results suggest the impoverished environment of long-term-care institutions may contribute to lower cognitive scores before stimulation and the higher improvement rate of this group after stimulation. In conclusion, language tests should be routinely adopted in the neuropsychological assessment of elderly subjects, and long-term-care institutions need to include regular sensorimotor, social, and cognitive stimulation as a public health policy for elderly persons.
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