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ArticleBiological research for nursing2017

Effects of Endurance-Focused Physical Activity Interventions on Brain Health: A Systematic Review.

Shannon Halloway, JoEllen Wilbur, Michael E Schoeny, Konstantinos Arfanakis

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Article in Biological research for nursing, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The Benefits of Physical Activity for People with Obesity, Independent of Weight Loss: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shannon Halloway1 Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, USA.
JoEllen Wilbur1 Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, USA.
Michael E Schoeny1 Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, IL, USA.
Konstantinos Arfanakis2 Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
Rush University · USRush University Medical Center · US

Funding

The Relation Between Physical Activity and Cognitive Change in Older LatinosF31NR015372 · NINR · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI HALLOWAY, SHANNON · 2014 to 2016
$53k
NINR NIH HHS F31 NR015372
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Physical activity intervention studies that focus on improving cognitive function in older adults have increasingly used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measures in addition to neurocognitive measures to assess effects on the brain. The purpose of this systematic review was to identify the effects of endurance-focused physical activity randomized controlled trial (RCT) interventions on the brain as measured by MRI in community-dwelling middle-aged or older adults without cognitive impairment. Five electronic databases were searched. The final sample included six studies. None of the studies reported racial or ethnic characteristics of the participants. All studies included neurocognitive measures in addition to MRI. Five of the six interventions included laboratory-based treadmill or supervised bike exercise sessions, while one included community-based physical activity. Physical activity measures were limited to assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness and, in one study, pedometer. Due to the lack of adequate data reported, effect sizes were calculated for only one study for MRI measures and two studies for neurocognitive measures. Effect sizes ranged from d = .2 to .3 for MRI measures and .2 to .32 for neurocognitive measures. Findings of the individual studies suggest that MRI measures may be more sensitive to the effects of physical activity than neurocognitive measures. Future studies are needed that include diverse, community-based participants, direct measures of physical activity, and complete reporting of MRI and neurocognitive findings.

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braincognitionexercisefMRIMRIphysical activity

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PMID27474154
PMCPMC5537033
OpenAlexW2489799846

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