Effects of Physical Activity Programs on the Improvement of Dementia Symptom: A Meta-Analysis.

What it found

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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.

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

1. Effectiveness of Exercise Programs on Patients with Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.BioMed research international · 2019
   Pooled it
2. A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Testing the Impact of Function and Behavior Focused Care for Nursing Home Residents With Dementia.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2021
   Trial
3. The effects of movement stimulation on activities of daily living performance and quality of life in nursing home residents with dementia: a randomized controlled trial.Clinical interventions in aging · 2018
   Trial
4. Effects of Physical Activity in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders · 2018
   Trial
5. Feasibility of Conducting Nonpharmacological Interventions to Manage Dementia Symptoms in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
   Trial
6. Targeting dyspnoea through exercise intensity: insights from pulmonary rehabilitation and beyond, a narrative review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026
   Review
7. Factors Associated With Physical Activity in Hospitalized Patients With Dementia.Journal of aging and physical activity · 2023
   Article
8. The association of physical activity and behavioral and psychological symptoms among a sample of hospitalized older adults living with dementia.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2023
   Article
9. Does physical exercise improve the capacity for independent living in people with dementia or mild cognitive impairment: an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.Aging & mental health · 2022
   Article
10. Alzheimer's Disease and SARS-CoV-2: Pathophysiological Analysis and Social Context.Brain sciences · 2022
    Review
11. Technology-based group exercise interventions for people living with dementia or mild cognitive impairment: a scoping review protocol.BMJ open · 2022
    Article
12. Physical Activity, Cognition, and Brain Outcomes: A Review of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2019
    Review
13. Quality in dementia care: A cross sectional study on the Bio-Psycho-Social competencies of health care professionals.PloS one · 2018
    Article
14. The Effects of Acute Exercise on Mood, Cognition, Neurophysiology, and Neurochemical Pathways: A Review.Brain plasticity (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2017
    Review
15. Effectiveness of Comprehensive Physical Activity Health Promotion Program on the Essential Physical Functions of Older Patients With Multiple Diseases and Dementia in Rural Area.Gerontology & geriatric medicine
    Article

Corrections and comments

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Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Funding

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Abstract

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