Trial reportAmerican journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias2018
Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the GO Game Intervention on Cognitive Function.
Trial report in American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Can executive functions be improved by playing board games across the lifespan? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2026Pooled it
- Does social interaction influence the effect of cognitive intervention program? A randomized controlled trial using Go game.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2019Trial
- The Value of Playwork for Care Home Residents Living With Dementia: A Pilot Study.Dementia (London, England) · 2026Article
- The neural basis of intuitive approximate number system in board game Go (Baduk) experts.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Go and the Brain: Cognitive and Neural Impacts of Training.Psychiatry investigation · 2025Article
- Leisure Activity Interventions on Cognition in Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients: A Meta-Analysis.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2025Review
- "GO" to move toward dementia-friendly communities: A pilot study.Brain and behavior · 2024Article
- The promise of technology in the future of dementia care.Nature reviews. Neurology · 2019Article
- The effectiveness of intervention with board games: a systematic review.BioPsychoSocial medicine · 2019Review
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
This study investigated the effects of an intervention using the game "GO" on cognitive function in nursing home residents and evaluated the acquisition of GO according to each stage of dementia. Participants were randomly assigned to either the GO intervention group or a control group, and the intervention was performed once weekly for 15 weeks. Cognitive tests were conducted before and after intervention, and 17 participants were included in the final analysis. Analysis of covariance demonstrated that in the intervention group, the digit span total score significantly improved and the digit span backward score was maintained, whereas these scores decreased in the control group. All participants, including those who had moderate dementia, acquired the rules of the game, and participants with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia could play the game successfully. This study indicates that GO might improve the cognitive function of residents living in nursing homes.
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