Trial reportClinical interventions in aging2018
Effects of creative expression therapy for older adults with mild cognitive impairment at risk of Alzheimer's disease: a randomized controlled clinical trial.
Trial report in Clinical interventions in aging, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 30 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Lifestyle interventions for dementia prevention in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.BMJ global health · 2026Pooled it
- The effects of visual art therapy in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of visual art therapy on cognitive function in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Leisure-Related Social Work Interventions for Patients with Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
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- Effects of an art-based intervention in older adults with dementia: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Effects of Remote Expressive Arts Program in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2023Trial
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- Effects of a digital visual art learning intervention in healthy older adults: a pilot randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in aging · 2025Article
- Art therapies and cognitive function in elderly with subjective cognitive decline: a protocol for a network meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Benefits of Cultural Activities on People with Cognitive Impairment: A Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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- Digital storytelling intervention to enhance social connections and participation for people with mild cognitive impairment: a research protocol.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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- The effect of active visual art therapy on health outcomes: protocol of a systematic review of randomised controlled trials.Systematic reviews · 2022Article
- Effects of a staged integral art-based cognitive intervention (SIACI) program in older adults with cognitive impairments: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Healthy Food Pyramid as Well as Physical and Mental Activity in the Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease.Nutrients · 2022Review
- The Influence of 24-h Ambulatory Blood Pressure on Cognitive Function and Neuropathological Biomarker in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Article
- A Randomized Controlled Trial Study of a Multimodal Intervention vs. Cognitive Training to Foster Cognitive and Affective Health in Older Adults.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- A cross-sectional survey of a public, evidence-based multimodal program for cognitive health in older adults.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveElderly people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are at high risk for dementia. This study compared the effects of standard cognitive training with a creative expression (CrExp) program.
methodsAdult patients with MCI aged 60 years and older (N=93) were randomly assigned to either CrExp therapy (n=48) or a control group who received standard cognitive training (n=45) for 16 weeks. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Chinese Version of the Auditory Verbal Learning Test, Chinese Version of the Category Verbal Fluency Test, Digit Span Test, Trail Making Test, Chinese Version of Activities of Daily Living scale, and Memory Satisfaction Questionnaire were used to measure cognitive functioning and daily living abilities. Assessments were administered at baseline, postintervention, and 6 months follow-up.
resultsAt postintervention, patients receiving CrExp therapy scored significantly higher than patients receiving standard cognitive training, in general cognitive functioning, memory, executive function, functional status, and everyday living ability. The improvements in cognitive functioning were maintained at the 6 month follow-up.
conclusionCrExp therapy has greater positive effects on cognitive functions and daily living ability than standard cognitive training. This unique therapy may serve as a cost-effective adjunct to standard interventions for older adults with mild cognitive impairment.
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