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Effects of traditional Chinese exercise on cognitive and psychological outcomes in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Qi Zhang, Jianan Hu, Lijiao Wei, Ri Cao, Ruishu Ma, Huimin Song, Yi Jin

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Synthesis in Medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 11 pooled it
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Qi ZhangSchool of Nursing, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin.
Jianan HuThe Department of Nursing, Children's Hospital of Shanxi/Woman Health Center of Shanxi, Taiyuan, Shanxi.
Lijiao WeiSchool of Nursing, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin.
Ri CaoSchool of Nursing, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin.
Ruishu MaSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Huimin SongSchool of Nursing, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin.
Yi JinThe Department of Nursing, Tianjin Huanhu Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMild cognitive impairment (MCI) can be a stage of pre-dementia. Although the traditional Chinese exercise (TCE) has benefits associated with cognitive functions, the effects of the TCE on cognitive functions of older patients with MCI remain controversial. This study performs a meta-analysis to quantify the efficiency of TCE for older individuals on cognitive and psychological outcomes.

methodsA comprehensive database search was conducted on PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), CINAHL (EBSCO), Web of Science, and four Chinese medical databases. We included trials published up to April 22, 2018, that fulfilled our inclusion and exclusion criteria. The literature was screened, the data were extracted and the methodological quality of the included trials was assessed. Meta-analyses were performed on the included data.

resultsA total of 803 patients from 5 trials were included in our meta-analysis. Overall, there were no significant differences in global cognitive functions (P = .06), memory (P = .11), executive function (P = .74), Verbal fluency (P = .45) and depression (P = .89) between the TCE and the control groups. However, the TCE significantly improved the visuospatial function (SMD = 0.38, 95% CI = 0.22 to 0.54; P < .001) for individuals with MCI.

conclusionsThe findings of this study suggested that the TCE was associated with significant improvement in visuospatial function but did not affect the global cognitive functions, depression and other specific cognitive domains. There is a lack of clear evidence for effects of TCE; further large, rigorously designed studies are needed.

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AgedAged, 80 and overChinaClinical Trials as TopicCognitionCognitive DysfunctionDepressionExecutive FunctionExerciseExercise TherapyFemaleHumansMaleMemoryMiddle Aged

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PMID30762810
PMCPMC6408103
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