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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2019

A Systematic Review on the Cognitive Benefits and Neurophysiological Correlates of Exergaming in Healthy Older Adults.

Robert Stojan, Claudia Voelcker-Rehage

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 79 papers, 10 of them syntheses that 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

79 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 140 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Robert StojanDepartment of Human Movement Science and Health, Chemnitz University of Technology, Thueringer Weg 11, DE-09126 Chemnitz, Germany. robert.stojan@hsw.tu-chemnitz.de.
Claudia Voelcker-RehageDepartment of Human Movement Science and Health, Chemnitz University of Technology, Thueringer Weg 11, DE-09126 Chemnitz, Germany. claudia.voelcker-rehage@hsw.tu-chemnitz.de.ORCID 0000-0001-5398-4099
Chemnitz University of Technology · DE

Funding

The European Social Fund in Germany 100342331
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human aging is associated with structural and functional brain deteriorations and a corresponding cognitive decline. Exergaming (i.e., physically active video-gaming) has been supposed to attenuate age-related brain deteriorations and may even improve cognitive functions in healthy older adults. Effects of exergaming, however, vary largely across studies. Moreover, the underlying neurophysiological mechanisms by which exergaming may affect cognitive and brain function are still poorly understood. Therefore, we systematically reviewed the effects of exergame interventions on cognitive outcomes and neurophysiological correlates in healthy older adults (>60 years). After screening 2709 studies (Cochrane Library, PsycINFO, Pubmed, Scopus), we found 15 eligible studies, four of which comprised neurophysiological measures. Most studies reported within group improvements in exergamers and favorable interaction effects compared to passive controls. Fewer studies found superior effects of exergaming over physically active control groups and, if so, solely for executive functions. Regarding individual cognitive domains, results showed no consistence. Positive effects on neurophysiological outcomes were present in all respective studies. In summary, exergaming seems to be equally or slightly more effective than other physical interventions on cognitive functions in healthy older adults. Tailored interventions using well-considered exergames and intervention designs, however, may result in more distinct effects on cognitive functions.

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agingcognitive functionsexergaming, exercisehealthy older adultsneurophysiological correlates

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PMID31126052
PMCPMC6571688
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