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SynthesisBioMed research international2019

Effectiveness of Exercise Programs on Patients with Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Xudong Li, Rui Guo, Zhenhong Wei, Jing Jia, Chaojun Wei

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Synthesis in BioMed research international, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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26citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

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.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xudong LiDepartment of Physical Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Rui GuoThe Institute of Clinical Research and Translational Medicine, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China.
Zhenhong WeiThe Institute of Clinical Research and Translational Medicine, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China.
Jing JiaThe Institute of Clinical Research and Translational Medicine, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China.
Chaojun WeiThe Institute of Clinical Research and Translational Medicine, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1769-7655
Gansu Provincial Hospital · CNLanzhou University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exercise programs have been introduced to improve cognitive function, whereas studies showed inconsistent results regarding the effectiveness of exercise programs on patients with dementia. This study aimed to summarize randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to assess the effect of exercise programs on cognition, activities of daily living (ADL), and depression in elderly with dementia. We systematically screened PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane library for relevant studies throughout November 21, 2018. The pooled standardized mean differences (SMDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were employed to calculate cognition, ADL, and depression by using random-effects model. A total of 20 RCTs with 2,051 dementia patients were included in final quantitative meta-analysis. There were no significant differences between exercise programs and control regarding cognition (SMD: 0.44; 95% CI: -0.21-1.09;

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Exercise TherapyActivities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overCognitionDementiaFemaleHumansMaleRandomized Controlled Trials as Topic

Identifiers

PMID31886182
PMCPMC6893254
OpenAlexW2991600811

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