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SynthesisFrontiers in psychology2020

Technologies for Cognitive Training and Cognitive Rehabilitation for People With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia. A Systematic Review.

Eider Irazoki, Leslie María Contreras-Somoza, José Miguel Toribio-Guzmán, Cristina Jenaro-Río, Henriëtte van der Roest, Manuel A Franco-Martín

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readSystematic Review
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Frontiers in psychology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06598163 (Efficacy of a Digital Health App Five Lives MED to Improve Cognitive Function in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment), which is not on this map. Cited by 90 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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90citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
14.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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.

NCT06598163 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Efficacy of a Digital Health App Five Lives MED to Improve Cognitive Function in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment: a Randomised Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorSharpTxRan2025 to 2026Enrolled170ConditionsMild Cognitive ImpairmentArmsFive Lives MED
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

90 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 196 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

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Eider IrazokiFaculty of Psychology, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
Leslie María Contreras-SomozaFaculty of Psychology, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
José Miguel Toribio-GuzmánDepartment of Research and Development, Iberian Research Psycho-Sciences Institute, INTRAS Foundation, Zamora, Spain.
Cristina Jenaro-RíoFaculty of Psychology, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
Henriëtte van der RoestDepartment on Aging, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction (Trimbos-Institute), Utrecht, Netherlands.
Manuel A Franco-MartínFaculty of Psychology, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
Iberia (Spain) · ESUniversidad de Salamanca · ESHospital Universitario Río Hortega · ESTrimbos Institute · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Due to the growing number of older adults with cognitive impairment, it is essential to delay the onset and progression of cognitive decline and promote a healthy lifestyle. The rapid growth of technology has considerably advanced the field of computerized cognitive interventions. Consequently, traditional cognitive interventions are being adapted and new multimedia systems are being developed to encourage health and independent living in old age. The primary objective of this review was to identify cognitive stimulation, training and rehabilitation programs aimed at older people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. PsycINFO, Medline, CINAHL, Web of Science, PubMed, and CORDIS databases were searched from January 2008 to August 2018. Two researchers reviewed the potential studies individually for eligibility. Studies of computerized cognitive interventions for people with dementia and cognitive impairment were included if they clearly described objectives, users and functioning. A systematic review of the studies was carried out, providing a qualitative synthesis of the features and study characteristics of each software. Nineteen studies met the inclusion criteria, and 11 different cognitive stimulation, training, and rehabilitation programs were identified. The studies found on cognitive intervention software indicate the existence of various technological programs for people with MCI and dementia. On the overall, the programs were aimed at people with different clinical conditions, able to create specific treatments and personalized training, optimized for portable devices, and user-friendly. However, the selected programs differ from each other in terms of objectives, usage mode and characteristics, even if they were used for the same purposes. Therefore, the information obtained in the review may be relevant to distinguish between programs and select the one that best suits each user. Thus, more information about the features and context of use is needed as well as more clinical studies to be able to compare among computerized cognitive programs.

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cognitive impairmentcognitive rehabilitationcognitive trainingdementiasoftwaresystematic review

Identifiers

PMID32373018
PMCPMC7179695
OpenAlexW3016138058

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