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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2021

The Effect of Chinese Square Dance Exercise on Cognitive Function in Older Women With Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Mediating Effect of Mood Status and Quality of Life.

Jindong Chang, Wenbing Zhu, Jia Zhang, Liming Yong, Ming Yang, Jibing Wang, Jiagao Yan

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors.

Jindong ChangSchool of Physical Education, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Wenbing ZhuCollege of Physical Education and Health Science, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China.
Jia ZhangQingdao Mental Health Center, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Liming YongSchool of Physical Education, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Ming YangSchool of Physical Education, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Jibing WangInternational College of Football, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Jiagao YanEditorial Department, the Journal of Shandong Sports University, Shandong Sports University, Jinan, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present study aimed to assess the effects of square dance exercise on the cognitive function and quality of life in older women with mild cognitive impairment and to investigate the mediating role of a depressed mood and reduced quality of life in the relationship between square dance exercise and cognition. The study design was a single-blind whole-group controlled trial. A total of 136 eligible participants were divided according to their nursing home into either an experimental or control group. The nursing home grouping was determined by the drawing of lots. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Quality of Life (SF-12) and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) were used to assess participants at baseline, week 9, and week 18, respectively. Generalized estimating equations (GEE) were used to compare the results at baseline with mid-test and post-test changes in cognitive function and quality of life. Maximum likelihood estimation (ML) and robust standard errors were used to perform the mediation model. The study results indicated that the experimental group (compared to the control group) had a significant improvement in cognitive function, quality of life, and mood state at baseline in the mid-test and post-test results. The results of this 18-week experiment showed that the exercise-cognition relationship was significantly mediated by a reduction in depressive symptoms (indirect effect:

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Chinese square dancecognitiondepressionmediation modelmild cognitive impairment

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PMCPMC8298898

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