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Effects of exergaming on executive function of older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Digital Physical Exercise Interventions for Cognitive Functions in Older Adults: Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- An umbrella review and meta-meta-analysis on the effectiveness of digital health interventions for cognitive function improvement in the elderly.European geriatric medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of virtual reality-based training on postural balance in children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- The Effects of Different Exercise Interventions on Patients with Subjective Cognitive Decline: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease · 2024Pooled it
- Game changer? Cognitive-motor effects of VR exergaming compared to video-based training.Annals of medicine · 2026Trial
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- Sensor-Based Assessment of Groove Music and Sports Dance on Cognitive-Emotional and Neuromuscular Functions in Older Adults.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Trial
- Feasibility, safety, and effects of a Nintendo Ring Fit Adventure™ balance and strengthening exercise program in community-dwelling older adults with a history of falls: A feasibility randomized controlled trial.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2024Trial
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- Gaze Allocation and Performance Across Task-Demand Conditions During Squat-Based Exergaming: Pilot Study Using Eye Tracking.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2026Article
- The Aging Meninges: Anatomical and Immunological Remodeling as Emerging Diagnostic Biomarkers of Cerebral Senescence-A Narrative Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Effects of exergaming on brain health in aging: a scoping review of current evidence.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Effects of Competitive Exergaming-Based Esports on Older Adults in Hong Kong: Nonrandomized Controlled Pilot Study.JMIR serious games · 2025Article
- Monitoring cognitive load while playing exergames in a four-week intervention for older adults: an explorative EEG study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Effectiveness and acceptability of exergaming in people with mild cognitive impairment: protocol for an overview of systematic reviews and network meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2025Article
- Domain-Specific Evaluation of Exergame Metrics Among Older Adults With Mild Neurocognitive Disorder: Secondary Analysis of 2 Randomized Controlled Trials.JMIR serious games · 2025Article
- Effectiveness, enjoyment, and meaningfulness of a virtual reality gait-based fall prevention exergame in community-dwelling healthy older adults: an interdisciplinary pilot study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- PEMOCS: effects of a concept-guided, PErsonalized, MOtor-Cognitive exergame training on cognitive functions and gait in chronic Stroke-a randomized, controlled trial.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Article
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- Application progress of exergames in health interventions for the elderly.Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2024Review
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Abstract
Background: Executive function (EF) involves a series of high-level processes, such as inhibition, switching, and updating. Aging-related cognitive decline has been shown to be strongly associated with EF worsening. The aims of this study were to perform a meta-analysis to evaluate the effects of exergaming, an emerging intervention, on EF performance in older adults and to conduct a moderator analysis of exergaming effects on EF. Methods: Randomized controlled trials examining exergaming influences on EF in older adults were collated by searching the Web of Science, Elsevier Science, PubMed, and Google Scholar databases. Statistical data were quantified in Comprehensive Meta-analysis software. Overall EF and EF domains (inhibition, switching, and updating) were analyzed separately. Results: A total of 15 studies were included. The meta-analysis results indicated that exergaming had a significant influence on overall EF in the older adult (standardized mean difference (SMD) = 0.349, 95% confidence interval (CI) [0.191-0.506], Conclusion: Exergaming was confirmed to improve overall EF, as well as in older adults, and the effect of exergaming on EF was shown to be moderated by intervention frequency.
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