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ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Effects of Resistance Exercise on Cognitive Performance and Depressive Symptoms in Community-Dwelling Older Chinese Americans: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Mei-Lan Chen, Ying-Jung Wu, Mi-Jung Lee, Sung-Lin Hsieh, Ing-Jy Tseng, Li-Sheng Chen, Douglas S Gardenhire

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Interplay of Physical Activity, Muscle Strength, and Depression in Cognitive Impairment among Korean Older Adults: A Cross-sectional Study.Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Mei-Lan ChenSchool of Nursing, Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0461-1066
Ying-Jung WuDepartment of Respiratory Therapy, Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
Mi-Jung LeeDepartment of Respiratory Therapy, Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
Sung-Lin HsiehDepartment of Computer Science, School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA.
Ing-Jy TsengSchool of Gerontology and Long-Term Care, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.
Li-Sheng ChenDepartment of Respiratory Therapy, Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9535-9259
Douglas S GardenhireDepartment of Respiratory Therapy, Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
Georgia State University · USTaipei Medical University · TWVanderbilt University · US

Funding

Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions, Georgia State University, USA N/ACome-Well Clinics Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Con-Rui Clinics), Taiwan N/ADepartment of Respiratory Therapy, Georgia State University, USA N/ASchool of Nursing, Georgia State University, USA N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previous literature has suggested physical exercise may improve cognitive impairments and mitigate depressive symptoms. However, few studies examined the impact of resistance exercise intervention on cognition and depression in older Chinese Americans. The purpose of this pilot study was to assess the effects of resistance exercise training on cognitive performance and depressive symptoms among community-dwelling older Chinese Americans. The study was a two-arm randomized controlled trial with pre-test/post-test design. Thirty older adults were randomly assigned into the resistance exercise intervention group or the wait-list control group. Participants' cognitive performance and depressive symptoms were evaluated at baseline (pre-test) and at 12 weeks (post-test). The results showed that there were significant differences between the intervention and control groups on changes in symptoms of depression, global cognitive function, visuospatial/executive functions, attention, language, and orientation. However, there were no significant differences between both groups on changes in naming, abstraction, and delayed recall domains. The findings of this study suggest that resistance exercise training has a positive impact on improving cognitive performance and depressive symptoms in older adults.

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cognitioncognitive functiondepressionexecutive functionmemoryolder adultsphysical activityrandomized controlled trialresistance exercisestrength exercise

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PMID36975266
PMCPMC10045556
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