ArticleSports medicine and health science2023
The effect of aerobic dancing on physical fitness and cognitive function in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic-a natural experiment.
Article in Sports medicine and health science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Optimal type and dose of exercise for improving executive functions in older adults: a systematic review and Bayesian model-based network meta-analysis of RCTs.BMC geriatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Exercise for fracture prevention - evidence and consensus-based practice guideline of the osteology umbrella association (DVO).BMC endocrine disorders · 2026Guideline
- Comparative effects of different exercise modalities on cognitive domains in older adults: a Bayesian network meta-analysis and meta-regression.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Prior Exercise Habits and Adherence on Cognitive Function, Physical Fitness, and Vascular Health in Older Adults: An Exploratory Exercise-Based Intervention Trial.Dementia and neurocognitive disorders · 2026Article
- The functional state of athletes who have undergone coronavirus infection (COVID-19).Sports medicine and health science · 2025Article
- The Impact of Aerobic Dance Intervention on Postural Balance in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effect of Dancing Interventions on Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The use of dance to improve the health and wellbeing of older adults: A global scoping review of research trials.PloS one · 2024Article
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Abstract
During the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the physical activity of older adults is at a lower level. The study aimed to examine the effectiveness of aerobic dancing on physical fitness and cognitive function in older adults. We conducted a randomized controlled trial with 34 older adults who were assigned into an aerobic dancing group and a control group. Three dance sessions weekly for 60 min were scheduled for the aerobic dancing group for a total of 12 weeks. Physical fitness, blood pressure, lipids, glucose, cognitive function were assessed before and after the intervention. Baseline adjusted Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to determine whether outcome variables varied between groups at pre-test and post-test. Effect size (Cohen's
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