ArticleInternational journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHP
Cognitive interventions for healthy older adults: A systematic meta-review.
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- Virtual Reality-Based Cognitive Training to Prevent Cognitive Decline in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2026Pooled it
- Rapid Review of Interventions Designed to Enhance Personalised Care for People With Dementia When There Are Concerns About Reduced Awareness of Difficulties.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Resting state brain activity and association with transfer of cognitive training gains.Neuroimage. Reports · 2026Article
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- Efficacy of the Hong Kong-Vigilance and Memory Test Platform on Early Detection of Cognitive Deficits and Promotion of Healthy Behaviors in Older Adults.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2025Article
- Assessing through focus groups the demand, facilitators, and barriers of a cognitive stimulation intervention for healthy older adults.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Episodic memory improvement in community-dwelling women following a remote language-based stimulation program.Dementia & neuropsychologia · 2025Article
- Impact of an 18-month non-native language intervention on episodic memory and the underlying neural mechanisms in cognitively unimpaired older adults.Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)Article
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Abstract
Objectives: With increasing global life expectancy, cognitive interventions hold promise in mitigating cognitive decline and fostering healthy aging. Despite the demand for evidence-based interventions, there have been few attempts to summarize existing evidence. This study aims to assess the effectiveness and feasibility of unimodal and multimodal cognitive interventions for cognitively healthy older adults. Method: Systematic meta-review, selecting articles from four databases: PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane Library. Quality assessment carried out with AMSTAR2. Findings were summarized and discussed narratively. Results: Thirty-nine articles were included, with 21 meta-analyses and 18 qualitative systematic reviews. The total number of reviews was 38 for cognitive training, 4 for cognitive stimulation, and 1 for multicomponent interventions. Most reviews had low or critically low quality. Conclusions: The prevailing evidence supports cognitive training. Continued research into cognitive stimulation and multicomponent protocols is encouraged. Longer follow-ups are important for identifying combined and clinically significant results. Rigorous risk of bias and quality assessment is necessary to enhance the evidence base.
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