Efficacy of traditional Chinese exercises on cognitive function in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Background Cognitive impairment is a significant health concern among older adults, highlighting the need for non-pharmacological interventions, such as mind–body exercises. However, a comprehensive synthesis of the effects of various traditional Chinese exercises (TCEs) on cognitive function in old...
| Publicado en: | Age & Ageing Vol. 55; no. 6; pp. 1 - 13 |
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Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00020729 AGA jtl: Age & Ageing issn: 00020729 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jun2026 vid: 55 iid: 6 pid: 622 pub: Oxford University Press / USA artinfo: ui: 195099717 10.1093/ageing/afag168 ppf: 1 ppct: 12 formats: tig: atl: Efficacy of traditional Chinese exercises on cognitive function in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. aug: au: Li, Bin Yu, Lirong Li, Na Ye, Kaisy Xinhong Guo, Jiuyu Cao, Luwen Shan, Jiatong Li, Yecheng Wang, Xiu Lee, Tih-Shih affil: Department of Geriatrics, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 39 Shi-er-qiao Road, Chengdu 610072, Sichuan, China School of Nursing, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomacromolecules of Chinese Medicine, Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China Healthy Longevity Translational Research Program, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore Healthy Longevity Translational Research Program, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, SingaporeCentre for Healthy Longevity, @AgeSingapore, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore Healthy Longevity Translational Research Program, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, SingaporeCentre for Healthy Longevity, @AgeSingapore, National University Health System, Singapore, SingaporeDepartment of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, China Department of Neurology, Beijing Chuiyangliu Hospital, Beijing, China Neuroscience and Behavioural Disorders Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School, Neuroscience & Behavioural Disorders Programme, Singapore, Singapore su: Thailand United States China Executive function Attention Memory Stroke Cognition Psychosocial factors Old age Medical information storage & retrieval systems Research funding Mild cognitive impairment Exercise therapy Cognitive processing speed Frail elderly Treatment effectiveness Meta-analysis Descriptive statistics Parkinson's disease Systematic reviews MEDLINE Mind & body therapies Psychology of movement Cognition disorders Neuropsychological tests Medical databases Type 2 diabetes Confidence intervals Short-term memory Online information services Data analysis software Dementia Psychology information storage & retrieval systems sug: subj: Executive function Attention Memory Stroke Cognition Psychosocial factors Old age Thailand United States China Medical information storage & retrieval systems Research funding Mild cognitive impairment Exercise therapy Cognitive processing speed Frail elderly Treatment effectiveness Meta-analysis Descriptive statistics Parkinson's disease Systematic reviews MEDLINE Mind & body therapies Psychology of movement Cognition disorders Neuropsychological tests Medical databases Type 2 diabetes Confidence intervals Short-term memory Online information services Data analysis software Dementia Psychology information storage & retrieval systems keyword: aged cognition cognitive ability cognitive function cognitive impairment copyrightHolder:British Geriatrics Society copyrightYear:2026 executive functioning exercise heterogeneity https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afag168 inLanguage:en memory mental processes meta-analysis mini-mental state examination montreal cognitive assessment older adults outcome measures processing speed publisher:Oxford University Press randomised controlled trial randomization sameAs:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42258338/ short-term memory systematic review traditional Chinese exercises aged cognition cognitive ability cognitive function cognitive impairment copyrightHolder:British Geriatrics Society copyrightYear:2026 executive functioning exercise heterogeneity https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afag168 inLanguage:en memory mental processes meta-analysis mini-mental state examination montreal cognitive assessment older adults outcome measures processing speed publisher:Oxford University Press randomised controlled trial randomization sameAs:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42258338/ short-term memory systematic review traditional Chinese exercises ab: Background Cognitive impairment is a significant health concern among older adults, highlighting the need for non-pharmacological interventions, such as mind–body exercises. However, a comprehensive synthesis of the effects of various traditional Chinese exercises (TCEs) on cognitive function in older adults is lacking. Methods A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) was conducted. Six databases were searched from inception to 2 May 2024 for studies examining the effects of TCEs on cognitive outcomes in adults aged 60 years and older. Studies were included if they were RCTs involving TCEs and reported outcome measures for global cognition, or individual cognitive domains. Results Twenty-eight RCTs with a total of 2297 participants were included. Meta-analysis revealed that TCEs led to significant improvements in global cognition: Montreal Cognitive Assessment [mean differences (MD) = 1.67; 95% confidence interval (CI): (1.20, 2.14)], Mini-Mental State Examination [MD = 0.76; 95% CI: (0.04, 1.48)]; executive function: Trail Making Test (B-A) [MD = −7.96; 95% CI: (−15.34, −0.59)], Category Fluency for Animals [MD = 2.96, 95% CI (2.08, 3.85)]; working memory: Digit Span-Backwards [MD = 0.48; 95% CI: (0.07, 0.90)]; processing speed: Digit Symbol Coding [MD = 4.16; 95% CI: (1.82, 6.50)]; memory function: Memory Quotient [MD = 13.13; 95% CI: (4.06, 22.20)], Auditory Verbal Learning Test: immediate recall [MD = 1.13; 95% CI: (0.07, 2.20)], short-term delayed recognition [MD = 0.80; 95% CI: (0.28, 1.32)] and long-term delayed recognition [MD = 1.38; 95% CI: (0.68, 2.09)]. Conclusions TCEs are effective in improving cognitive function in older adults, particularly in domains such as global cognition, executive function, working memory, processing speed and memory function. However, given the methodological limitations and heterogeneity of the included studies, these findings require confirmation in further large-scale, high-quality RCTs. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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