Cognitive stimulation and cognitive results in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

•Cognitive stimulation (CS) improves general cognitive functioning in older adults cognitively healthy, or with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia.•All types of CS seem to be beneficial to enhance cognitive functioning in older adults, specially, reminiscence therapy, reality orientation an...

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Published in:Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 2023-01, Vol.104, p.104807-104807, Article 104807
Main Authors: Gómez-Soria, Isabel, Iguacel, Isabel, Aguilar-Latorre, Alejandra, Peralta-Marrupe, Patricia, Latorre, Eva, Zaldívar, Juan Nicolás Cuenca, Calatayud, Estela
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Language:English
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Cognition
Cognition - physiology
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive Dysfunction
Cognitively healthy elderly
Dementia
Healthy Volunteers
Humans
Language
Memory
Mild cognitive impairment
Orientation
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Summary:•Cognitive stimulation (CS) improves general cognitive functioning in older adults cognitively healthy, or with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia.•All types of CS seem to be beneficial to enhance cognitive functioning in older adults, specially, reminiscence therapy, reality orientation and multisensory stimulation.•CS improves specific cognitive domains such as memory, orientation, language, praxis, and calculation in older adults cognitively healthy, or with MCI or dementia.•CS increases general cognitive functioning, memory, orientation, and praxis in older adults ≤ 75 years. The lack of cognitive activity accelerates age cognitive decline. Cognitive stimulation (CS) tries to enhance cognitive functioning. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the effects of CS on cognitive outcomes (general cognitive functioning and specific cognitive domains) in older adults (aged 65 years or older, cognitively healthy participants, or with mild cognitive impairment, or dementia). PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science databases were examined from inception to October 2021. A total of 1,997 studies were identified in these databases, and. 33 studies were finally included in the systematic review and the meta-analysis. Raw means and standard deviations were used for continuous outcomes. Publication bias was examined by Egger's Regression Test for Funnel Plot Asymmetry and the quality assessment tools from the National Institutes of Health. CS significantly improves general cognitive functioning (mean difference=MD = 1.536, 95%CI, 0.832 to 2.240), memory (MD = 0.365, 95%CI, 0.300 to 0.430), orientation (MD = 0.428, 95%CI, 0.306 to 0.550), praxis (MD = 0.278, 95%CI, 0.094 to 0.462) and calculation (MD = 0.228, 95%CI, 0.112 to 0.343). CS seems to increase general cognitive functioning, memory, orientation, praxis, and calculation in older adults.
ISSN:0167-4943
1872-6976
DOI:10.1016/j.archger.2022.104807