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Trial reportEuropean geriatric medicine2023

Comparison of dance and aerobic exercise on cognition and neuropsychiatric symptoms in sedentary older adults with cognitive impairment.

Sawsen Ayari, Alexandre Abellard, Sihem Sakrani, Anastasia Krinitskaia, Marta Grzelak, Raymond Bou Nader, Olivier Gavarry

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in European geriatric medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sawsen AyariLaboratoire IAPS, Impact de l'Activité Physique sur la Santé, Toulon, Université de Toulon, La Garde, France. sawsenaya@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-0728-3210
Alexandre AbellardLaboratoire IMSIC, Institut Méditerranéen des Sciences de l'Information et de la Communication, Université de Toulon, La Garde, France.
Sihem SakraniAssociation de promotion en Recherches Cliniques et Innovation pour la Santé (ARCIS), Toulon, France.
Anastasia KrinitskaiaAssociation de promotion en Recherches Cliniques et Innovation pour la Santé (ARCIS), Toulon, France.
Marta GrzelakAssociation de promotion en Recherches Cliniques et Innovation pour la Santé (ARCIS), Toulon, France.
Raymond Bou NaderLaboratoire IAPS, Impact de l'Activité Physique sur la Santé, Toulon, Université de Toulon, La Garde, France.
Olivier GavarryLaboratoire IAPS, Impact de l'Activité Physique sur la Santé, Toulon, Université de Toulon, La Garde, France.
Université de Toulon · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo compare the effects of dance and aerobic exercise on cognition and neuropsychiatric symptoms in older people with cognitive impairment.

methodsTwenty-three older adults (mean age = 78 ± 7 years; males: n = 7, females: n = 16) attending a day care center and diagnosed with cognitive impairment were randomly assigned to a 16-week dance intervention or an aerobic exercise intervention (60 min/week). Cognitive function [Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)], neuropsychiatric symptoms [Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (GDS-15), Neuro-Psychiatric Inventory-R (NPI-R)], and physical function [Timed Up and Go (TUG), Activity Daily Living (ADL)] were assessed at baseline and at the end of the intervention. After Borg scale assessment, these two physical activities were performed at similar intensity (60-70% HRR).

resultsMMSE score increased significantly after the intervention in the dance group (+ 3.3/+ 14%, p = 0.03), especially memory performance (+1/+220%, p = 0.03), but not in the aerobic exercise group. GDS-15 and NPI-R decreased significantly after the intervention in both groups (p < 0.001). However, no significant effect was found for TUG and ADL.

conclusionDance is a cost-effective multimodal intervention that could improve cognition. A low-frequency ecological dance intervention (once per week; 60 min) could improve cognition, especially verbal memory. These results should be further investigated for the practice of dance in facilities for older adults.

Indexed as

Cognitive DysfunctionAgedAged, 80 and overCognitionExerciseExercise TherapyFemaleHumansMaleNeuropsychological TestsBehaviorDanceDementiaExerciseRandomized controlled trial (RCT)

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PMID37656350
OpenAlexW4386347963

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