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Effectiveness of Tai Chi as a non-invasive intervention for mild cognitive impairment in the elderly: A comprehensive review and meta-analysis.

Derren Dch Rampengan, Felicia A Gunawan, Jade Ah Rampengan, Roy N Ramadhan, Muhammad Iqhrammullah, Amanda Yufika

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Synthesis in Narra J, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Derren Dch RampenganFaculty of Medicine, Universitas Sam Ratulangi, Manado, Indonesia.
Felicia A GunawanFaculty of Medicine, Universitas Sam Ratulangi, Manado, Indonesia.
Jade Ah RampenganFaculty of Medicine, Universitas Atma Jaya, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Roy N RamadhanFaculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Muhammad IqhrammullahPostgraduate Program of Public Health, Universitas Muhammadiyah Aceh, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
Amanda YufikaDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aging population warrants the increase of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) prevalence, a condition that could progress to dementia. Efforts have been made to improve the MCI and prevent its progression, including the introduction of Tai Chi, a Chinese traditional exercise. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the efficacy of Tai Chi in attenuating MCI among the elderly population. Records investigating the effect of Tai Chi exercise intervention on cognitive function among elderly patients were searched systematically from PubMed, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, and Europe PMC as of April 13, 2023. The risk of bias (RoB 2.0) quality assessment was employed in the quality appraisal of the studies included. Review Manager 5.4.1 was used for data extraction and meta-analysis, where the standard mean difference (SMD) and 95% confidence interval (95%CI) were computed. Eight randomized control trials with a total of 1379 participants were included in this meta-analysis. Six trials assessed Montreal Cognitive Assessment scores, where its pooled analysis suggested that Tai Chi was as effective as conventional exercise (SMD=0.15, 95%CI: -0.11 to 0.40,

Indexed as

Cognitive DysfunctionTai JiAgedHumansChinese traditional exercisecognitive impairmentElderlynon-invasive treatmentTai Chi exercise

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PMID38798853
PMCPMC11125395

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