Computerized cognitive training in older adults with mild cognitive impairment or dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

NTM Hill; L Mowszowski; SL Naismith; VL Chadwick; M Valenzuela; A Lampit

Journal article

Computerized cognitive training in older adults with mild cognitive impairment or dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

NTM Hill, L Mowszowski, SL Naismith, VL Chadwick, M Valenzuela, A Lampit

American Journal of Psychiatry | AMER PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING, INC | Published : 2017

DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.16030360

Abstract

Objective: Previous meta-analyses indicate that computerized cognitive training (CCT) is a safe and efficacious intervention for cognition in older adults. However, efficacy varies across populations andcognitivedomains, andlittle isknownabout the efficacy of CCT in people with mild cognitive impairment or dementia. Method:Theauthors searched Medline, Embase, PsychINFO, CINAHL, and CENTRAL through July 1, 2016, for randomized controlled trials of CCT in older adults with mild cognitive impairment or dementia. Overall cognition, individual cognitive domains, psychosocial function, and activities of daily living were pooled separately for mild cognitive impairment and dementia trials. Results:..

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Funding Acknowledgements

Dr. Mowszowski is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia/Australian Research Council (NHMRC-ARC) Dementia Research Development Fellowship. Dr. Naismith is an NHMRC Career Development Fellow. Ms. Chadwick is a former employee of Synaptikon. Dr. Valenzuela receives in-kind research support in the form of no-cost software from Brain Train and Synaptikon for projects unrelated to this study; he is also an NHMRC Career Development Fellow. Dr. Lampit is supported by an NHMRC/ARC Dementia Research Development Fellowship. Ms. Hill reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.