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Randomized controlled trials of non-pharmacological interventions for healthy seniors: Effects on cognitive decline, brain plasticity and activities of daily living-A 23-year scoping review

Published inHeliyon, vol. 10, no. 9, e26674
Publication date2024-05-15
First online date2024-02-24
Abstract

Little is known about the simultaneous effects of non-pharmacological interventions (NPI) on healthy older adults' behavior and brain plasticity, as measured by psychometric instruments and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The purpose of this scoping review was to compile an extensive list of randomized controlled trials published from January 1, 2000, to August 31, 2023, of NPI for mitigating and countervailing age-related physical and cognitive decline and associated cerebral degeneration in healthy elderly populations with a mean age of 55 and over. After inventorying the NPI that met our criteria, we divided them into six classes: single-domain cognitive, multi-domain cognitive, physical aerobic, physical non-aerobic, combined cognitive and physical aerobic, and combined cognitive and physical non-aerobic. The ultimate purpose of these NPI was to enhance individual autonomy and well-being by bolstering functional capacity that might transfer to activities of daily living. The insights from this study can be a starting point for new research and inform social, public health, and economic policies. The PRISMA extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR) checklist served as the framework for this scoping review, which includes 70 studies. Results indicate that medium- and long-term interventions combining non-aerobic physical exercise and multi-domain cognitive interventions best stimulate neuroplasticity and protect against age-related decline and that outcomes may transfer to activities of daily living.

Keywords
  • Activities of daily living
  • Aerobic interventions
  • Artistic interventions
  • Brain plasticity
  • Cognitive decline
  • Cognitive interventions
  • Healthy older adults
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Non-aerobic interventions
  • Non-pharmacological interventions
  • Psychometrics
  • Randomized controlled trials
Citation (ISO format)
JAMES, Clara et al. Randomized controlled trials of non-pharmacological interventions for healthy seniors: Effects on cognitive decline, brain plasticity and activities of daily living-A 23-year scoping review. In: Heliyon, 2024, vol. 10, n° 9, p. e26674. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26674
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