Computerised Cognitive Training for Preventing Dementia in People With Mild Cognitive Impairment
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Gates, N. J., Vernooij, R. W. M., et al. (2019).
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (3), CD012279.
This meta-analysis examines the effects of computer-based cognitive training in order to maintain or improve cognitive skills and decrease the onset of dementia in adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
The Cochrane Collaboration; National Institute for Health Research (UK); Horizon 2020 (Europe); Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation
<div>Overall, the effects of computer-based cognitive training over active controls were uncertain due to low to very low quality of evidence. Findings favored the use of computer-based cognitive training over an active control to improve or maintain global cognitive function (SMD = 0.53), episodic memory (SMD = 0.79) and working memory (SMD = 0.88) in adults with MCI. No evidence was found supporting the effects of intervention on speed of processing, executive functioning, verbal fluency, functional performance, or quality of life. Given limited, low quality evidence, further research is warranted.</div>
