Cognitive interventions for healthy older adults: a systematic meta-review

• Vitória Velloso ^[1] ; Sofia Latgé-Tovar ^[2] ; Iris Bomilcar ^[3] ; Daniel C. Mograbi ^[1]
  1. [1] Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

     Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

     Brasil

     
  2. [2] Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

     Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

     Madrid, España

     
  3. [3] Lúmen Ciência e Saúde LTDA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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• Localización: International journal of clinical and health psychology, ISSN 1697-2600, Vol. 25, Nº. 1, 2025, págs. 41-50
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Objectives With increasing global life expectancy, cognitive interventions hold promise in mitigating cognitive decline and fostering healthy aging. Despite the demand for evidence-based interventions, there have been few attempts to summarize existing evidence. This study aims to assess the effectiveness and feasibility of unimodal and multimodal cognitive interventions for cognitively healthy older adults.

    Method Systematic meta-review, selecting articles from four databases: PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane Library. Quality assessment carried out with AMSTAR2. Findings were summarized and discussed narratively.

    Results Thirty-nine articles were included, with 21 meta-analyses and 18 qualitative systematic reviews. The total number of reviews was 38 for cognitive training, 4 for cognitive stimulation, and 1 for multicomponent interventions. Most reviews had low or critically low quality.

    Conclusions The prevailing evidence supports cognitive training. Continued research into cognitive stimulation and multicomponent protocols is encouraged. Longer follow-ups are important for identifying combined and clinically significant results. Rigorous risk of bias and quality assessment is necessary to enhance the evidence base.