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The Long-Term Efficacy of Working Memory Training in Healthy Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 22 Randomized Controlled Trials

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  • Jianhua Hou
  • Taiyi Jiang
  • Jiangning Fu
  • Bin Su
  • Hao Wu
  • Runsong Sun
  • Tong Zhang
  • Angela Gutchess

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ObjectivesThe long-lasting efficacy of working memory (WM) training has been a controversial and still ardently debated issue. In this meta-analysis, the authors explored the long-term effects of WM training in healthy older adults on WM subdomains and abilities outside the WM domain assessed in randomized controlled studies.MethodA systematic literature search of PubMed, Web of Science, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, ProQuest, clinicaltrials.gov, and Google Scholar was conducted. Random-effects models were used to quantitatively synthesize the existing data.ResultsTwenty-two eligible studies were included in the meta-analysis. The mean participant age ranged from 63.77 to 80.1 years. The meta-synthesized long-term effects on updating were 0.45 (95% confidence interval = 0.253–0.648,

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  • Jianhua Hou & Taiyi Jiang & Jiangning Fu & Bin Su & Hao Wu & Runsong Sun & Tong Zhang & Angela Gutchess, 2020. "The Long-Term Efficacy of Working Memory Training in Healthy Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 22 Randomized Controlled Trials," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 75(8), pages 174-188.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:75:y:2020:i:8:p:e174-e188.
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    1. Macarena Sánchez-Izquierdo & Rocío Fernández-Ballesteros, 2021. "Cognition in Healthy Aging," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(3), pages 1-28, January.

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