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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. Treatments

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Twenty-five of 33 (75.8%) participants in the qigong group and 26 of 33 (78.8%) participants in the control group completed the 1-year exercise programs. A bivariate test revealed strong correlation between MoCA and RBANS total scores after the intervention ( r = 0.517, p p = 0.04). Two-way repeated-measures ANOVA followed by post hoc t tests with Bonferroni corrections indicated that MoCA and RBANS scores were significantly higher in the qigong group than in the control group (MoCA and RBANS global cognition, memory, visuospatial/constructional ability, and language, all p p > 0.05). One year of qigong practice was significantly superior to stretching exercise not only for the prevention of cognitive decline progression, but also for the improvement of several cognitive functions, among older Chinese adults at risk of cognitive decline.

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Jin, J., Wu, Y., Li, S., Jin, S., Wang, L., Zhang, J., et al. (2020). Effect of 1 Year of Qigong Exercise on Cognitive Function Among Older Chinese Adults at Risk of Cognitive Decline: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Frontiers in psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.546834

Vancouver

Jin J, Wu Y, Li S, Jin S, Wang L, Zhang J, et al. Effect of 1 Year of Qigong Exercise on Cognitive Function Among Older Chinese Adults at Risk of Cognitive Decline: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Frontiers in psychology. 2020. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.546834. PMID: 33192794.

BibTeX

@article{jin2020-33192794,
  author  = {Jin, J. and Wu, Y. and Li, S. and Jin, S. and Wang, L. and Zhang, J. and Zhou, C. and Gao, Y. and others},
  title   = {{Effect of 1 Year of Qigong Exercise on Cognitive Function Among Older Chinese Adults at Risk of Cognitive Decline: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial}},
  journal = {Frontiers in psychology},
  year    = {2020},
  doi     = {10.3389/fpsyg.2020.546834},
  pmid    = {33192794},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.546834}
}

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Key findings

Twenty-five of 33 (75.8%) participants in the qigong group and 26 of 33 (78.8%) participants in the control group completed the 1-year exercise programs.
A bivariate test revealed strong correlation between MoCA and RBANS total scores after the intervention ( r = 0.517, p p = 0.04).
Two-way repeated-measures ANOVA followed by post hoc t tests with Bonferroni corrections indicated that MoCA and RBANS scores were significantly higher in the qigong group than in the control group (MoCA and RBANS global cognition, memory, visuospatial/constructional ability, and language, all p < 0.01), with the exception of RBANS attention score ( p > 0.05).
One year of qigong practice was significantly superior to stretching exercise not only for the prevention of cognitive decline progression, but also for the improvement of several cognitive functions, among older Chinese adults at risk of cognitive decline.

Why it matters

One year of qigong practice was better than stretching exercise for preventing cognitive decline and improving some cognitive functions in older Chinese adults at risk of cognitive decline. This is an exercise program, not a cure, and it was tested in a specific group of older adults.

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Study details

Participants33
Effect size75.8%; 78.8%
Evidence strengthHigh

How this study scored 49/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design because the record does not state it.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Frontiers in psychology)
Journal's citation record	3 / 4	Frontiers in Psychology: journal h-index 313 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design	0 / 12	No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Strength of evidence	5 / 5	Rated “high” in our summary
Peer-review validation	10 / 10	Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent	2 / 5	2020 — within 10 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	1 / 4	33 participants
Effect reported	2 / 3	Effect reported as a number, without an interval or test
Studied in people	3 / 3	Studied in people (participant count stated)
Randomized / blinded	1 / 2	Randomized (as stated in the record)
Times cited	3 / 7	Cited 30 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	2 / 5	3.8 citations a year over 8 year(s) since 2020
Impact for its field and year	2 / 6	Cited 2.4× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	0 / 6	No other study in this library cites it
Still being cited	2 / 4	Cited 15 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	1 / 4	Last-listed author Zhen Wang: h-index 15 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	0 / 3	Boise State University: institution h-index 290 (OpenAlex)
Multicenter collaboration	1 / 3	OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 2 countries
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 33192794)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Total	49 / 100	—

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