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Effects of an integrated social-art intervention on cognitive and psychosocial outcomes among older adults with mild cognitive impairment in nursing homes: a mixed methods study
Chenshan Huang, Yuanjiao Yan, Wilson Tam, Wenqian Sun, Yu Ye, Nafang Wang, Yanhong Shi, Ziping Zhu et al.. BMC Medicine, 2025-05-02
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Eighty older adults with MCI (median age 86.50 years) participated, with an average attendance rate of 86.25% in the intervention group. Intention-to-treat analyses revealed a significant improvement in global cognitive function at T1 in the intervention group compared to the control group (β = 2.85; 95%CI [1.27, 4.44], P 0.05). Qualitative findings indicated that structured, sequential tasks and professional guidance contributed to short-term cognitive gains, whereas age-related health issues and limited ongoing engagement impeded the durability of these benefits. The 14-week integrated social-art intervention appears feasible and may promote short-term cognitive activation in institutionalized older adults with MCI, though its benefits were not sustained at follow-up. Future research should investigate strategies for maintaining cognitive improvements and explore modifications to enhance broader clinical outcomes in this vulnerable population. TRIAL REGISTRATION: The trial was prospectively registered at the Chinese Clinical Trials Registry with the registration number ChiCTR2200061681 on 30 June 2022.
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APA 7th
Huang, C., Yan, Y., Tam, W., Sun, W., Ye, Y., Wang, N., et al. (2025). Effects of an integrated social-art intervention on cognitive and psychosocial outcomes among older adults with mild cognitive impairment in nursing homes: a mixed methods study. BMC Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04085-z
Vancouver
Huang C, Yan Y, Tam W, Sun W, Ye Y, Wang N, et al. Effects of an integrated social-art intervention on cognitive and psychosocial outcomes among older adults with mild cognitive impairment in nursing homes: a mixed methods study. BMC Medicine. 2025. doi:10.1186/s12916-025-04085-z. PMID: 40316979.
BibTeX
@article{huang2025-40316979,
author = {Huang, Chenshan and Yan, Yuanjiao and Tam, Wilson and Sun, Wenqian and Ye, Yu and Wang, Nafang and Shi, Yanhong and Zhu, Ziping and others},
title = {{Effects of an integrated social-art intervention on cognitive and psychosocial outcomes among older adults with mild cognitive impairment in nursing homes: a mixed methods study}},
journal = {BMC Medicine},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.1186/s12916-025-04085-z},
pmid = {40316979},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04085-z}
}
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Key findings
- Eighty older adults with MCI (median age 86.50 years) participated, with an average attendance rate of 86.25% in the intervention group.
- Intention-to-treat analyses revealed a significant improvement in global cognitive function at T1 in the intervention group compared to the control group (β = 2.85; 95%CI [1.27, 4.44], P 0.05).
- Qualitative findings indicated that structured, sequential tasks and professional guidance contributed to short-term cognitive gains, whereas age-related health issues and limited ongoing engagement impeded the durability of these benefits.
- The 14-week integrated social-art intervention appears feasible and may promote short-term cognitive activation in institutionalized older adults with MCI, though its benefits were not sustained at follow-up.
- Future research should investigate strategies for maintaining cognitive improvements and explore modifications to enhance broader clinical outcomes in this vulnerable population.
Why it matters
A 14-week integrated social-art intervention improved global cognitive function in nursing home residents with mild cognitive impairment at the end of the intervention, but the benefits were not sustained at follow-up. This is a small trial of short-term cognitive activation and does not show a treatment, cure or prevention for Alzheimer's disease.
Study details
- Study designrandomized controlled trial
- Effect size86.25%
- Evidence strengthHigh
How this study scored 59/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a randomised controlled trial. Scored zero for sample size and studied in people because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (BMC Medicine) |
| Journal's citation record | 3 / 4 | BMC Medicine: journal h-index 259 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 11 / 12 | A randomised controlled trial |
| 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 | 4 / 5 | 2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 2 / 3 | Effect reported as a number, without an interval or test |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 1 / 2 | Randomised (as stated in the record) |
| Times cited | 2 / 7 | Cited 12 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 2 / 5 | 4.0 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025 |
| Impact for its field and year | 3 / 6 | Cited 7.6× 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 | 1 / 4 | Cited 12 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 1 / 4 | Last-listed author Hong Li: h-index 18 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 1 / 3 | National University of Singapore: institution h-index 1,166 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 2 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 4 institution(s) in 2 countries |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 40316979) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 59 / 100 | — |
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