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How effective is cognitive training as a preventive intervention for cognitive decline in individuals at risk of Alzheimer's disease?
Tripdatabase. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), 2026-05-06
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Cognitive training appears effective in improving cognitive functions and delaying cognitive decline in people at risk of Alzheimer's disease but requires more standardized research for conclusive evidence.
Key findings
- Cognitive training appears effective in improving cognitive functions and delaying cognitive decline in people at risk of Alzheimer's disease but requires more standardized research for conclusive evidence.
Why it matters
This review reports that cognitive training appears effective in improving cognitive functions and delaying cognitive decline in people at risk of Alzheimer's disease. It states that more standardized research is required for conclusive evidence, so the effect is not yet firmly established.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 28/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record and institution's track record, so those were left out: it earned 26 of the 93 points we could judge it on, which is 28 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 5 / 5 | 2026 — within 1 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 | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 0 / 7 | Cited 0 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 0 / 5 | 0.0 citations a year over 2 year(s) since 2026 |
| Impact for its field and year | 0 / 6 | Cited 0.0× 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 | 0 / 4 | Cited 0 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 0 / 4 | Last-listed author Tripdatabase: h-index 0 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 0 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 0 institution(s) in 0 countries — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete) |
| Indexed in PubMed | 1 / 2 | Not in PubMed, but has a DOI |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Points | 26 / 93 | Scored on 18 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 26 of the 93 points we could judge it on is 28 out of 100. |
| Total | 28 / 100 | — |
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- DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20056602
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APA 7th
Tripdatabase. (2026). How effective is cognitive training as a preventive intervention for cognitive decline in individuals at risk of Alzheimer's disease? Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20056602
Vancouver
Tripdatabase. How effective is cognitive training as a preventive intervention for cognitive decline in individuals at risk of Alzheimer's disease? Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 2026. doi:10.5281/zenodo.20056602.
BibTeX
@article{tripdatabase2026-d5da0d45,
author = {Tripdatabase},
title = {{How effective is cognitive training as a preventive intervention for cognitive decline in individuals at risk of Alzheimer's disease?}},
journal = {Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.20056602},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20056602}
}