Balance training improves spatial cognition in healthy adults relative to relaxation training¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3 · i2 medium
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q3 i2 The balance group's adjusted spatial cognition composite score was higher than the relaxation group's after training (d = 0.51). → Rogge 2017

Evidence¶

Rogge 2017¶

Rogge, A.-K., Röder, B., Zech, A., Nagel, V., Hollander, K., Braumann, K.-M. & Hötting, K. (2017). Balance training improves memory and spatial cognition in healthy adults. Scientific Reports 7:5661. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06071-9

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ANCOVA on a composite of perspective-taking, figure-orientation and mirror-image tests, adjusted for pretest and age, showed "the adjusted spatial score was higher in the balance than in the relaxation training group" with d = 0.51.

"The analysis of spatial score yielded a significant effect of group, F(1, 36) = 5.28, p = 0.027. After training, the adjusted spatial score was higher in the balance than in the relaxation training group (group difference = 0.31, 95% CI = [0.04, 0.58], d = 0.51, see Fig. 3)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Cognitive benefits of balance training do not differ by age in adults aged 19–65 — related
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