The effects of traditional mind-body exercises on cognitive function in neurodegenerative diseases or prodromal cognitive decline: a meta-analysis.

Front Public Health · 2026 · PMC12932201 · PMID 41756081

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.195not close (p > 0.1)

showed a trendno p-value reported

Among participants with MCI, MMSE scores showed a trend toward improvement but did not reach statistical significance (MD = 0.32, 95% CI: 0.17 to 0.48, p = 0.195), and heterogeneity remained high ( I 2 = 58.3%, p = 0.091).

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an increasing trendno p-value reported

In PD patients, scores in the intervention group showed an increasing trend, however, the observed differences did not reach statistical significance (MD = 0.36, 95% CI: −0.12 to 0.84, p = 0.000).

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