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. 2026 Jul 29;9:e85070. doi: 10.2196/85070

Table 1.

Characteristics of the included studies (N=14).

Characteristics Studies, n (%) References
Total sample size

<50 8 (57) [34-38,41-43]

50-99 4 (29) [39,40,44,45]

≥100 2 (14) [19,20]
Mean age (years)

60-64 0 (0) N/Aa

65-74 5 (36) [20,37,39,44,45]

≥75 9 (64) [19,34-36,38,40-43]
Sex

Female participants only 0 (0) N/A

Male participants only 1 (7) [35]

Both sexes 13 (93) [19,20,34,36-45]
Methodological quality (Physiotherapy Evidence Database scale)

<4 (“poor”) 0 (0) N/A

4-5 (“fair”) 6 (43) [35-37,41,42,45]

6-8 (“good”) 8 (57) [19,20,34,38-40,43,44]
Source of participants

Community-dwelling older adults 12 (86) [19,20,34,36-41,43-45]

Nursing home residents 1 (7) [42]

Not mentioned 1 (7) [35]
Types of cognitive training

CCTb 10 (71) [19,20,35-38,40,41,43,44]

Non-CCT 4 (29) [34,39,42,45]
Targeted outcomesc

Single-task gait speed 13 (93) [19,34-36,38-44,46,47]

Cognitive-motor dual-task gait speed 7 (50) [19,38,40-44]

Functional mobility 6 (43) [19,20,34,36,40]

Static balance (one-leg stance test) 3 (21) [20,34,37,45]

Overall balance ability (balance scales) 3 (21) [34,41,46]

aN/A: not applicable.

bCCT: computerized cognitive training.

cThe percentages sum to more than 100% as individual studies may report multiple outcomes.