Table 21.

Details of MoCA scores in the included literature.

Number	Study	Intervention		MD	95% CI	P	Included trials	GRADE rating
		Treatment group	Control group
1	Cao et al. [42]	Electroacupuncture combined with donepezil	Donepezil	1.37	−0.21–2.95	0.09	1	Very low
2	Mai and Zheng [44]	Scalp acupuncture combined with CFT	CFT	2.12	0.78–3.47	0.002	2	Very low
3	Li et al. [48]	Acupuncture	No acupuncture therapy	0.70	0.33–1.07	0.0002	5	Very low
4	Kim et al. [49]	Electroacupuncture	Antidementia drugs	0.66	0.00–1.32	0.05	2	Very low