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. 2022 Sep 9;10(3):e36754. doi: 10.2196/36754

Table 3.

Characteristics of the comparators and outcomes (N=16).

Study Comparator Duration (minutes) Frequency (times per week) Period (weeks) Outcome measures Follow-up Attritions, N
Finn and McDonald [31] Control N/Aa N/A N/A D-KEFS-NSb After the intervention 7
Robert et al [32] Control N/A N/A N/A TMT-Ac, SCWTd, and WAIS-R-Dsye After the intervention; 12-week follow-up NRf
Savulich et al [33] Control N/A N/A N/A CANTAB-CRTg After the intervention 0
Valdes et al [34] Control N/A N/A N/A UFOVh After the intervention; 52-, 104-, 156-, and 261-week follow-up NR
Yang and Kwak [35] Control N/A N/A N/A GnGi and SCWT After the intervention 0
Thapa et al [36] Control N/A N/A N/A TMT-A and SDSTj After the intervention 2
Tarnanas et al [37] Control and conventional cognitive activities 90 2 21 SCWT After the intervention 9
Fiatarone Singh et al [38] Control, conventional exercises+sham cognitive training, and serious games+conventional exercises Control: 75; conventional exercises+sham cognitive training: 100; serious games+conventional exercises: 60 2 25 SDMTk After the intervention; 74-week follow-up 14
Amjad et al [39] Conventional exercises 25 to 30 5 6 TMT-A After the intervention 6
Wiloth et al [40] Conventional exercises 60 2 10 TMT-A After the intervention; 12-week follow-up 26
Van Santen et al [41] Conventional exercises N/A 5 25 TMT-A Midintervention and after the intervention 28
Karssemeijer et al [42] Conventional exercises (aerobic exercises); conventional exercises (relaxation and flexibility exercises) 30 to 50 3 12 TMT-A and SCWT Midintervention and after the intervention; 24-week follow-up 23
Liao et al [43] Conventional exercises 60 3 12 SCWT After the intervention 15
Flak et al [44] Nonadaptive serious game 30 to 40 5 5 D-KEFS-CWIT1l and D-KEFS-CWIT2m After the intervention; 4- and 16-week follow-up 17
Hyer et al [45] Nonadaptive serious game 40 7 5 to 7 TMT-A After the intervention; 12-week follow-up 9
Park and Park [46] Exergames 30 3 10 SCWT After the intervention 0

aN/A: not applicable.

bD-KEFS-NS: Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System Test Battery-Number Sequencing.

cTMT-A: Trail Making Test A.

dSCWT: Stroop Color and Word Test.

eWAIS-R-Dsy: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised-Digit Symbol.

fNR: not reported.

gCANTAB-CRT: Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery-Choice Reaction Time.

hUFOV: Useful Field of View test.

iGnG: go-no go.

jSDST: Symbol Digit Substitution Test.

kSDMT: Symbol Digit Modalities Test.

lD-KEFS-CWIT1: Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System Color-Word Interference Test 1.

mD-KEFS-CWIT2: Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System Color-Word Interference Test 2.