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January 6, 2026Sport Sciences for HealthOpen Access

The effects of sport participation on physical and cognitive function in older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis

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MSMohsen ShafizadehSPShahab ParvinpourALAnna Lowe

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Overview

Systematic review finds sport participation improves physical function in older adults, suggesting value for active ageing.

Key Points

  • The central aim was to synthesize literature on sport participation's effects on physical and cognitive function in older adults.
  • Screened 2422 studies from databases
  • Selected 16 eligible studies for review and meta-analysis
  • Conducted quality assessment of included studies.
  • 70% of studies measuring physical function reported significant improvements in various performance metrics
  • 100% of studies assessing cognitive function showed significant enhancements in attention and memory
  • Sport participation predominantly improved physical rather than cognitive function.

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Shafizadeh et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/695d856e3483e917927a504fhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11332-025-01602-8
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