Picture book reading

Intervention

1 paper2 findings

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Human trial1

Outcomes

2

Depressive symptoms

no changein humans1

1 study
  1. Picture book reading has no effect on depressive symptoms in humans.

    “depression differences were not significant”

    Human trialcommunity-dwellingn = 75

    Effects of a Picture Book Reading Program on Cognitive Function and Depression Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Taiwan: A Quasi-Experimental Study

    Journal of gerontological social work12 Mar 2026

Cognitive function

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Picture book reading improves cognitive function in humans (moderate effect size).

    “Results showed significant improvement in cognitive function in the intervention group with a moderate effect size”

    Human trialcommunity-dwellingn = 75

    Effects of a Picture Book Reading Program on Cognitive Function and Depression Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Taiwan: A Quasi-Experimental Study

    Journal of gerontological social work12 Mar 2026

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