Reading newspapers
Intervention1 paper4 findings
- Human trial1
Outcomes
3Life-space mobility
upin humans1Moderate certainty
1 study
Life-space mobility
upin humans1Moderate certainty
Reading newspapers improve life-space mobility in humans (difference: 14.74 [95% CI: 7.13-22.35]).
Human trialcommunity-dwelling older adults26 weeks
Cognitive and behavioral benefits of newspaper reading in community-dwelling older adults: a feasibility randomized controlled trial · Frontiers in aging · 4 Sep 2026
Depressive symptoms
downin humans1Moderate certainty
1 study
Depressive symptoms
downin humans1Moderate certainty
Reading newspapers decrease depressive symptoms in humans (difference: -1.85 [95% CI: -3.01 to -0.68]).
Human trialcommunity-dwelling older adults26 weeks
Cognitive and behavioral benefits of newspaper reading in community-dwelling older adults: a feasibility randomized controlled trial · Frontiers in aging · 4 Sep 2026
Cognitive function
upin humans1Moderate certainty
1 study
Cognitive function
upin humans1Moderate certainty
Reading newspapers improve cognitive function in humans (difference: 1.47 [95% CI: 0.31-2.63]).
Human trialcommunity-dwelling older adults26 weeks
Cognitive and behavioral benefits of newspaper reading in community-dwelling older adults: a feasibility randomized controlled trial · Frontiers in aging · 4 Sep 2026
Associations
1MMSE-J score
upin humans1Moderate certainty
1 study
MMSE-J score
upin humans1Moderate certainty
Reading newspapers are associated with MMSE-J score in humans (difference: 2.46 [95% CI: 1.34-3.58]).
Human trialcommunity-dwelling older adults26 weeks
Cognitive and behavioral benefits of newspaper reading in community-dwelling older adults: a feasibility randomized controlled trial · Frontiers in aging · 4 Sep 2026