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Published on in Vol 9 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/88479, first published .
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Effects of a Combined Zumba and Video Game–Based Cognitive Intervention on Cognitive Function Among Older Adults in Klang Valley, Malaysia: Semirandomized Trial

Effects of a Combined Zumba and Video Game–Based Cognitive Intervention on Cognitive Function Among Older Adults in Klang Valley, Malaysia: Semirandomized Trial

Yook Chin Chia   1, 2, 3 , MBBS FRCP ;   Sharifah Nadhira Syed Annuar   3 , PhD ;   Jactty Chew   3, 4 , PhD ;   Yunli Lee   3, 5 , PhD ;   Wei-Gene Lim   3, 4 , MSc ;   Wei Zern Yip   6 , BSc ;   Kristin-Ann Leong Zhe Mun   3 , BSc ;   Michael Jenkins   7 , PhD

1 Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Jeffrey Cheah Sunway Medical School, Faculty of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

2 Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

3 Ageing, Health and Well-Being Research Centre, Jeffrey Cheah Sunway Medical School, Faculty of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

4 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Jeffrey Cheah Sunway Medical School, Faculty of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

5 Research Centre for Human-Machine Collaboration (HUMAC), Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

6 School of Psychology, Faculty of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

7 School of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia

Corresponding Author:

  • Yook Chin Chia, MBBS FRCP
  • Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery
  • Jeffrey Cheah Sunway Medical School, Faculty of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University
  • No. 5, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
  • Petaling Jaya, Selangor 47500
  • Malaysia
  • Phone: 60 374918622 ext 7410
  • Email: ycchia@sunway.edu.my