Effects of Square-Stepping Exercise on cognitive function in early geriatric rehabilitation: A randomized controlled explorative study

Katja Fränzel; Jessica Koschate-Storm; Ellen Freiberger; Ryosuke Shigematsu; Tania Zieschang; Svenja Tietgen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0338695

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Effects of Square-Stepping Exercise on cognitive function in early geriatric rehabilitation: A randomized controlled explorative study

Katja Fränzel,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Geriatrics, General Hospital Bremerhaven Reinkenheide gGmbH, Bremerhaven, Germany,, Department of Health Services Research, Faculty VI Medicine and Health Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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Jessica Koschate-Storm ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: Jessica.koschate-storm@uni-oldenburg.de

Affiliations Department of Health Services Research, Faculty VI Medicine and Health Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany, Department of Geriatrics, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4178-2550

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Ellen Freiberger,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute for Biomedicine of Ageing, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Nürnberg, Germany
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Ryosuke Shigematsu,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Health and Sport Science, Chukyo University, Toyota, Aichi, Japan
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Tania Zieschang,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Health Services Research, Faculty VI Medicine and Health Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany, Department of Geriatrics, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6858-4282

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Svenja Tietgen

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Geriatrics, General Hospital Bremerhaven Reinkenheide gGmbH, Bremerhaven, Germany,, Department of Health Services Research, Faculty VI Medicine and Health Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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Effects of Square-Stepping Exercise on cognitive function in early geriatric rehabilitation: A randomized controlled explorative study

Katja Fränzel,
Jessica Koschate-Storm,
Ellen Freiberger,
Ryosuke Shigematsu,
Tania Zieschang,
Svenja Tietgen

Published: January 5, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0338695

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