A Psychoeducation mHealth App Intervention for Promoting Cognitive Health

Title: A Psychoeducation mHealth App Intervention for Promoting Cognitive Health

Description: We are recruiting participants to test a remote psychoeducation mHealth app for promoting cognitive health in later life. An mHealth app is a mobile application that stores health information, provides health recommendations, and allows individuals to access health related educational tools. The mHealth app used in this study will teach participants about modifiable lifestyle factors (e.g., diet, exercise, social connection, etc.) that promote cognitive health into later life. Our aim is to test our intervention with adults experiencing subjective cognitive decline (i.e., subtle declines in cognition that a person has noticed in themselves) and gain meaningful feedback about the intervention process from participants after it has been completed. We hope to use this feedback to improve the useability of the app and feasibility of the intervention. The intervention is 6-weeks long and involves completing one module per week in the mHealth app as well as three quick cognitive activities and a survey; per week, this will only take about 30 minutes. The study also involves two online neuropsychological assessments that can be completed on any computer or tablet, and an onboarding session via Zoom with one of our research assistants. If you have clients who are eligible to and interested in participating, please refer them to coghealthstudy@uvic.ca for more information.

Specifics: Study Population
Age 55+, report subjective cognitive decline (SCD) or have been diagnosed with SCD, own an iPhone, live in Canada, have no diagnosis of dementia or MCI, and no history of another known neurological condition that could impact cognition.

Participant Obligation:
Participants will complete a phone screening, two 45-minute online neuropsychological assessments, a Zoom onboarding, the six-week intervention with weekly surveys (~30 mins/week), a one-month follow-up survey, and a feedback interview.

Location: Online - Victoria, British Columbia

Project lead: Zoë Gilson, Supervisor: Theone Paterson

Study Dates: September 23, 2024 to February 28, 2025

Study Website: https://brainlab.uvic.ca/recruiting-research/