Integrated Web-Based Customer Engagement, Physical Exercise, and Coaching Platform for Older Adults

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Conditions studied: Aging

In brief

The fast-growing older population coupled with the worsening shortage of caregivers and nurses will soon present our nation with severe societal and economic challenges. Older adults often struggle to maintain quality of life and independence in the presence of chronic diseases and isolation. Physical exercise and socialization have been shown to reduce chronic disease, depression, falls and to improve quality of life in older adults. Motivation and feedback are essential to continued engagement in a wellness program, but doing so through the traditional manner of in-person coaching can be prohibitively expensive. Vigorous Mind (VM) has been providing a web-based platform to promote sustained engagement in older adults primarily in senior living facilities. The platform provides dynamic and tailored content including reminiscence activities, favorite music and video, adaptive computer games and communication. With the help of the Consortium on Technology for Proactive Care, the investigators will enhance the current VM system with an additional interactive physical exercise module and a health coach with automated tailored messaging and incentives for continued engagement and adherence. This will optimize the VM system for home-based deployment, thus expanding the reach and impact of VM to potentially delay or even prevent institutionalization among older adults living independently.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03644745

Run by

Northeastern University

People needed

20

Starts

2018-09-01

Expected to finish

2019-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-08-23

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Living independently
• Able to read and speak English
• PCP approval to exercise
• Have a laptop PC or Windows based tablet
• Have WiFi in their home
• Have a smart phone with a data plan

You may not qualify if…

• Uncorrected vision or auditory impairment
• Cognitive impairment (MoCA<27)

Where it is running

• New Bridge on the Charles — Dedham, Massachusetts, United States
• Maplewood Senior Living — Weston, Massachusetts, United States

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