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Social connectedness and dementia prevention: Pilot of the APPLE-Tree video-call intervention during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cooper, Claudia; Mansour, Hassan; Carter, Christine; Rapaport, Penny; Morgan-Trimmer, Sarah; Marchant, Natalie L; Poppe, Michaela; Higgs, Paul; Brierley, Janine; Solomon, Noa; Budgett, Jessica; Bird, Megan; Walters, Kate; Barber, Julie; Wenborn, Jennifer; Lang, Iain A; Huntley, Jonathan; Ritchie, Karen; Kales, Helen C; Brodaty, Henry; Aguirre, Elisa; Betz, Anna; Palomo, Marina.
  • Cooper C; 4919UCL, London, UK; 9747Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
  • Mansour H; 4919UCL, London, UK.
  • Carter C; 4919UCL, London, UK.
  • Rapaport P; 4919UCL, London, UK.
  • Morgan-Trimmer S; 3286University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, UK.
  • Marchant NL; 66046UCL, London, UK.
  • Poppe M; 66046UCL, London, UK.
  • Higgs P; 66046UCL, London, UK.
  • Brierley J; 66046UCL, London, UK.
  • Solomon N; 66046UCL, London, UK.
  • Budgett J; 66046UCL, London, UK.
  • Bird M; 66046UCL, London, UK.
  • Walters K; 66046UCL, London, UK.
  • Barber J; 66046UCL, London, UK.
  • Wenborn J; 4919UCL, London, UK, 5098North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT), Ilford, UK.
  • Lang IA; 3286University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
  • Huntley J; 4919UCL, London, UK.
  • Ritchie K; 27102INSERM, Paris, France.
  • Kales HC; 8789University of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA.
  • Brodaty H; 7800University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Aguirre E; 4919UCL, London, UK; 5098North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT), London, UK.
  • Betz A; 9747Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
  • Palomo M; 9747Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Dementia (London) ; 20(8): 2779-2801, 2021 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1207590
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND

OBJECTIVES:

The Covid-19 pandemic reduced access to social activities and routine health care that are central to dementia prevention. We developed a group-based, video-call, cognitive well-being intervention; and investigated its acceptability and feasibility; exploring through participants' accounts how the intervention was experienced and used in the pandemic context. RESEARCH DESIGN AND

METHOD:

We recruited adults aged 60+ years with memory concerns (without dementia). Participants completed baseline assessments and qualitative interviews/focus groups before and after the 10-week intervention. Qualitative interview data and facilitator notes were integrated in a thematic analysis.

RESULTS:

12/17 participants approached completed baseline assessments, attended 100/120 (83.3%) intervention sessions and met 140/170 (82.4%) of goals set. Most had not used video calling before. In the thematic analysis, our overarching theme was social connectedness. Three sub-themes were as follows Retaining independence and social connectedness social connectedness could not be at the expense of independence; Adapting social connectedness in the pandemic participants strived to compensate for previous social connectedness as the pandemic reduced support networks; Managing social connections within and through the intervention although there were tensions, for example, between sharing of achievements feeling supportive and competitive, participants engaged with various lifestyle changes; social connections supported group attendance and implementation of lifestyle changes. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS Our intervention was acceptable and feasible to deliver by group video-call. We argue that dementia prevention is both an individual and societal concern. For more vulnerable populations, messages that lifestyle change can help memory should be communicated alongside supportive, relational approaches to enabling lifestyle changes.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Dementia / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adult / Humans Language: English Journal: Dementia (London) Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 14713012211014382

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Dementia / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adult / Humans Language: English Journal: Dementia (London) Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 14713012211014382