The effects of a mobile-based multi-domain intervention on cognitive function among older adults

Abstract

Behavioral and social research has stressed the importance of multi-domain lifestyle interventions to prevent, delay, or remedy age-related cognitive decline among older adults at high risk for dementia. In light of the benefits of multi-domain interventions, some studies demonstrate the effectiveness of a mobile-based program for dementia prevention. Unfortunately, there is limited evidence of whether or not a mobile application of a multi-domain program is effective in improving cognitive functioning among older adults who are a high risk for dementia. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a pre-post change of cognition and there were age-group differences in pre-post change after the 12 weeks multi-domain program, Silvia program (N = 59). The Silvia program consisted of five domains, including (a)daily smart routine, (b)cognitive training, (c)lifestyle monitoring, (d)home-based exercise, and (e)voice-based AI cognitive assessment. Using a paired t-test and analysis of variance, this study found that there was a significant mean difference in cognitive function scores between pre and post-intervention (95 % CI = 1.10–1.87, P <.05). The difference score in cognitive function was higher in the old-old group than in the young-old group (95 % CI = -2.29–0.10, p <.05). The findings of this study demonstrated that Silvia program was effective in promoting cognitive function among older Korean adults, especially for the old-old group.

Keywords

• Dementia prevention
• Digital health
• Cognitive function
• Multi-domain lifestyle intervention