Pilot Mobile for Dementia and Frailty (Mindful Meals)
Dementia, Frailty
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Dementia focused on measuring Diet, Nutrition, Mediterranean Diet
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 65 years or older; ICD-9-CM (ICD-10-CM) codes for mild or major neurocognitive disorders with mild-to-moderate severity due to several possible etiologies. Specifically, a) mild neurocognitive disorder 331.83 (G31.84); major neurocognitive disorder 294.1x (F02.8x) due to Alzheimer disease 331.0 (G30.9); frontotemporal lobar degeneration 331.19 (G31.09); Lewy body disease 331.82 (G31.83); mild-to-moderate frailty own a mobile device. Exclusion Criteria: Severe sensory impairment that makes it impossible to operate a mobile device or respond to prompts English reading level below 6th grade no care partner optimal diet
Sites / Locations
- Univeristy of WashingtonRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Mobile Intervnetion
Usual Care
Participants randomized to the intervention arm will receive verbal and written instructions as well as one-on-one demonstration of the app features. Participants will have an option of either receiving the study mobile device or will be able to use their own device with an installed app. Following the training, participants will be asked to use the app at least once a week.
Participants randomly allocated to the control group will receive educational materials on healthy eating, as provided on the NIA web page (https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/healthy-eating).