Aging Well Through Interactions and Scientific Education - Action Plan (AgeWISE-AP)
VA Office of Research and Development
Summary
The purpose of this study is to learn about the effects of AgeWISE-Action Plan (AgeWISE-AP), a 20-week program designed to provide education and individualized planning with a goal of improving brain health.
Description
The overall goal of this proposal is to conduct a fully powered randomized controlled trial of a multi-component intervention designed to provide education about brain aging, improve feelings of control over brain aging, and deliver practical assistance with creation of an executable action plan (AgeWISE-Action Plan). The AgeWISE-Action Plan (AgeWISE-AP) is intended to extend our prior AgeWISE program by adding an individualized action plan component to increase older Veteran engagement in brain healthy lifestyle activities. AIM 1 (primary): To determine whether AgeWISE-AP increases older Vet…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 60+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Veterans \> 60 years old with concerns about brain aging who want to learn more about cognitive aging * English speaking as all intervention materials are written in English Exclusion Criteria: * Veterans with impairment on a cognitive screening measure, as determined using a MoCA cutoff score for dementia of \<24 OR self or other reported diagnosis of a brain disorder affecting cognition such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, other dementia, major stroke, or brain injury or diagnosis of psychotic disorder such as schizophrenia * Active alcohol or substance…
Interventions
- OtherAging Well through Interactions and Scientific Education - Action Plan
20-week program designed to provide education and individualized planning with a goal of improving brain health.
Location
- VA Bedford HealthCare System, Bedford, MABedford, Massachusetts