Feasibility of A Smartphone Application Intervention in Community Settings: A Pretest-Posttest Pilot Study
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Summary
The objective of this project is to test the feasibility of using a smartphone app in a community setting through collaborating with community-based organizations. The app is called utmbHealthyBrain and it has three activities: (1) drawing, (2) Tai-Chi and meditation, and (3) prayer reading. It also has a "share" function to enable users to interact with their family and friend. These activities can be translated to humans' well-beings such as a more stable emotion, more muscle movement, and better social engagement. This app does not collect any personal data and users are not required to register an account either. The overall study period is 6 weeks including one introduction session (week 1), four weeks of intervention (week 2 to 5), and final feedback session (week 6).
Description
This study will conduct primary data collection on 20 individuals aged 50+ and another 20 who are their caregivers regarding the use of a smartphone application (app) to promote mental well-being. The aging population is growing rapidly from 52 million in 2018 to 95 million by 2060. Approximately 34.2 million Americans have provided unpaid care to an adult age 50 or older. While 82% of them care for one adult, about 15% care for 2 adults and 3% for 3 or more adults. This number is expected to increase as the population ages. Deteriorating health of care recipients and caregivers is a critical…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 50–100 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Individuals aged 50+ who has a primary source of assistance (no age limitation for the caregiver) 2. Both care recipient and caregiver can participate in the study for six weeks in total, 3. Both care recipient and caregiver can read, listen, write, and speak English 4. Both care recipient and caregiver have a personal smartphone. Exclusion Criteria: 1. People who are diagnosed with any middle to severe cognitive symptoms (dementia or Alzheimer's Disease) or any psychiatric disease (depression, bipolar, PTSD, Schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, eating disorders) 2. Peop…
Interventions
- BehavioralutmbHealthyBrain Smartphone App
a wellness product related to relaxation and stress management and presents a low risk to the safety of users and other persons
Location
- University of Texas Medical Branch, GalvestonGalveston, Texas