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Trial reportJournal of Alzheimer's disease reports2021

Online Personalised Training in Memory Strategies for Everyday (OPTIMiSE) Program for Older Adults with Cognitive Concerns: Pilot Study Protocol.

Kerryn E Pike, Carl I Moller, Christina Bryant, Maree Farrow, Duy P Dao, Kathryn A Ellis

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Trial report in Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kerryn E PikeSchool of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0474-1215
Carl I MollerSchool of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
Christina BryantMelbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Maree FarrowWicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Duy P DaoSchool of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
Kathryn A EllisMelbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
La Trobe University · AUThe University of Melbourne · AUUniversity of Tasmania · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Memory interventions for older adults with cognitive concerns result in improved memory performance and maintenance of cognitive health. These programs are typically delivered face-to-face, which is resource intensive and creates access barriers, particularly for those with reduced mobility, limited transportation, and living in rural or remote areas. The COVID-19 pandemic has created an additional access barrier, given the increased risk this disease poses to older adults. Internet-based interventions seek to overcome these barriers. This paper describes the protocol of a pilot study that aims to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of one such internet-based intervention: the Online Personalised Training in Memory Strategies for Everyday (OPTIMiSE) program. OPTIMiSE focuses on improving knowledge regarding memory and providing training in effective memory strategies for everyday life. The pilot study described in this protocol will be a single-arm pre-post study of 8 weeks duration, with a single maintenance session 3 months post-intervention. Participants will be Australian adults aged ≥60 years reporting cognitive changes compared with 10 years ago. Primary outcome measures will address feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy. Secondary outcome measures assessing sense of community and self-efficacy will be administered at the 8-week and 3-month timepoints. Data collection will conclude mid-2021, and results will be presented in a subsequent publication. Translation of memory interventions to internet-based delivery has the potential to remove many access barriers for older adults; however, the acceptability and feasibility of this modality needs investigation. OPTIMiSE is the initial step in what could be an important program enabling access to an evidence-based memory intervention for older adults worldwide.

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Agedagingcognitioninternet-based interventionlearningmemoryself efficacysocial support

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PMID33782667
PMCPMC7990456
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