Dissertation
One-Year Impact of a Multidomain Brain Health Intervention on Cognition and Behavior Change for Midlife and Older Adults: a Pilot Clinical Trial
Washington State University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
2023
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000005367
Abstract
Objectives. The study evaluated the efficacy of a multidomain brain-health intervention on health behavior change one-year following the intervention. The study explored whether the intervention provided cognitive benefits, increased self-efficacy for behavior change, and whether participants intended to continue with these changes.Methods. One-hundred thirty midlife and older adults were assigned to one of three conditions: brain fitness (B-Fit) intervention utilizing education and goal setting, education-only, or waitlist control. Questionnaires and cognitive measures were administered.
Results. Both B-Fit and education-only participants increased and then maintained their health behavior changes at follow-up testing. There were no clinically meaningful benefits for cognition nor an impact on self-efficacy. B-Fit participants reported greater intention to increase health behaviors over time.
Discussion. The B-Fit intervention was successful in helping participants change their behaviors and maintain these changes over time; however, it was not more effective than the education-only condition. However, B-Fit participants self-reported a greater likelihood to increase these behavior changes over time.
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- Title
- One-Year Impact of a Multidomain Brain Health Intervention on Cognition and Behavior Change for Midlife and Older Adults
- Creators
- Brenna Boyd
- Contributors
- Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe (Advisor)Carrie Cuttler (Committee Member)Walter Scott (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Psychology, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 50
- Identifiers
- 99901031140601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation