The Empowering Role of Mobile Apps in Behavior Change Interventions: The Gray Matters Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health education and behavior change programs targeting specific risk factors have demonstrated their effectiveness in reducing the development of future diseases. Alzheimer disease (AD) shares many of the same risk factors, most of which can be addressed via behavior change. It is therefore theorized that a behavior change intervention targeting these risk factors would likely result in favorable rates of AD prevention.

Objective

The objective of this study was to reduce the future risk of developing AD, while in the short term promoting vascular health, through behavior change.

Methods

The study was an interventional randomized controlled trial consisting of subjects who were randomly assigned into either treatment (n=102) or control group (n=42). Outcome

SUBMITTER: Hartin PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4987494 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature