Development of an Application to improve health in the elderly

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Diabetes mellitus; Aged; Elderly nutrition; Sleep; Mental health; C23.550.291.898

• Registration Number: RBR-6wgkzs8
• Lead Sponsor: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-03-08
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023
• Study Completion: 2025-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

People with an age equal to or greater than 60 years who have a cellular device that can support the use of the application and its resources

Exclusion Criteria

Having limitations to carry out the assessments included in the project, such as visual and auditory limitations and severe cognitive impairments; The Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) instrument, developed by Folstein et al (1975), will be used, which allows the assessment of cognitive function and the tracking of dementia conditions. cognitive performance or application design

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Manage to develop an application that promotes, through gamification, health habits (physical activity, food, sleep and mental health) in the elderly, and apply validation methods for effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction through the system usability scale (SUS) questionnaires , suitability assessment of materials (SAM), and content validity index (CVI). With results for a superior and qualified material for use

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Analyze the applicability of the application and verify the effects of the application in changes in behavior and health parameters. It is expected that a trace of two healthy habits will be found during the 14 weeks of intervention. There will be fair evaluations before and after intervention with an application to analyze or increase these habits, and to improve some health parameters, such as blood glucose, blood pressure, weight, BMI, and health knowledge. Data collected one week before the intervention and two weeks after the intervention