A Goal-setting With Mentoring Lifestyle Modification Intervention to Reduce Risk of Dementia in Later Life

Lifestyle factors playing a role in the development of late-life cognitive decline may be modifiable. There is a need for robust evidence about the potential for prevention of cognitive decline through behavior change interventions.

This study involves the development, implementation and initial testing of a behavior change intervention. At the 1st year, a small-scale randomized controlled trial (RCT) will investigate the implementation of a goal-setting intervention aim at promoting behavior change of personal modifiable risks for cognitive decline in the community for >55 years with at least one of the 7 modifiable risk factors for dementia. These older participants in the community (n = 100) will be randomized to either control (had a discussion regarding health and daily activity) or goal-setting with mentoring (the goal-setting interview involving identification of up to five personal goals of personal modifiable risks). All participants will be reassessed after 12 months. The 2nd to the 5th year, is a multisite, prospective, RCT with 36 months intervention. Recruitment of 300 older people (≥55 years) with at least one of the 7 modifiable risk factors for dementia will take place in Northern Taiwan. Participants randomised to the intervention condition will have access to an interactive internet platform, stimulating self-management of dementia risk factors, with remote mentoring by a mentor.