Smart Aging in Community Contexts: Testing Intelligent Assistive Systems for Self-regulation and Co-regulation under Real-Life Conditions (SMART-AGE)

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: SMART-AGE does not aim to prevent or cure diseases. No directly health-related data, such as from the treating general practitioners, will be collected. Instead, we hope to have a positive impact on the four primary outcome areas: (1) health-related self-perception, control beliefs and self-efficacy, (2) motor capacity and performance, (3) loneliness and social support, and (4) technology acceptance, competence and use.

• Registration Number: DRKS00034316
• Lead Sponsor: niversität Heidelberg

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-05-29
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 720

Inclusion Criteria

We obtained addresses from the city registries of Mannheim and Heidelberg to invite potential study partners with a letter of information and detailed study information.

Exclusion Criteria

Individuals who are younger than 67 or living in a nursing home, have severe cognitive limitations, no internet access, no PC/Tablet experience, severe medical conditions, severe visual/hearing impairments, no/poor knowledge of German, or work 20+ hours per week are excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Outcomes are mesaured at the start of the study and 3, and 6 months after study start.<br>(1) Health-related self-awareness, control beliefs, and self-efficacy, which includes measures like the Health Locus of Control Scale (Wallston et al., 1976), Health Literacy (Konopik et al., 2021), Adapted Health Consciousness Scale (Marsall et al., 2021), and Self-efficacy (Jerusalem & Schwarzer, 2003);<br>(2) Motor capacity and performance, which includes measures like the Timed Up and Go Test (Podsiadlo & Richardson, 1991) and movement sensor-based physical activity parameters (e.g., steps per day) using Axivity AX6 sensors;<br>(3) Loneliness and social support, which includes measures like the UCLA Loneliness Scale (Döring & Bortz, 1993), Lubben Social Network Scale (Lubben et al., 2006);<br>(4) Technology acceptance, competence, and usage, which includes measures like Computer Anxiety (Thatcher & Perrewé, 2002) and End User Frustration (Peters et al., 1980).