Prevention of Dementia using Mobile phone Applications

Objective

Background: The projected steep rise in global dementia prevalence will largely occur in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) and vulnerable populations in high-income countries (HIC). Up to 30% of all dementia is attributable to potentially modifiable risk factors. Mobile Health (mHealth) technology allows for scalable and widely implementable prevention programs using self-management for improvement of dementia risk factors.

Objective: To make dementia prevention strategies accessible to populations in LMIC and vulnerable populations in HIC using mobile health technology.

Methods: For this implementation project we will build upon the operational ‘Healthy Ageing Through Internet Counselling in the Elderly’ eHealth platform for self-management of risk factors for dementia and cardiovascular disease. Within vulnerable populations in HIC and in LMIC we will assess barriers and facilitators to adapt the existing eHealth platform to a culturally appropriate mHealth (smartphone) platform for self-management of dementia risk factors.
We will use a blended care approach with participants receiving remote personalized support by a health coach to improve their lifestyle and actively reduce their risk of dementia. The adapted mHealth platform will be evaluated in a randomised implementation trial in 2400 older people at increased risk of dementia in China and a vulnerable population with low SES in UK. Main outcomes are implementation outcomes such as acceptability, feasibility and sustainability of our mHealth intervention, costs, and effectiveness on dementia risk reduction

Relevance and impact
PRODEMOS addresses the HCO-07 call by building on an existing eHealth intervention that will be adapted to an mHealth platform for dementia prevention, specifically tailored to vulnerable populations in HIC and LMIC, and will be implemented in multiple settings to pave the way towards a scalable, global strategy for dementia risk reduction.

Fields of science

• medical and health sciences › clinical medicine › endocrinology › diabetes
• medical and health sciences › clinical medicine › cardiology › cardiovascular diseases
• medical and health sciences › health sciences › public health
• medical and health sciences › basic medicine › neurology › dementia
• medical and health sciences › health sciences › health care services › eHealth

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.3.1.3. - Treating and managing disease

Topic(s)

• SC1-HCO-07-2017 - Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) prevention and management of mental disorders

Call for proposal

H2020-SC1-2017-Single-Stage-RTD
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Funding Scheme

RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinator

ACADEMISCH MEDISCH CENTRUM BIJ DE UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM

Address

Meibergdreef 15
1105AZ Amsterdam
Netherlands

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 813 267,50

Participants (7)

THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 716 569,40

Address

Trinity Lane The Old Schools
CB2 1TN Cambridge

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

China

EU contribution

€ 0

Address

10 Youanmenwai
Beijing

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

VITALHEALTH SOFTWARE BV

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 272 187,50

Address

Zonneoordlaan 17
6718 TK Ede Gld

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET

Sweden

EU contribution

€ 176 625

Address

Nobels Vag 5
17177 Stockholm

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE

France

EU contribution

€ 177 062,50

Address

Rue De Tolbiac 101
75654 Paris

Activity type

Research Organisations

ALZHEIMER EUROPE

Luxembourg

EU contribution

€ 52 500

Address

Rue Dicks 14
1417 Luxembourg

Activity type

Other

THE UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX

Participation ended

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 256 829,35

Address

Sussex House Falmer
BN1 9RH Brighton

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments