Web-Based Group Conversational Intervention on Cognitive Function and Comprehensive Functional Status Among Japanese Older Adults: Protocol for a 6-Month Randomized Controlled Trial
Kumi Watanabe Miura,
Takashi Kudo,
Mihoko Otake-Matsuura
Abstract:Background: Social communication is a key factor in maintaining cognitive function and contributes to well-being in later life.Objective: This study will examine the effects of "Photo-Integrated Conversation Moderated by Application version 2" (PICMOA-2), which is a web-based conversational intervention, on cognitive performance, frailty, and social and psychological indicators among community-dwelling older adults.
Methods:The study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with an open-label, two-parallel group… Show more
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