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Show Adaptation of the Mayo Clinic’s HABIT Program to a Virtual Platform Allegra Robinson, BSN, RN Background • MCI affects ~15-20% of people 65 yrs or older • 1/3 develop AD related dementia within 5 yrs of diagnosis • Multicomponent behavioral health interventions improve self-efficacy, mood, and QOL in MCI patients • HABIT program - 10-day in person multi-component program for MCI patients & support partners • HABIT = Healthy Action to Benefit Independence & Thinking • Virtual version can meet the needs of Utah & surrounding region’s rural population & maintain safety during COVID 19 Methods Table 1. Topic Outline Diet/Nutrition Mediterranean • High in fruits, vegetables, olive oil, & whole Diet grains • Low in red meat, processed foods, high fat dairy, & refined sugar DASH Diet • High in fruits & vegetables, low-fat dairy & whole grains • Low in processed foods, sodium, saturated fats, & cholesterol Whole Food • Whole grains, fruits, vegetables, beans (foods Diet remaining close to their state in nature) Table 2. Wellness Education Feasibility, Usability, Satisfaction • Developed content for 3 HABIT program components Feasibility – Brain HQ, Wellness Education, & Support Group Therapy • Conducted literature review & gathered educational materials on Wellness Education topics • Created Wellness Education outlines • Coordinated box folder development amongst multi- Usability disciplinary team • Introduced Brain HQ training & program set-up • Developed virtual platform through Qualtrics software • Translated HABIT program components to virtual Satisfaction platform • Developed post-intervention feasibility, usability, & satisfaction surveys for 3 components 1. How likely are you to continue to educate yourself about wellness topics and cognitive health? (0 times per week, 1-2 times per week, 3-4 times per week, or 5 or more times per week) 2. Please rate your experience learning about wellness through videos (scale: easy =0 difficult =10) 1. Please rate your ability to access the videos for each education topic. (easy to difficult scale) 2. Please rate your ability to access the supplemental educational material for each education topic. (easy to difficult) 1. Please rate your overall experience with the wellness education component of the program (positivenegative 10-point scale) 2. Please estimate your overall benefit from the wellness education videos (high benefit, moderate benefit, little benefit, no benefit) Results • Box folder content • Virtual Qualtrics platform Wellness Education: • Topic outlines (Table 1) • Educational material • Journal articles & summaries • Post-intervention feasibility, usability, & satisfaction survey (Table 2) Brain HQ: • Brain HQ platform training • Brain HQ content • Post-intervention feasibility, usability, & satisfaction survey Support Group Therapy: • Plan for therapy sessions • Organization of therapy session content • Post-intervention feasibility, usability, & satisfaction survey Conclusions • Multi-component program effective for promoting brain health • Virtual health-intervention program can be adapted by other institutions • A multidisciplinary team is necessary for developing online health-interventions • Virtual platforms can expand access to care COLLEGE OF NURSING |
