U.S. POINTER: Lessons learned about delivery of a multi‐domain lifestyle intervention during the COVID‐19 pandemic
U.S. POINTER: Lessons learned about delivery of a multi‐domain lifestyle intervention during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Laura D. Baker,M. Espeland,33 Authors,M. Carrillo
TLDR
The study adapts the FINGER (Finnish Intervention Geriatric Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability) interventions to fit the United States culture and delivers the intervention within the community at 5 sites across the country.
Abstract
U.S. POINTER is testing whether multidomain lifestyle interventions focused on physical exercise, nutrition, cognitive challenge, and risk factor management reduces risk of cognitive decline in a heterogeneous population of at‐risk older adults in America. The study adapts the FINGER (Finnish Intervention Geriatric Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability) interventions to fit the United States culture and delivers the intervention within the community at 5 sites across the country.