Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
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Eligibility Criteria
- * age greater than or equal to 65 years
- * has at least 2 chronic conditions
- * requires any assistance to leave the home (this may include requiring someone to drive, requiring the use of a cane or walker, or similar)
- * can read 14 point font from a 2-foot distance on a tablet-sized screen
- * can hear spoken voice from 2-foot distance
- * SPPB score of less than or equal to 9 but greater than 3 on a 12-point scale to target moderate but not severe functional impairment.
- * reported history of moderate to advanced cognitive impairment;
- * inability to stand unassisted;
- * inability to understand English (because the intervention is currently only available in English);
- * life expectancy less than 12 months or enrolled in Hospice;
- * a medical condition making unsupervised physical activity potentially unsafe including: stroke within prior 12 months, acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina in the prior 6 months, uncontrolled arrhythmias, dissecting aortic aneurysm, acute endo/pericarditis, acute thromboembolism, acute or severe heart or respiratory failure, uncontrolled hypertension greater than 180/100, fracture or joint replacement within the prior 3 months, infections affecting one's general health condition, severe peripheral vascular disease.
- * severe functional impairment as indicated by an SPPB score less than 3 (out of 12);
- * baseline Montreal Cognitive Assessment of less than or equal to 18/30;
- * inability to understand consent (teach back).
Ages Eligible for Study
65 Years to
Sexes Eligible for Study
ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No