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P4‐380: BEHAVIORAL CORRELATES OF COGNITIVELY HEALTHY ADULTS
Author(s) -
Koplin Anne
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2018.07.204
Subject(s) - medicine , cognitive impairment , cognition , physical therapy , clinical trial , gerontology , psychology , psychiatry
recorded at baseline, 3, 6, and 12months. Sixty-nine adults between the ages of 60-75 endorsing self-reported subjective cognitive decline with worry were included in this six-month iinterim analysis. Results: Mean PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scores were 8.6(SD:4.8) and 6.2(SD:4.4) at baseline. At 6-months, significant decreases (p<0.001, measured by t-tests) were observed for PHQ-9 (5.5 [SD:5.2]) and GAD-7 (3.9[SD:4.6]), resulting in reduction of 36% and 37%, respectively. A bivariate linear regression analysis revealed that the number of health coaching calls completed was associated with changes in PHQ-9 (beta1⁄4-0.33, p1⁄40.01) and GAD-7 (beta1⁄4-0.29, p1⁄40.03). The majority of study participants reported that VC Health helped improve their diet and eating habits (82.6%), physical activity (82.6%), subjective cognitive ability (87.0%), stress levels (63.8%), and sleeping habits (69.5%). Conclusions:Results from this interim-analysis suggest that VC Health may improve symptoms of depression and anxiety in older adults with subjective cognitive decline, and higher program engagement may be related to greater improvement in symptoms. VC Health may also help improve behavioral factors associated with risk of cognitive decline. Longitudinal analysis will assess the sustainability of improvements in depression and anxiety symptoms, as well as the maintenance of healthy behaviors.