Tablet-based interventions should be considered as one effective option to sup-port social participation of community-dwelling people with mild cognitive im-pairment or mild dementia, but the choice to provide such an intervention should be based on user characteristics and needs
Guidance
The choice for a tablet-based intervention should be based on an assessment of the characteristics of the tablet-users and their specific needs and potential to benefit from the intervention. Care providers should consider prioritizing people with MCI and younger people with MCI/mild dementia to receive tablet-based interventions.
Explanation and Examples:
Evidence from the FindMyApps project showed that on average, tablet interventions could be effective to promote participation in social and other meaningful activities. However, the results also showed that tablets seem to be particularly effective for people with a diagnosis of MCI compared to those with a diagnosis of mild dementia. Regardless of the diagnosis, the results also suggest that younger people with MCI/mild dementia also benefit more from tablet-based interventions than older people. The choice for a tablet-based intervention should therefore be based on an assessment of the tablet-user characteristics, in addition to their needs and potential to benefit from it.
Themes
Effectiveness FindMyApps Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) Social participation Tablet intervention Young Onset Dementia
Target groups
Clinicians Family carers People living with dementia Professional carers, clinicians Welfare professionalsType of evidence
Results from a randomized controlled trial, conducted in the Netherlands from January 2020 to November 2022.
References
Neal D., Ettema T., Zwan M., Dijkstra K., Finnema E., Graff M., Muller M., Dröes R. M. FindMyApps compared with usual tablet use to promote social health of community-dwelling people with mild dementia and their informal caregivers: a randomised controlled trial, eClinicalMedicine. 2023. 63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102169
As training manager of INDUCT, I am responsible for the overall coordination and organization of the individual and network-wide training of our 15 ESRs. My main task is the organization of five INDUCT Summer and Winter Schools. Together with the local and management team, we identify needs and interests among the ESRs, compose a varied program for the week including training sessions, project meetings and social and networking events, invite academic and non-academic expert speakers, organize practical matters, and afterwards we evaluate the event, write a report, and try to incorporate all suggestions in our future training events.