Tingzhong Michelle Xue, Eleanor S McConnell, Aybey Amy Wei, Camilla Sanders, Bei Wu, Hanzhang Xu
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Abstract
Background and objectives: The older Chinese American population is growing rapidly in the United States, but they have limited access to culturally responsive dementia prevention services. Cognitive training has benefits for cognitive health, yet these interventions have not been tailored to older Chinese Americans. To inform the codesign of a culturally relevant, mobile-based cognitive training, this study explored perspectives of older Chinese Americans and their adult children on dementia prevention and cognitive training.
Research design and methods: We conducted 4 focus groups with older Chinese Americans (n = 21) and 2 focus groups with adult children (n = 9) in Mandarin over Zoom,and applied rapid qualitative analysis using the Health Belief Model.
Results: Five themes emerged. Both older adults and adult children had partial knowledge of dementia and were able to list learning new things and social activities as cognitively stimulating activities. Both groups expressed strong interest in cognitive training, but were also concerned about transportation and language barriers. Both groups viewed promoting cognition as an advantage, and eyestrain and dementia-related stigma as disadvantages of mobile-based cognitive training. Adult children were eager to support their older parents, whereas older adults preferred to participate in training independently. Facilitators to participation included recommendations from healthcare professionals and having a peer support community.
Discussion and implications: The study provides new information on the perspectives of older Chinese Americans and adult children on cognitive training as an underpinning for codeveloping a culturally relevant, mobile-based cognitive training to promote cognitive health among this population.
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Innovation in Aging, an interdisciplinary Open Access journal of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), is dedicated to publishing innovative, conceptually robust, and methodologically rigorous research focused on aging and the life course. The journal aims to present studies with the potential to significantly enhance the health, functionality, and overall well-being of older adults by translating scientific insights into practical applications. Research published in the journal spans a variety of settings, including community, clinical, and laboratory contexts, with a clear emphasis on issues that are directly pertinent to aging and the dynamics of life over time. The content of the journal mirrors the diverse research interests of GSA members and encompasses a range of study types. These include the validation of new conceptual or theoretical models, assessments of factors impacting the health and well-being of older adults, evaluations of interventions and policies, the implementation of groundbreaking research methodologies, interdisciplinary research that adapts concepts and methods from other fields to aging studies, and the use of modeling and simulations to understand factors and processes influencing aging outcomes. The journal welcomes contributions from scholars across various disciplines, such as technology, engineering, architecture, economics, business, law, political science, public policy, education, public health, social and psychological sciences, biomedical and health sciences, and the humanities and arts, reflecting a holistic approach to advancing knowledge in gerontology.
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