Bayat, S.

Din, S.D.

Farina, N.

Hamilton, C.A.

Hicks, B.

Ireson, N.

Lanfranchi, V.

Mc Ardle, R.

McCarthy, L.

Ryan, L.J.

Tangen, G.G.

Wales, J.L.

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This is a repository copy of Feasibility and acceptability of a continuous remote activity monitoring protocol in older adult dyads: A mixed methods pilot study.White Rose Research Online URL for this paper:https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/221748/Version: Published VersionProceedings Paper:Mc Ardle, R., Wales, J.L., Hamilton, C.A. et al. (9 more authors) (2024) Feasibility and acceptability of a continuous remote activity monitoring protocol in older adult dyads: A mixed methods pilot study. In: Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2024 (AAIC 2024), 28 Jul - 01 Aug 2024, Philadelphia, USA. Wiley https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.092207eprints@whiterose.ac.ukhttps://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/Reuse This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence. 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DOI: 10.1002/alz.092207PU B L I C H E A LTHPOSTER PRESENTATIONPREVENTION (NONPHARMACOLOGICAL)Feasibility and acceptability of a continuous remote activitymonitoring protocol in older adult dyads: Amixedmethodspilot studyRíonaMc Ardle1 Jenny L Wales2 CalumAlexander Hamilton3Leigh James Ryan1 Louis McCarthy1 Silvia Del Din1 Sayeh Bayat4,5GroGujord Tangen6 Neil Ireson7 Vita Lanfranchi7 Nicolas Farina8Ben Hicks91Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne,United Kingdom2Newcastle University, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne,Tyne andWear, United Kingdom3Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne,United Kingdom4Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Calgary, AB,Canada5University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada6Norwegian National Centre of Ageing andHealth, Sem, Norway7University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UnitedKingdom8University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UnitedKingdom9Brighton and SussexMedical School,Brighton, United KingdomCorrespondenceRíonaMc Ardle, Newcastle University,Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.Email: riona.mcardle@ncl.ac.ukAbstractBackground: Walking is a key facilitator of healthy ageing and may reduce risk ofcognitive decline in older adults. To develop suitable, accessible interventions, wemust objectively consider the socio-ecological factors which influence participation inwalking activities. For example, walking may be influenced by the volume and type ofactivities one’s partner participates in (i.e., dyadic interactions), or the walkability oftheir local area. Wearable technologies can continuously and remotely capture digitalwalking outcomes, such as volume, pattern, variability and location of activities. Thispilot study aimed to explore the feasibility and acceptability of deploying a continuousremote activity monitoring toolkit in older adult dyads (i.e., couples).Methods: Participants were asked to engage with three forms of remote activitymonitoring over a period of seven days: (1). Wearing an inertial measurementunit (IMU; AX6, Axivity) on their lower backs, (2). Carrying a smartphone installedwith a GPS app on excursions outside the home, and (3). Completing an activitydiary (e.g., daily journeys, motivations/perceptions of journeys) each night. Uponstudy completion, participants were asked to complete open-ended questionnairesregarding their experiences of the protocol. Feasibility was assessed by quantitativelycalculating completion of each form of activity monitoring, while qualitative contentanalysis of the questionnaires was employed to understand the acceptability of theprotocol.Results: 21 dyads (n= 42) participated in the study (Age (median (range)): 69 (61-79)).95% of participants wore the IMU for seven days (5% removed early for holidays).100% completed their activity diaries. 77% (n = 226) of all data collection days (n =This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, providedthe original work is properly cited.© 2024 The Alzheimer’s Association. Alzheimer’s & Dementia published byWiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Alzheimer’s Association.Alzheimer’s Dement. 2024;20(Suppl. 7):e092207. wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/alz 1 of 4https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.0922072 of 4 PUBLICHEALTH294) were captured from the GPS app; reasons for data loss (68 days) include possibletechnical error (69.12%), not leaving the house (29.41%), or forgetting the GPS device(1.47%). Most participants found all forms of activity monitoring acceptable; commonthemes are reported in Tables 1-3.Conclusion: Results suggest that a protocol of continuous remote activity monitoringusing digital devices and an activity diary is feasible and acceptable to olderdyads. Further work will explore how data acquired can be used to identify socio-ecological predictors of walking and examine independence/interdependence inwalking betweenmembers of each dyad. 15525279, 2024, S7, Downloaded from https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.092207 by Test, Wiley Online Library on [17/01/2025]. See the Terms and Conditions (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/terms-and-conditions) on Wiley Online Library for rules of use; OA articles are governed by the applicable Creative Commons LicensePUBLICHEALTH3of4 15525279, 2024, S7, Downloaded from https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.092207 by Test, Wiley Online Library on [17/01/2025]. 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Feasibility and acceptability of a continuous remote activity monitoring protocol in older adult dyads: A mixed methods pilot study

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