Factors Predicting Engagement of Older Adults With a Coach-Supported eHealth Intervention Promoting Lifestyle Change and Associations Between Engagement and Changes in Cardiovascular and Dementia Risk: Secondary Analysis of an 18-Month Multinational Randomized Controlled Trial.

Nicola Coley Laurine Andre Marieke Peternella Hoevenaar-Blom Tiia Ngandu Cathrien R L Beishuizen Mariagnese Barbera Lennard L van Wanrooij Miia Kivipelto Hilkka Soininen Willem A van Gool Carol Brayne Eric P Moll van Charante Edo Richard Sandrine Andrieunull nullnull null

Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2022)

Greater engagement with an eHealth lifestyle intervention was associated with greater improvement in risk factors in older adults. However, those with limited computer experience, who tended to have a lower level of education, or who had poorer cognition engaged less. Additional support or forms of intervention delivery for such individuals could help minimize potential health inequalities associated with the use of digital health interventions in older people.

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