REHACOP & REHACOG brain training for prevention of disability

Background

Name of your initiative:

Short name (acronym):

REHACOP

Website title and address:

Which organization is submitting this initiative?:

University of Deusto

Please specify in which regions/provinces:

ESPAÑA›NORESTE›País Vasco›Vizcaya

City:

Bilbao

Where is this organization located?:

Spain

Please enter the name of the contact person for this initiative:

Dr. Natalia Ojeda

Please enter the email of the contact for this initiative:

nojeda@deusto.es

Part of larger strategy or programme:

European

If you answered "other", please specify:

Please provide us with more details of this programme or strategy:

The program is being translated and implemented in Portugal and Poland

The status of the initiative:

On-going

Please give a summary of your initiative (in English):

This practice has just recently been completed and local institutions through the Regional Government (Diputación Foral de Bizkaia), are looking forward to extending the experience to further similar environments for the maximum population benefit. This initiative was presented initially in the participants’ environment to know the process and encourage them to participate. They also provided feedback to the agents about their thoughts, worries and recommendations of improvements. This feedback, when possible, was implemented into the activity.

The geographical scope:

European

Type of initiative:

Public-private-partnership

Environment or setting of the initiative:

Urban

The economic environment or setting of the initiative:

Moderate

The most important source of funding for your initiative:

Not for profit

If other, please specify your source of funding:

What triggered this initiative?:

Objectives

What are the main objectives of your initiative? Choose a maximum of 3 objectives.:

Housing: increase the number of older people living independentlySocial participation: increase the number of older people who are socially activeRespect and social inclusion: increase in number of policies/strategies targeted at older people

Please describe any subgoals of your initiative:

- Elderly people living independently - Preventing Cognitive decline, dependency and dementia - Wellbeing and quality of life

Target group

Does your initiative target people with a specific impairment or disease?:

It can be used with Mild cogntiive decline and dementia

How many people have you reached or do you expect to reach with your initiative?:

10.000 - 100.000

Does your initiative target a specific age group?:

50 - 6465 - 7980+

Does your initiative target men or women?:

Irrelevant

Approach

Please indicate what best describes your initiative:

Knowledge transferResearch›Innovation/action/applied

What type of intervention strategy is used in your initiative?:

Living lab/pilotUser-empowerment and participation

Please indicate the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of your initiative:

Not applicable

Who executes the initiative:

(Social) Housing organisationHealth service contracters›Public authorityHospitalNon-governmental organisationProvider of informal careProvider of social serviceResearch/educational settingResidential long-term care facilities

What is the relevant physical scale of your initiative?:

Building›In a care settingNeighbourhood›Care settingRoom›In a care settingRoom›In a residential setting

Please indicate how you think your initiative could be scaled up (made to reach more people):

Please indicate the type of stakeholders concerned with your initiative.:

End-usersPrimary health care providers›PhysiotherapistProvider of medical goodsProvider of social service

Please describe how you think your initiative could be transferred to other regions or contexts:

Is your initiative economically sustainable and does it contribute to economic development?:

It saves money and socio-health resources through prevention

If you selected "other" neighbourhood, please specify::

Impact & outcome

Will you collect or have you collected outcome data for this initiative?:

Yes

What do you consider the key success factors of your initiative? If your initiative has not yet started, please indicate what you expect the key success factors to be:

Improvement of overall health of participants and saving budget to institutions and governments

What do you consider the main barriers to overcome in your initiative? If your initiative has not yet started, please indicate what you expect the main barriers to be.:

Needs translation into other languages to be widely implement in Europe

What instruments will you use/have used to collect data?:

International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)Short Form (36) Health Survey (SF-36)

If you selected "other" instrument to collect data, please specify:

If yes, how will you/have you collected those data?:

Randomised controlled trial

Will you collect or have collected socio-economic impact data for this initiative?:

Yes

Will or are the collected data in the initiative publicly available?:

Yes