Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) may increase the risk of dementia. This study will evaluate an 8-week community-family mutual support intervention for adults aged 60 years or older with MCI. Participants will be randomly assigned to an intervention group or a control group. The control group will receive routine community care, while the intervention group will additionally receive cognitive training, health education, family support, mutual support activities, and individualized feedback. Cognitive function, daily functioning, emotional status, and social support will be assessed before and after the intervention.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
70
Participants will receive an 8-week community-family mutual support intervention in addition to routine community care. Guided by social support theory, the program integrates informational, emotional, instrumental, and appraisal support. It includes MCI-related health education, cognitive training, physical activity guidance, emotional self-monitoring, home-based practice with family assistance, mutual support between paired families, group activities, and individualized feedback. The intervention will be delivered through community-based sessions and supported home activities by trained researchers and community nurses.
Participants will receive routine community care, including standard health education and usual community-based health services, during the 8-week study period. They will not receive the community-family mutual support intervention.
Change in Cognitive Function Assessed by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Change From Baseline in Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) Total Score
Social support will be assessed using the 10-item Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS). The total score ranges from 12 to 66 points, with higher scores indicating greater social support. The outcome measure is the change in the total score from baseline to Week 8.
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
Change From Baseline in Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) Total Score
Depressive symptoms will be assessed using the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Each item is scored from 0 to 3, resulting in a total score ranging from 0 to 27. Higher scores indicate more severe depressive symptoms. The outcome measure is the change in the PHQ-9 total score from baseline to Week 8.
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks
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