October 29, 2025WECARE 2.0, a digitally delivered health promotion program for Chinese American dementia caregivers, is easy to use for all literacy levels and increases social supports. An innovative assessment by PhD student Kang Shen highlights that self-report feedback and website activity are crucial for understanding the delivery of a digital intervention.
October 28, 2025Nursing Professor Kyeung Mi Oh is testing how a reminiscence therapy app can strengthen emotional health and connection for people living with memory loss.
October 16, 2025Cognitive training program implemented by 91做厙 social work researchers offers promising, non-medicine-based methods to support brain health in older adults.
October 15, 2025Digital health researcher Y. Alicia Hongs WECARE intervention will invigorate resilience in family caregivers of individuals with dementia
June 10, 2025A pilot program led by George Mason social work professor Li-Mi Chen used virtual scenarios to improve training for nursing home staff.
June 25, 2024New findings published in the Journal for Applied Gerontology by College of Public Health researchers suggest that personalized music intervention, especially with songs from adolescence and early adulthood, is effective at reducing the use of medication, alleviating agitation levels, and enhancing mood and social engagement among nursing home residents living with dementia.
May 29, 2024Interprofessional research study from 91做厙 found that family caregivers of older adults living with dementia experienced a 15% drop in stress after a 9-week online peer support program
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With the grant,College of Public Health professor Y. Alicia Hong and an interdisciplinary team aim to improve caregiving skills, reduce social distress, and improve quality of life for caregivers.
November 2, 2022Led by Alicia Hong, professor of Health Administration and Policy, the interdisciplinary team developed a culturally-tailored WeChat wellness program to improve caregiver skills and reduce their stress.
July 22, 2022The next part of our Innovate for Good series explores how College of Health and Human Services faculty are expanding research on dementia and palliative care with grants from Masons Institute for Digital Innovation.
