Table 4 Application function module based on BCW theory.
BCTs | Goals | Application features |
|---|---|---|
4.1 Instruction on how to perform the behavior | Enhance capability | Health education: Provide illustrated training materials, such as application user manuals, digital skills tutorials, etc Cognitive training: Implement cognitive training programs with varying difficulty levels |
6.1 Demonstration of the behavior | ||
8.7 Graded tasks | ||
1.1 Goal setting (behavior) | Provide opportunities Generate motivation | Cognitive stimulation: Based on previous research1,2,3, regularly provide personalized and engaging cognitive stimulation activities, such as themed art creation Cognitive training: Offer gamified cognitive training activities for users Health diary: Patients can use this module to record daily monitored data, such as blood pressure, blood glucose levels, sleep duration, sleep quality, and exercise activity Personal profile: Set point targets |
2.3 Self-monitoring of behavior | Sustain motivation | Health diary: set up a dashboard interface for monitoring dementia risk factors |
4.1 Instruction on how to perform the behavior | Provide opportunities Enhance capability | Personal profile: Users can seek advice from professionals through the “My consultation” module |
15.1 Verbal persuasion about capability | Generate motivation Sustain motivation | Personal profile: Administrators can leave encouraging messages for users through the “My Consultation” module |
15.3 Focus on past success | Sustain motivation | Personal profile: Record users’ completed tasks in the “My Points” and “My Tasks” sections |
5.1 Information about health consequences | Generate motivation Sustain motivation | Health EDUCATION: Provide popular science knowledge on the benefits of consistent lifestyle intervention |
5.4 Monitoring of emotional consequences | Sustain motivation | Functional assessment: Anxiety and depression assessment scales are regularly pushed to assess users’ mental state |
9.1 Credible source | Provide opportunities Generate motivation | Health education: Provide professional popular science knowledge from medical authorities (Medical personnel with senior titles) |
10.2 Material reward (behavior) | Generate motivation Sustain motivation | According to the set points rules, the system can generate points rewards for completing corresponding intervention tasks, and the points can be redeemed for prizes (in the Health or Medical category) |
2.3 Self-monitoring of behavior | Sustain motivation | Personal profile: In the “Health Record”, the health-related data collected by the system is displayed to users as intuitive charts, such as line charts Functional assessment: Regularly push evaluation scales to evaluate users’ health status |
7.1 Prompts/cues | Provide opportunities | System management: Manage user data and monitor user task completion progress |
12.1 Restructuring the physical environment | Determine the specific delivery method of Cognitive Evergreenland as a WeChat Mini Program | |
3.1 Social support 6.3 Information about other’s approval | Provide opportunities Generate motivation Sustain motivation | Interactive communication: Provide users with a platform for showcasing personal achievements and interactive communication, where they can like and comment on each other’s posts |
