Table 3.
Digital Memory Notebook Training
| Session 1 (Anticipation) |
| Foundational session that introduces the EMMA app features and format of intervention sessions; discusses basic tablet technology (i.e., charging); provides psychoeducation about memory; and identifies participants everyday struggles to help tailor specific uses of EMMA. Participants also learn to use the Profile page; select a prime central location for EMMA in home (i.e., near outlet, easily accessible); and develop behavioral routines to help keep EMMA with them when leave house and to put EMMA back in central location when return. |
| Session 2 (Acquisition) |
| Focus is on using the EMMA app to support retrospective memory; learn to create detailed entries in the Time Schedule on the Today page to aid recall of past events; develop behavioral routines to establish habitual use of EMMA, including the use of hourly training alarms. Problem-solve ways to minimize stumbling blocks to EMMA app use (e.g., forget to use it). |
| Session 3 (Application) |
| Focus is on using EMMA app to support prospective memory and daily activity completion through time management; learn to schedule upcoming events/appointments; effectively use to-do list; make appointment with oneself; mark events as ‘High Priority’; and set alarms for upcoming events. Problem-solve plan for managing daily tasks by generating daily ‘to do’ list. |
| Session 4 (Adaptation) |
| Teaches expanded utility and individualization of EMMA through Notes pages; typical uses of Notes pages (e.g., pill regime, shopping list); how to create effective and organized notes and to use the journaling feature; and problem-solve how to develop a plan for using the Notes page to complete a project. Also teaches how to identify and reschedule unfinished activities. |
| Session 5 (Adaptation) |
| Focus is on maintaining consistent use of EMMA; reviews motivational features of the app and other motivating strategies to support long-term use; teaches methods for using the EMMA app to support long-term goals. This session also helps participants problem-solve how to use the app to support adoption of a positive brain health behavior. |
| Session 6 |
| Only for participants who want additional training, during which EMMA functions and features are reviewed; participant specific questions answered; and relevant exercises to bolster comfort with EMMA features and functions completed. Session 6 lasts between 1—1.5 hours and is scheduled in the same week as session 5 (i.e., week 4 of the intervention period). |