Feasibility of a community-adapted multi-domain intervention for dementia prevention among older adults: a research protocol

Table 1 Steps of the programme’s adaptation and the status of implementation at the time of study protocol

Step name	Status
1. Conduct a needs assessment	Conducted interviews with J-MINT officials, Obu City department heads (health and welfare, planning, and community development), and public health nurses
2. Consult with experts	The authors of this article developed the original intervention and discussed it with the team, including experts in implementation science.
3. Consult with stakeholders and review assessment data to determine most appropriate and effective EBI	Discussed appropriate EBI to be implemented with frontline public health nurses and community volunteers
4. Decide what needs adapting	Research team and community health nurses Identified items for adaptation within the FRAME
5. Adapt the original EBI
6. Train staff	Staff and volunteers have been trained
7. Pilot and test the adapted materials	Will be implemented
8. Evaluate	Will be implemented

Abbreviations: J-MINT, The Japan-multimodal intervention trial for prevention of dementia; EBI, Evidence Based Intervention; FRAME, The Framework for Reporting Adaptations and Modifications-Expanded

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