Feasibility pilot of Cooking Together: Preliminary results

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में प्रकाशित:Alzheimer's & Dementia vol. 21 (Dec 1, 2025)
मुख्य लेखक: Devlin, Kristina
अन्य लेखक: Liu, Sheng Han, Dupuis, Kate, Middleton, Laura E., Keller, Heather
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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100 1 |a Devlin, Kristina  |u University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 
245 1 |a Feasibility pilot of Cooking Together: Preliminary results 
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513 |a Journal Article 
520 3 |a Background Community‐based programs, such as intergenerational programs, have been identified as a viable option to reduce dementia stigma and foster connections between generations. Cooking and eating with others is a social opportunity that bring people together. To date, few programs have been developed using food activities to connect community‐dwelling persons living with dementia (PWD) and young adults (18‐30 years old). Cooking Together is an innovative multi‐week intergenerational cooking and nutrition program that was collaboratively developed and evaluated. The aim of this ongoing pilot study is to test a revised program model in three separate offerings (up to 10 participants/offering) to determine feasibility, usability of procedures and outcomes, and program utility. We report preliminary feasibility based on two offerings. Method Weekly 2‐hour sessions are chef‐facilitated, using a brain‐health focused menu. Feasibility was evaluated through recruitment (8‐10 eligible participants per offering in 2 months), attendance (70% sessions attended after enrolment), and completion of pre‐ and post‐program evaluation measures (85% participants). Young adults were recruited through a contact list of individuals who expressed interest in a previous offering but did not participate, campus advertisements, and word of mouth. PWD were recruited through a senior day program, repository of PWD interested in research studies, and word of mouth. Result Ten young adults (age (median (range)): 19 (18‐30), 90% women, 50% white) and 9 PWD (age (median (range)): 73 (36‐80), 56% women, 89% white) were recruited over two offerings within a two‐month time period. Long lead times to reserve kitchen space and scheduling meant that the offering start dates had limited flexibility, resulting in ongoing recruitment until the second week after the offering started. Fourteen participants (74%; 7 young adults and 7 PWD) completed both pre‐ and post‐program measures. Average attendance at cooking sessions was 87%, with 40% attending the full program. Common reasons for non‐attendance were prior commitments or illness. Conclusion Preliminary findings from two offerings indicate that Cooking Together is feasible and acceptable. Recruitment for the third offering is underway, with data collection expected to be completed by April 2025. Findings from this study will inform future efficacy testing. 
653 |a Measures 
653 |a Program evaluation 
653 |a Nutrition programs 
653 |a Data collection 
653 |a Cooking 
653 |a Healthy food 
653 |a Young adults 
653 |a Brain 
653 |a Dementia 
653 |a Recruitment 
653 |a Pilot projects 
653 |a Advertisements 
653 |a Food preparation 
653 |a Women 
653 |a Efficacy 
653 |a Advertising 
653 |a Attendance 
653 |a Feasibility 
653 |a Stigma 
653 |a Adults 
653 |a Community-based programs 
653 |a Nutrition 
700 1 |a Liu, Sheng Han  |u University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 
700 1 |a Dupuis, Kate  |u University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 
700 1 |a Middleton, Laura E.  |u University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 
700 1 |a Keller, Heather  |u University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 
773 0 |t Alzheimer's & Dementia  |g vol. 21 (Dec 1, 2025) 
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