Mind&Gait aims to promote independent living in frail older adults by developing innovative initiatives and systems to improve cognition and gait ability and providing specific support equipment.

The project will create a structured, integrated intervention through a computer-assisted cognitive stimulation and animal-assisted therapy program, a physical activity program, and an auto-braking mechanism for rolling walkers.

Additionally, a web platform will serve as a repository and a tool for disseminating results and providing resources.

Principal Investigator: Maria dos Anjos Dixe (maria.dixe@ulo.pt)

Duration: 18 months (2017 – 2019)

Institutional Partners and Others

• Nursing School of Coimbra(coord)
• Polytechnic University of Coimbra
• Santarém Polytechnic University
• Cáritas Diocesana de Coimbra
• Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Alcobaça

Funding: Compete 2020