Digital Assistants for Health Management in Older Adults
Official title: Project 3: Technology Tools for Cognitive Support for Health Management Activities for Aging Adults with and without Mild Cognitive Impairment
Funded at Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ · NIH-11105869 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This work creates digital assistant tools to help older adults, including those with mild memory problems, manage their health information and tasks more easily.
Quick facts
| Grant type | P01 program project |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project start | June 15, 2022 |
| Project end | May 31, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $463,006 |
| NIH project number | 5P01AG073090-04 |
| Project ID | NIH-11105869 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates for future participation would be older adults, aged 65 and above, including those with or without mild cognitive impairment, who are interested in using technology for health management.
✕Less likely to help
Patients who are not older adults or who do not use digital tools for health management may not directly benefit from this specific technology development.
What this research studies
Managing health information from many online sources can be tough for older adults, especially if they have some memory challenges. Our goal is to build smart digital assistants that can help with common healthcare tasks, like finding support services, handling healthcare finances, and using Medicare.gov tools. We will first talk to diverse older adults to understand their needs, then develop these easy-to-use digital helpers, and finally test how well they work compared to current methods.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, these digital assistants could make it much simpler for older adults to navigate their healthcare, reducing stress and improving their ability to stay healthy.
How similar studies have gone: This project builds on existing expertise in technology development for older adults and machine intelligence, applying these to create novel digital assistants for specific health management tasks.
Where this research is happening
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Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ
New York, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Sharit, Joseph — Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ
- Study coordinator: Sharit, Joseph
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.