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A digital programme to prevent falls and improve wellbeing in people living with dementia in the community: Quantitative results from the KOKU-LITE feasibility study
Gangannagaripalli J, Ahmed S, Parchment A, Shi C, Dlima S, Christie R, Todd C, Vardy E et al.. medRxiv, 2026-10-29
Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology
Sixty participants (30 intervention, 30 control) were recruited and followed up between March 2024 to September 2025. Among those approached, 87% (60/69) consented to participate, 90% (54/60) were retained at six weeks follow up. Overall, the user experience findings indicated strong acceptability and generally positive perceived usability and engagement. No serious adverse events, including injurious falls, were reported during the intervention period. KOKU-LITE was feasible to deliver and acceptable to PLwD in a home-based community setting. Although the study was not powered to assess effectiveness, the findings support progression to a definitive trial, with refinement of outcome selection, intervention-use monitoring and follow-up duration. Funding: National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and Alzheimers Society (Award number: NIHR200174).
Key findings
- Sixty participants (30 intervention, 30 control) were recruited and followed up between March 2024 to September 2025.
- Among those approached, 87% (60/69) consented to participate, 90% (54/60) were retained at six weeks follow up.
- Overall, the user experience findings indicated strong acceptability and generally positive perceived usability and engagement.
- No serious adverse events, including injurious falls, were reported during the intervention period.
- KOKU-LITE was feasible to deliver and acceptable to PLwD in a home-based community setting.
Study details
- Study designrandomized controlled trial
- Evidence strengthHigh
How this study scored 16/100
Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed. It scored 47 on the same rubric, but non-peer-reviewed sources are capped at 16, so it shows as 16. Scored zero for sample size, effect reported and studied in people because the record does not state it. We have no data on times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record and multi-centre collaboration, so those were left out: it earned 29 of the 62 points we could judge it on, which is 47 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 2 / 10 | Tier 4 — not a peer-reviewed journal (medRxiv) |
| Journal's citation record | 0 / 4 | Not a journal article, so the journal's record does not count |
| Study design | 11 / 12 | A randomised controlled trial |
| Strength of evidence | 5 / 5 | Rated “high” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 4 / 10 | Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed. Hosted on a preprint server. |
| How recent | 5 / 5 | 2026 — within 1 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 1 / 2 | Randomised (as stated in the record) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 1 / 2 | Not in PubMed, but has a DOI |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Points | 29 / 62 | Scored on 12 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 29 of the 62 points we could judge it on is 47 out of 100. |
| Total | 47 / 100 | Capped to 16 because this is not a peer-reviewed article. |
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APA 7th
Gangannagaripalli, J., Ahmed, S., Parchment, A., Shi, C., Dlima, S., Christie, R., et al. (2026). A digital programme to prevent falls and improve wellbeing in people living with dementia in the community: Quantitative results from the KOKU-LITE feasibility study. medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.10.27.26366422
Vancouver
Gangannagaripalli J, Ahmed S, Parchment A, Shi C, Dlima S, Christie R, et al. A digital programme to prevent falls and improve wellbeing in people living with dementia in the community: Quantitative results from the KOKU-LITE feasibility study. medRxiv. 2026. doi:10.64898/2026.10.27.26366422.
BibTeX
@article{gangannagaripalli2026-ef8883b6,
author = {Gangannagaripalli, J. and Ahmed, S. and Parchment, A. and Shi, C. and Dlima, S. and Christie, R. and Todd, C. and Vardy, E. and others},
title = {{A digital programme to prevent falls and improve wellbeing in people living with dementia in the community: Quantitative results from the KOKU-LITE feasibility study}},
journal = {medRxiv},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.64898/2026.10.27.26366422},
url = {https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.10.27.26366422}
}
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