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NHS GoodThinking and MyCognition
For London’s Mental Fitness
Keiron Sparrowhawk
5 September 2019
Cognition controls your behaviour and emotions, and has a major impact on your performance, abilities and control in your life…
…but in a poor state cognition has a major impact on your mental health
Stuck in a rut; poor self-control
Easily distracted; don’t get anything done
Foggy / Forgetful
Paralysis – can’t make decisions
Slow and indecisive
POOR COGNITIVE
FITNESS – a significant
component and cause of • Mental Illness
• Low productivity
• Low life achievement
• Lack of independence
So, what can we do about this?
TRACK DEVELOP PRESERVE
MyCQ AquaSnap Healthy Habits
The MyCognition app automatically assesses, develops and strengthens your cognition
Tracking cognition… 80% of societal difficulties and costs are linked to poor cognition → health care / social care / CJS / productivity, etc.
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Cognitive profile of the Good Thinking community – July/August 2019
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Tracking London’s population - the profiles show clear cognitive deficits in some domains
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cognition Good cognition
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In a similar population we have developed the cognition of people with AquaSnap – from poor to better health states
Baseline MyCQ MyCQ after training
Poor cognition Average
cognition Good cognition
26% to 16% 47% to 37% 27% to 47%
Real-word evidence shows the link of cognitive fitness to quality of life measurements in adults
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Aqol11. Thinking about how you generally feel:
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Clinical research shows benefits of AquaSnap training on psychosocial functioning, including ability to work and relationships with others
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Clinical research shows improvement in children cognition linked to improved mental wellbeing
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The MyCognition programme has been
adopted by the “Be Brave Ranch”, a
specialised treatment facility in Canada,
in collaboration with University of
Alberta, as a part of a novel, intensive,
residential program to help children aged
8-12 who have been victims of Children
Sexual Abuse (CSA).
Results show improved cognition
together with decreased symptoms
of PTSD, Anxiety and Depression
• Child post traumatic stress disorder symptom scale • Revised child anxiety and depression scale
• Londoner’s can…
• Track their cognition - their mental health
• Develop and strengthen their cognition with our AquaSnap training game
• Enhance and maintain their cognition through Healthy Habit building
• This will help those who can take responsibility for their health;
good for them, the NHS and society
How does this to relate to NHS Good Thinking?