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We selected a target population study of people with dementia and their family caregivers, given that rest-activity pattern disturbances are common in these groups.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n This single-arm trial enhanced a behavioral activation rhythm treatment with the Apple Watch\u2013based app myRhythmWatch, providing users and their therapists with objective RAR monitoring for customizing therapy. Therapists used information from the myRhythmWatch app to visualize the participants\u2019 behavioral patterns, identify treatment targets, and track progress. Participants included 21 older adults (15 dementia caregivers: mean age 61.8, SD 8.4 years; 6 people with dementia: mean age 81.45, SD 8.5 years). Feasibility outcomes were as follows: (1) proportion adherent enough to assess RARs (defined as \u22653 consecutive valid days with \u226520 hours per day) and (2) the total number of valid days. Acceptability was measured via the Likert scale to gauge participants\u2019 satisfaction with the intervention. We secondarily examined preintervention and postintervention changes in depression (9-item Patient Health Questionnaire scores) and insomnia (Insomnia Severity Index) scores among a smaller group of 11 caregivers who completed these measures.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n All 21 participants obtained the minimum data requirement for characterizing an RAR snapshot. Caregivers averaged 35 valid RAR monitoring days, and all 15 caregivers were still using the app at week 6 of the trial. In contrast, people with dementia averaged 30 valid days, and of the 6 people with dementia, only 6 were active users at the end of the trial. On average, caregivers completed 5.7 (SD 0.46) of the 6 therapy sessions offered, and participant satisfaction with program components was \u201chigh.\u201d Depression symptoms improved with medium preintervention and postintervention effect sizes (\n t<\/jats:italic>\n 10<\/jats:sub>\n =2.417;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n =.02; Hedges\n g<\/jats:italic>\n =0.67, 95% CI 0.04\u20101.28), and there were large effect size improvements in insomnia symptoms (\n t<\/jats:italic>\n 10<\/jats:sub>\n =3.377;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n =.004; Hedges\n g<\/jats:italic>\n =0.94, 95% CI 0.25\u20101.61).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n These findings show that older adults without dementia were highly engaged with RAR monitoring. This supports the feasibility of personalizing interventions for older adults with objective RAR monitoring. Randomized controlled trials are warranted to determine whether adding RAR monitoring improves intervention efficiency, efficacy, or durability. 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