Increasing knowledge on dementia risk reduction in the general population
| العنوان: | Increasing knowledge on dementia risk reduction in the general population |
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| المؤلفون: | Martin P.J. van Boxtel, Jan Steyaert, Sebastian Köhler, Irene Heger, Marjolein E. de Vugt, Kay Deckers, Frans R.J. Verhey, Stephanie Van Asbroeck |
| المساهمون: | RS: MHeNs - R1 - Cognitive Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, Psychiatrie & Neuropsychologie, Section Neuropsychology, RS: FPN NPPP I, MUMC+: MA Niet Med Staf Psychologie (9), MUMC+: MA Med Staf Spec Psychiatrie (9) |
| المصدر: | Preventive medicine Preventive Medicine, 147:106522, 1-7. Elsevier Science |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Gerontology, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, PERCEPTIONS, Epidemiology, ALCOHOL, 01 natural sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Belgium, LIBRA, 030212 general & internal medicine, Alzheimer?s disease, education.field_of_study, Public health, Primary prevention, Behavior change, Risk factor (computing), Awareness, Health awareness, Healthy aging, Health education, LIFE-STYLE, INTERVENTION, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Population, Health literacy, 03 medical and health sciences, medicine, Dementia, Humans, 0101 mathematics, education, Health behavior, business.industry, 010102 general mathematics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, CARE, medicine.disease, Lifestyle, PREVENTION, MODEL, Health promotion, Brain health, Risk reduction, Human medicine, Risk factor, business, Risk Reduction Behavior |
| الوصف: | Strategies to reduce dementia risk are needed to minimize the burden of this growing public health concern. Most individuals are not aware that dementia risk reduction is possible, let alone how this could be achieved. Health education, such as public awareness campaigns on the topic of dementia risk reduction, can meet this need. A public health campaign (including social media and offering an online individual risk assessment tool) was carried out over a 7-month period in Flanders, Belgium. Impact was assessed in two independent online surveys, before (n = 1003) and after the campaign (n = 1008), in representative samples of adults aged 40–75 years. Questions regarding personal needs, wishes and barriers were also included. After the campaign, more individuals (10.3%) were aware that dementia risk reduction is possible than before the campaign, and more individuals correctly identified 10 out of 12 surveyed modifiable dementia risk and protective factors. However, no differences were observed in low-educated individuals. Further, specific differences in potential needs, wishes and barriers for future campaigns or interventions were observed between demographic strata. The majority of the respondents (89%) indicated that they would welcome more information on improving their brain-health. More than half (54%) also believed that they lacked the necessary knowledge to make brain-healthy behavior changes. In conclusion, effective public awareness campaigns on the topic of dementia risk reduction are feasible and timely, given the state of the evidence. Special efforts need to be made to develop effective campaigns, tailored towards low-educated individuals. |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 0091-7435 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::1f08f41fa9f417e4d653a9d68866eb3bTest https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106522Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....1f08f41fa9f417e4d653a9d68866eb3b |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 00917435 |
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