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ArticleJournal of public health (Oxford, England)2017

The future of dementia risk reduction research: barriers and solutions.

S Mitchell, S H Ridley, R M Sancho, M Norton

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Article in Journal of public health (Oxford, England), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Brain Health and Dementia Prevention: A Mixed-method Analysis.American journal of health behavior · 2019
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  14. Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease: Lessons Learned and Applied.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

S MitchellAlzheimer's Research UK, Granta Park, Cambridge CB21 6AD, UK.
S H RidleyAlzheimer's Research UK, Granta Park, Cambridge CB21 6AD, UK.
R M SanchoAlzheimer's Research UK, Granta Park, Cambridge CB21 6AD, UK.
M NortonAlzheimer's Research UK, Granta Park, Cambridge CB21 6AD, UK.
Alzheimer’s Research UK · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe examine why dementia prevention and risk reduction are relatively underfunded and suggest potential remediation strategies. The paper is aimed at researchers, funders and policy-makers, both within dementia and also the wider health prevention field.

methodsA discussion-led workshop, attended by 58 academics, clinicians, funders and policy-makers.

resultsThe key barriers identified were the gaps in understanding the basic science of dementia; the complex interplay between individual risk factors; variations in study methodology; disincentives to collaboration; a lack of research capacity and leadership and the broader stigma of the condition. Recommendations were made to encourage strategic leadership, provide greater support for grant applications, promote collaboration and support randomized control trials for the research field.

conclusionHaving identified the barriers, the key challenge is how to implement the potential solutions. This will require engagement with decision-makers within funding, policy and research to ensure that action takes place.

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Biomedical ResearchCultureDementiaEducationForecastingHumansIntersectoral CollaborationLeadershipRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsRisk Reduction BehaviorStereotypingmental healthpopulation-based and preventative servicesresearch

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PMID27698267
PMCPMC5896599
OpenAlexW2528394403

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