ArticleAmerican journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
Determining Middle-Aged and Older Adults' Health Beliefs to Change Lifestyle and Health Behavior for Dementia Risk Reduction.
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- Understanding Health Beliefs and Health Behaviors in Older Adults at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2024Article
- Cross-sectional survey of attitudes and beliefs towards dementia risk reduction among Australian older adults.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Translation and Validation of the Motivation to Change Lifestyle and Health Behaviours for Dementia Risk Reduction (MCLHB-DRR) Questionnaire among the General Israeli Population.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Social support, positive caregiving experience, and caregiver burden in informal caregivers of older adults with dementia.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Brain age estimation reveals older adults' accelerated senescence after traumatic brain injury.GeroScience · 2022Article
- Association between having a family member with dementia and perceptions of dementia preventability.Aging & mental health · 2022Article
- Factors Associated With the Experience of Cognitive Training Apps for the Prevention of Dementia: Cross-sectional Study Using an Extended Health Belief Model.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Article
- Health beliefs, lifestyle, and cognitive aging among Chinese community residents: A structural equation model analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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- Knowledge, health beliefs and attitudes towards dementia and dementia risk reduction among the Dutch general population: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Validation of the Fear and Avoidance of Memory Loss scale in community-based older adults.Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)Article
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Abstract
backgroundGlobal population is getting older and the prevalence of dementia continuously increases. Understanding the related health beliefs is bound to enable lifestyle-based interventions that maximize public engagement in dementia risk reduction behaviors. The aim of this study was to determine health beliefs on dementia prevention behaviors and lifestyle changes and to determine the factors influencing these beliefs among middle-aged and older people in Turkey. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 284 individuals aged 40 years and older, using nonprobability convenience sampling. Data were collected using a demographic characteristic form and the Turkish version of the Motivation for Changing Lifestyle and Health Behavior for Reducing the Risk of Dementia scale. The study utilized the value, mean, percentage frequency distribution, correlation, independent
resultsThe mean age of the participants included in the study was 56.99 ± 12.05, 68.7% of individuals were males. The mean education years of the participants were 11.22 ± 4.55. The majority (72.2%) of participants expressed subjective memory complaints. Presence of family history of dementia was 28.2%. Age, gender, education years, subjective memory complaints, presence family history of dementia, prior experience as a caregiver of dementia, and willingness to know their own risk were determined as essential factors that influence several health belief factors related to dementia risk reduction.
conclusionOur findings indicate that males, older adults, and lower-educated and income are priority groups that should be guided for lifestyle and behavioral changes regarding dementia risk reduction.
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