ArticleBMC public health2023
Cross-sectional survey of attitudes and beliefs towards dementia risk reduction among Australian older adults.
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- Dementia literacy and awareness of risk reduction: A systematic review of South Asian and Southeast Asian regions.Australasian journal on ageing · 2025Pooled it
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- Differences in dementia prevention knowledge by educational attainment: an analysis of a household survey from Great Britain.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of an interactive brain health campaign on motivation for dementia risk reduction: a pretest-posttest evaluation.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Health Behavior Change to Mitigate Dementia Risk: An Updated Review.Current geriatrics reports · 2024Article
- Acceptability of virtual reality to screen for dementia in older adults.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- ISLAND Campus: a fee-free formal university educational intervention in mid- to later-life to reduce modifiable risk factors for dementia and improve cognition.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2024Article
- Understanding Health Beliefs and Health Behaviors in Older Adults at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2024Article
- A Pilot Study of BRAIN BOOTCAMP, a Low-Intensity Intervention on Diet, Exercise, Cognitive Activity, and Social Interaction to Improve Older Adults' Dementia Risk Scores.The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease · 2024Article
- Perspectives on Aging and Quality of Life.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Correction: Cross-sectional survey of attitudes and beliefs towards dementia risk reduction among Australian older adults.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Older adults' perspectives towards optimizing lifestyle behaviors and strategies to support healthy brain ageing during COVID-19 restrictions.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Applications and implicit assumptions in dementia risk scores: A scoping review of the LIBRA score.Journal of Alzheimer's disease reportsReview
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Abstract
backgroundLittle is known about what drives older adults' motivation to change their behaviour and whether that is associated with their personal dementia risk profile. Our aims were to (i) understand what sociodemographic factors are associated with older Australians' motivation to change behaviour to reduce their dementia risk, and (ii) explore the relationship between socio-demographic factors and motivation to reduce dementia risk with health- and lifestyle-based dementia risk scores in older adults.
methodsA cross-sectional online postal or telephone survey was administered to community-dwelling older adults in New South Wales, Australia between January and March 2021. Measures included socioeconomic status, locality, and health status, the Motivation to Change Lifestyle and Health Behaviours for Dementia Risk Reduction (MCLHB-DRR) scale and the lifestyle-based dementia risk score (LIBRA index). Multiple linear regression analyses were used to explore the associations for (i) sociodemographic factors and motivation to reduce dementia risk (MCLHB-DRR scales) and (ii) sociodemographic factors and motivation to reduce dementia risk with health- and lifestyle-based dementia risk (LIBRA index).
resultsA total of 857 older adults (mean age 73.3 years, SD = 6.0, range 65-94; 70% women; 34.6% less than grade 6 education) completed the survey. Respondents reported high levels of motivation to adopt behaviour changes, agreeing on the importance of good health. Individuals who were younger were more likely to have greater motivation to modify lifestyle to reduce dementia risk and had higher perceived benefits to gain by adopting a healthy lifestyle. Dementia risk scores were moderately low (mean LIBRA index =- 2.8 [SD = 2.0], range - 5.9-3.8), indicating relatively moderate-to-good brain health. Men with low socioeconomic status and higher perceived barriers to lifestyle change had higher dementia risk scores.
conclusionsPublic health campaigns need to overcome motivational barriers to support reductions in dementia risk. A multifaceted and inclusive approach targeting both sociodemographic differences and impediments to brain healthy lifestyles is required to achieve genuine change.
trial registrationACTRN12621000165886, Date of registration: 17/02/2021.
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