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Observational studyAging & mental health2025

Socio-ecological barriers to behavior change-oriented dementia prevention: a qualitative study of healthcare professionals' perspectives.

Ryan A Mace, Joshua E Cohen, Christopher Lyons, Christine Ritchie, Stephen Bartels, Olivia I Okereke, Bettina B Hoeppner, Judson Brewer, Jin Hui Joo, Ana-Maria Vranceanu

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Ryan A MaceCenter for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research (CHOIR), Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Joshua E CohenCenter for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research (CHOIR), Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Christopher LyonsCenter for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research (CHOIR), Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Christine RitchieHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Stephen BartelsHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Olivia I OkerekeChanning Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Bettina B HoeppnerHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Judson BrewerMindfulness Center, Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.
Jin Hui JooHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Ana-Maria VranceanuCenter for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research (CHOIR), Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3994-6488

Funding

My Healthy Brain: a mindfulness-based lifestyle intervention to modify early risk of dementia in older adultsK23AG075257 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Ryan Andrew Mace · 2022 to 2026
$961k
NIA NIH HHS K23 AG075257NIA NIH HHS L30 AG083935
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis qualitative study aimed to: (1) identify socio-ecological barriers to behavior change-oriented dementia (AD/ADRD) prevention from the perspectives of healthcare professionals, and (2) propose strategies to address these barriers during a clinical trial for an AD/ADRD prevention program (

methodMultidisciplinary healthcare professionals involved in geriatric care (

resultsHealthcare professionals identified barriers, including limited resources, language and technological barriers, provider dismissiveness, competing institutional priorities, underrepresentation of minority groups, and biases towards biomedical treatments. Strategies to address these barriers involved enhancing accessibility, increasing provider training and support, integrating interventions within clinic operations, fostering community partnerships, and addressing societal misconceptions and biases.

conclusionIntegrating SEM and ERIC frameworks yielded strategies that will be used in

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Attitude of Health PersonnelDementiaHealth PersonnelHealth Services AccessibilityAdultAgedFemaleFocus GroupsHumansMaleMiddle AgedQualitative Researchcognitive declineHealth equitymultidisciplinaryqualitativesocial determinants of health

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PMID39578706
PMCPMC12095615

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