Resumen
The Fifth Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia (CCCDTD-5) was a year-long process to synthesize the best available evidence on several topics. Our group undertook evaluation of risk reduction, in eight domains: nutrition; physical activity; hearing; sleep; cognitive training and stimulation; social engagement and education; frailty; and medications. Here we describe the rationale for the undertaking and summarize the background evidence—this is also tabulated in the Appendix. We further comment specifically on the relationship between age and dementia, and offer some suggestions for how reducing the risk of dementia in the seventh decade and beyond might be considered if we are to improve prospects for prevention in the near term. We draw to attention that a well-specified model of success in dementia prevention need not equate to the elimination of cognitive impairment in late life.
Idioma original | English |
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Número de artículo | e12083 |
Publicación | Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions |
Volumen | 6 |
N.º | 1 |
DOI | |
Estado | Published - 2020 |
Nota bibliográfica
Funding Information:Melissa K. Andrew: reports grant funding from GSK, Pfizer, and Sanofi and payments from Sanofi and Pfizer for research on frailty in relation to vaccine preventable illnesses.
Funding Information:
Susan K Bowles has received funding from the Canadian Frailty Network to evaluate interventions to decrease the Drug Burden Index.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Authors. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of Alzheimer's Association.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Psychiatry and Mental health