Guidance: Dementia in older age: barriers to primary prevention and factors These documents help commissioners and researchers make decisions about prioritisation of primary prevention measures relevant to dementia.
This review, by the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (2016), shows that there is evidence that the risk of dementia is increased by:
To promote primary prevention of dementia, it is important to understand both the barriers to primary prevention and factors which facilitate primary prevention. Public Health England
This review, by the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (2016), shows that there is evidence that the risk of dementia is increased by:
- physical inactivity
- current smoking
- diabetes
- hypertension in mid-life
- obesity in mid-life and depression
To promote primary prevention of dementia, it is important to understand both the barriers to primary prevention and factors which facilitate primary prevention. Public Health England
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