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Engaging Patients to Design the Systematic Multi-Domain Alzheimer’s Risk Reduction Trial (SMARRT) Intervention: Findings from a Web-Based Survey

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: We administered a web-based survey to a convenience sample of 561 patients in a large health system to assess patient attitudes toward dementia prevention in the context of designing a multi-domain Alzheimer's risk reduction intervention. The majority of respondents reported being very concerned about Alzheimer's disease, wanted to know their personal risk factors, and were highly motivated to make healthy lifestyle changes to lower dementia risk. The areas they were most interested in targeting to reduce dementia risk included physical activity, cognitive stimulation, nutrition, and sleep. These results provided strong support for our conceptual framework to target higher-risk patients with a personalized risk reduction strategy.

Source: Journal of Alzheimer s Disease Reports

DOI: 10.3233/adr-200210

Authors: Zachary A. Marcum, Dori Rosenberg, Deborah E. Barnes, Kristine Yaffe, Eric B. Larson

Institutions: University of Washington, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, San Francisco VA Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco VA Health Care System

Language: English

Topic: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: National Institute on Aging