Professor Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (SPH) Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland, United States
The Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care summarized 12 modifiable risk factors that may prevent or delay up to 40% of dementia cases worldwide, suggesting that one’s dementia risk is potentially modifiable (Livingston, 2020). These findings suggest that non-pharmacologic approaches provide lower risk and more cost-effective and scalable opportunities for dementia prevention over the life course than pharmacologic interventions targeting those in early stages of dementia. Traditionally, studies have evaluated single-mode cognitive and physical activity interventions. I will summarize work increasingly focused on multi-domain interventions and describe our work that incorporates social and productive engagement. I will further describe the rationale for our and others’ research examining the intersection of individuals and their environment or neighborhood, when examining cognition, function, and brain health.
Learning Objectives:
After the session, participants will be able to:
List modifiable environmental risk factors that account for 40% of dementia risk in older adults.
Describe evidence supporting the utility of productive and volunteer activity as a dementia prevention target.
Describe wearable and neighborhood factors to more accurately measure beneficial physical and social activities in the community.
Explain multi-modal interventions to increase physical, cognitive, and social activity.
