Dementia campaigns should include engaging, personalised approaches: Study
A new analysis of dementia public health campaigns in eight countries, including Australia, the US, and China, has suggested that engaging, personalised, and community-driven approaches are needed to genuinely influence behaviour change and reduce dementia risk.
The neurodegenerative condition affects 57 million people globally and the figure is forecast to triple by 2050, substantially burdening families, health systems and economies, researchers from Australia's Curtin University said.
Nearly half of global dementia cases are preventable, simply by tackling modifiable risk factors, including physical inactivity, smoking, high LDL cholesterol and depression, a study published in The Lancet journal in August 2024 said.
However, public health approaches are falling short of driving real ...
