Cross‐cultural validation of the motivation to change lifestyle and health behaviours for dementia risk reduction scale in the Dutch general population ; Prevention (nonpharmacological) / Lifestyle factors (e.g., smoking, etc.)

Abstract Background Since treatment options for curing dementia are unavailable to date, prevention of dementia is the key in decreasing the burden of dementia for patients, their families, and caregivers, as well as societies as a whole. Around one third of all dementia cases worldwide is estimated to be attributable to nine modifiable risk factors (Livingston et al., 2017). Although behavioural change is crucial for dementia risk reduction, changing health behaviour is complex. Currently, no valid scale exists to measure attitudes and beliefs towards lifestyle change for dementia risk reduct... Mehr ...