Lifestyle and dementia risk reduction: Identifying determinants of behavior change in the general public of the Netherlands ...

Dementia, the most severe expression of cognitive impairment, represents the main cause of disability in elderly people and currently affects nearly 55 million individuals worldwide [1]. As a result of growth in the global elderly population, it is expected that dementia cases will nearly triple by 2050 [2]. Unfortunately, there is no treatment for dementia yet. In recent years, increased attention has been paid to the promotion of lifestyle-related behaviors as a preventive strategy to reduce the onset and prevalence of dementia [3]. In 2017, the World Health Organization published guidelines... Mehr ...