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Public Perspectives on Lifestyle-Related Behavior Change for Dementia Risk Reduction: An Exploratory Qualitative Study in The Netherlands
BACKGROUND: There is accumulating evidence that addressing modifiable risk and protective factors has an impact on dementia rates. Insight into the public’s perspectives on dementia risk reduction is needed to inform future individual-level interventions and public health approaches. OBJECTIVE: This...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10578282/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37718799 http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-230217 |
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author | Bruinsma, Jeroen Heger, Irene Loukas, Vasileios S. Kassiotis, Thomas Karanasiou, Georgia Fotiadis, Dimitrios I. Hanke, Sten Crutzen, Rik |
author_facet | Bruinsma, Jeroen Heger, Irene Loukas, Vasileios S. Kassiotis, Thomas Karanasiou, Georgia Fotiadis, Dimitrios I. Hanke, Sten Crutzen, Rik |
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description | BACKGROUND: There is accumulating evidence that addressing modifiable risk and protective factors has an impact on dementia rates. Insight into the public’s perspectives on dementia risk reduction is needed to inform future individual-level interventions and public health approaches. OBJECTIVE: This study explores the publics’ openness towards dementia risk reduction and willingness towards changing lifestyle behavior to reduce the future risk for dementia. METHODS: Using a screening questionnaire, participants were purposively selected based on lifestyle behaviors that are associated with dementia risk. One-on-one interviews were used to explore their openness towards dementia risk reduction and willingness towards behavior change. Independently, two researchers performed an inductive content analysis. RESULTS: Interviews were conducted with 23 participants aged from 40 to 79 years. Main themes that were identified from the data were: 1) abstractness of dementia risk reduction, 2) ambivalence towards changing behavior, 3) negative self-image and low behavioral control, and 4) all-or-nothing thinking about lifestyle change. CONCLUSIONS: The concept of dementia risk reduction seems difficult to translate to the personal context, particularly if individuals perceive that dementia would occur decades in the future. This is problematic because a large proportion of the public needs a healthier lifestyle to reduce the incidence of dementia. Translating healthy intentions into behavior is complex and involves overcoming a variety of barriers that complicate dementia risk reduction initiatives. Support is needed for individuals who experience additional obstacles that obstruct commencing to a healthier lifestyle (e.g., negative self-image, engaging in multiple unhealthy behaviors, unrealistic perceptions about lifestyle change). |
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spelling | pubmed-105782822023-10-17 Public Perspectives on Lifestyle-Related Behavior Change for Dementia Risk Reduction: An Exploratory Qualitative Study in The Netherlands Bruinsma, Jeroen Heger, Irene Loukas, Vasileios S. Kassiotis, Thomas Karanasiou, Georgia Fotiadis, Dimitrios I. Hanke, Sten Crutzen, Rik J Alzheimers Dis Research Article BACKGROUND: There is accumulating evidence that addressing modifiable risk and protective factors has an impact on dementia rates. Insight into the public’s perspectives on dementia risk reduction is needed to inform future individual-level interventions and public health approaches. OBJECTIVE: This study explores the publics’ openness towards dementia risk reduction and willingness towards changing lifestyle behavior to reduce the future risk for dementia. METHODS: Using a screening questionnaire, participants were purposively selected based on lifestyle behaviors that are associated with dementia risk. One-on-one interviews were used to explore their openness towards dementia risk reduction and willingness towards behavior change. Independently, two researchers performed an inductive content analysis. RESULTS: Interviews were conducted with 23 participants aged from 40 to 79 years. Main themes that were identified from the data were: 1) abstractness of dementia risk reduction, 2) ambivalence towards changing behavior, 3) negative self-image and low behavioral control, and 4) all-or-nothing thinking about lifestyle change. CONCLUSIONS: The concept of dementia risk reduction seems difficult to translate to the personal context, particularly if individuals perceive that dementia would occur decades in the future. This is problematic because a large proportion of the public needs a healthier lifestyle to reduce the incidence of dementia. Translating healthy intentions into behavior is complex and involves overcoming a variety of barriers that complicate dementia risk reduction initiatives. Support is needed for individuals who experience additional obstacles that obstruct commencing to a healthier lifestyle (e.g., negative self-image, engaging in multiple unhealthy behaviors, unrealistic perceptions about lifestyle change). IOS Press 2023-10-10 /pmc/articles/PMC10578282/ /pubmed/37718799 http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-230217 Text en © 2023 – The authors. Published by IOS Press https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Research Article Bruinsma, Jeroen Heger, Irene Loukas, Vasileios S. Kassiotis, Thomas Karanasiou, Georgia Fotiadis, Dimitrios I. Hanke, Sten Crutzen, Rik Public Perspectives on Lifestyle-Related Behavior Change for Dementia Risk Reduction: An Exploratory Qualitative Study in The Netherlands |
title | Public Perspectives on Lifestyle-Related Behavior Change for Dementia Risk Reduction: An Exploratory Qualitative Study in The Netherlands |
title_full | Public Perspectives on Lifestyle-Related Behavior Change for Dementia Risk Reduction: An Exploratory Qualitative Study in The Netherlands |
title_fullStr | Public Perspectives on Lifestyle-Related Behavior Change for Dementia Risk Reduction: An Exploratory Qualitative Study in The Netherlands |
title_full_unstemmed | Public Perspectives on Lifestyle-Related Behavior Change for Dementia Risk Reduction: An Exploratory Qualitative Study in The Netherlands |
title_short | Public Perspectives on Lifestyle-Related Behavior Change for Dementia Risk Reduction: An Exploratory Qualitative Study in The Netherlands |
title_sort | public perspectives on lifestyle-related behavior change for dementia risk reduction: an exploratory qualitative study in the netherlands |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10578282/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37718799 http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-230217 |
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