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Awareness of dementia risk reduction among current and future healthcare professionals: A survey study

Background: The total number of people affected by dementia worldwide is increasing rapidly. Recent studies provided evidence for the contribution of modifiable risk and protective factors to dementia risk. Although healthcare professionals could play an essential role in informing the general publi...

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Autores principales: de Krom, Femke J.W., Sivananthan, Sangavi, Alkhotany, Farah, Celen, Martijn, Hol, Indy Ezra, Houben, Kylia J.G., Sivananthan, Pavalya, Koekebakker, Hanneke, Deckers, Kay
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Publicado: PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8431871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33709642
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jphr.2021.1961
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author de Krom, Femke J.W.
Sivananthan, Sangavi
Alkhotany, Farah
Celen, Martijn
Hol, Indy Ezra
Houben, Kylia J.G.
Sivananthan, Pavalya
Koekebakker, Hanneke
Deckers, Kay
author_facet de Krom, Femke J.W.
Sivananthan, Sangavi
Alkhotany, Farah
Celen, Martijn
Hol, Indy Ezra
Houben, Kylia J.G.
Sivananthan, Pavalya
Koekebakker, Hanneke
Deckers, Kay
author_sort de Krom, Femke J.W.
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description Background: The total number of people affected by dementia worldwide is increasing rapidly. Recent studies provided evidence for the contribution of modifiable risk and protective factors to dementia risk. Although healthcare professionals could play an essential role in informing the general public about the relationship between lifestyle and dementia, it is unclear what they know about this relationship. Therefore, this study assesses the awareness of dementia risk reduction among current and future healthcare professionals. Design and methods: An online survey was carried out among 182 healthcare students from Maastricht University and 20 general practitioners (GPs) and practice nurses in Limburg, The Netherlands. The survey assessed the knowledge about risk and protective factors of dementia and identified needs, wishes and barriers concerning dementia risk reduction strategies. Results: The majority of current (75.0%) and future (81.9%) healthcare professionals indicated that dementia risk reduction is possible. Among students, awareness of cardiovascular risk factors of dementia (e.g., coronary heart disease (44.5%), hypertension (53.8%)) was low. Most participants (>70.0%) would like to receive more information about dementia risk reduction. Conclusions: The majority of current and future healthcare professionals were aware of the relationship between lifestyle and dementia risk. However, there are still substantial gaps in knowledge regarding individual dementia risk factors. Given the essential role of healthcare professionals in providing lifestyle advice, there is a need to increase awareness by providing educational programs focused on dementia risk reduction.
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spelling pubmed-84318712021-09-27 Awareness of dementia risk reduction among current and future healthcare professionals: A survey study de Krom, Femke J.W. Sivananthan, Sangavi Alkhotany, Farah Celen, Martijn Hol, Indy Ezra Houben, Kylia J.G. Sivananthan, Pavalya Koekebakker, Hanneke Deckers, Kay J Public Health Res Article Background: The total number of people affected by dementia worldwide is increasing rapidly. Recent studies provided evidence for the contribution of modifiable risk and protective factors to dementia risk. Although healthcare professionals could play an essential role in informing the general public about the relationship between lifestyle and dementia, it is unclear what they know about this relationship. Therefore, this study assesses the awareness of dementia risk reduction among current and future healthcare professionals. Design and methods: An online survey was carried out among 182 healthcare students from Maastricht University and 20 general practitioners (GPs) and practice nurses in Limburg, The Netherlands. The survey assessed the knowledge about risk and protective factors of dementia and identified needs, wishes and barriers concerning dementia risk reduction strategies. Results: The majority of current (75.0%) and future (81.9%) healthcare professionals indicated that dementia risk reduction is possible. Among students, awareness of cardiovascular risk factors of dementia (e.g., coronary heart disease (44.5%), hypertension (53.8%)) was low. Most participants (>70.0%) would like to receive more information about dementia risk reduction. Conclusions: The majority of current and future healthcare professionals were aware of the relationship between lifestyle and dementia risk. However, there are still substantial gaps in knowledge regarding individual dementia risk factors. Given the essential role of healthcare professionals in providing lifestyle advice, there is a need to increase awareness by providing educational programs focused on dementia risk reduction. PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2021-03-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8431871/ /pubmed/33709642 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jphr.2021.1961 Text en ©Copyright: the Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Alkhotany, Farah
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Hol, Indy Ezra
Houben, Kylia J.G.
Sivananthan, Pavalya
Koekebakker, Hanneke
Deckers, Kay
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8431871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33709642
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/jphr.2021.1961
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