ENGAGING COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS
There is strong evidence that the risk of dementia can be reduced and therefore that the disease canbe prevented. There has been encouraging reduction in the numbers of people with dementia in a number of countries but an analysis published in the Lancet Public Health found that the rate of decline was slowing, principally because the rate of new cases was not decreasing in those sections of the population with the lowest levels of educational attainment
And of course the lowest level of educational attainment was in those Seb groups facing the greatest challenges from deprivation. Of course everyone needs to be given the knowledge about risk factors for dementia which are almost the same as the risk factors for frailty and disability, and information about opportunities for reducing their risk but it needs to be recognised that they are less likely to change.
There are many well recognised reasons bfor this, for example lack of time, lack of energy because of the numerous demands on their time and energy, and in addition a change that might produce a benefit years or decades ahead is not motivating for someone focused on pay day next Friday or finding the cost of heating their dwelling that evening. However they are aware of dementia and it’s con
We have prepared a short film which sets out the core information and is designed to stimulate discussion in groups together with a letter addressed to participants
There is strong evidence that the risk of dementia can be reduced and therefore that the disease canbe prevented. There has been encouraging reduction in the numbers of people with dementia in a number of countries but an analysis published in the Lancet Public Health found that the rate of decline was slowing, principally because the rate of new cases was not decreasing in those sections of the population with the lowest levels of educational attainment
And of course the lowest level of educational attainment was in those Seb groups facing the greatest challenges from deprivation. Of course everyone needs to be given the knowledge about risk factors for dementia which are almost the same as the risk factors for frailty and disability, and information about opportunities for reducing their risk but it needs to be recognised that they are less likely to change.
There are many well recognised reasons bfor this, for example lack of time, lack of energy because of the numerous demands on their time and energy, and in addition a change that might produce a benefit years or decades ahead is not motivating for someone focused on pay day next Friday or finding the cost of heating their dwelling that evening. However they are aware of dementia and it’s con
We have prepared a short film which sets out the core information and is designed to stimulate discussion in groups together with a letter addressed to participants