Dementia prevention: the time to act is now

Terence W H Chong; Helen Macpherson; Mia Schaumberg; Belinda M Brown; Sharon L Naismith; Genevieve Z Steiner

doi:10.5694/mja2.50972

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Dementia prevention: the time to act is now

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Dementia prevention: the time to act is now

Terence W H Chong, Helen Macpherson, Mia Schaumberg, Belinda M Brown, Sharon L Naismith and Genevieve Z Steiner

Medical Journal of Australia, Vol.214(7), pp.302-304.e1

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50972

PMID: 33715184

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Abstract

dementia

prevention and control

Alzheimer disease

public health

risk factors

neurocognitive disorders

In 2012, the Australian Government declared dementia as the ninth National Health Priority Area. Eight years later, dementia is the greatest cause of disability in Australians aged over 65 years, the second leading cause of mortality, and the highest in women. Today, more than 459 000 Australians live with dementia, and this number is expected to exceed one million by 2056. The societal, economic and health care burden of dementia is unprecedented, with significant impacts on individuals, caregivers and families. In addition to therapeutic advances, improved and timely diagnosis and coordinated person‐centred care, dementia prevention and risk‐factor management are our best chance to make a difference. How do we tackle dementia prevention cost‐effectively in the post‐pandemic era?

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Title: Dementia prevention: the time to act is now
Authors: Terence W H Chong (Corresponding Author) - The University of Melbourne
Helen Macpherson (Author) - Deakin University
Mia Schaumberg (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Belinda M Brown (Author) - Murdoch University
Sharon L Naismith (Author) - The University of Sydney
Genevieve Z Steiner (Author) - Western Sydney University
Publication details: Medical Journal of Australia, Vol.214(7), pp.302-304.e1
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
Date published: 2021
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.50972
ISSN: 1326-5377
PMID: 33715184
Organisation Unit: School of Health - Biomedicine; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; Cancer Research Cluster; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99521308802621
Output Type: Journal article

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