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| Dementia prevention, intervention, and care | | Author(s) | Gill Livingston, Andrew Sommerlad, Vasiliki Orgeta |
| Corporate Author | Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care; Division of Psychiatry, University College London - UCL |
| Journal title | The Lancet, 20 July 2017 |
| Pages | 62 pp |
| Source | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31363-6 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Preventative medicine ; Medical care ; Family care ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | Dementia is the greatest global challenge for health and social care in the 21st century, with about 47 million people living with dementia in 2015, a number projected to triple by 2050. Acting now on dementia prevention, intervention and care will vastly improve living and dying for individuals with dementia and their families. Partnered by University College London (UCL), the Alzheimer's Society UK, the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Alzheimer's Research UK, the Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care met to consolidate emerging knowledge about what can work, and what individuals should do to prevent and manage dementia. The Commission recommends active treatment of hypertension in middle aged (45-65 years) and older people (age 65+) without dementia to reduce dementia incidence. Interventions for other risk factors including more childhood education, exercise, maintaining social engagement, reducing smoking, and management of hearing loss, depression, diabetes, and obesity might have the potential to delay or prevent a third of dementia cases. Other key messages discussed are: treating cognitive symptoms; tailoring dementia care to the individual, incorporating support for family carers; care for family carers to reduce the risk of depression; planning for the future (in respect of decision-making); protecting people with dementia; managing neuropsychiatric symptoms; and consideration of end of life care. While technological interventions have the potential to improve care delivery, these should not replace social contact. |
| Accession Number | CPA-170721001 E |
| Classmark | EA: LK2: LK: P6:SJ: 3A:6KC |
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