How can we effectively reduce the risk of dementia?

Dementia Education

Develop a Dementia Risk Reduction Product

Dementia

Why?

Public health crisis

Leading killer of women in Aus

Second killer in Aus

Where?

Regional Aus (marginalised pop)

Inner Regional

Sunshine Coast

Outer Regional

Kilvivan

Gomeeri

Maroochydore

Nambour

Birtinya

How?

Collaboration/Participatory Design

Who?

Healthy Older Adults 65+yr

People with Dementia

Have older adults design a DRRE product for their local community (FG)

Dementia

Public Health Crisis

Leading killer of women in Aus

Second killer in Aus

How can reduce the risk of dementia in older adults?

Dementia Education

Lack of dissemination: health information/resources

Focuses on just one or the "most popular" type of dementia

Majority of education is towards family/caregivers

Regional, Rural, and Remote Older Adults in AUS

Dementia misinformation

Growing number of older adults in AUS

Dementia education around risk reduction

Modifiable risk factors

Dementia

Low Education (early life)

Hypertension (mid-life)

Excessive alcohol (mid-life)

Smoking (late-life)

Obesity (mid-life)

Depression (late-life)

Traumatic Brain Injury (mid-life)

Hearing impairment (mid-life)

Physical inactivity (late-life)

Social Isolation (late-life)

Air pollution (late-life)

Diabetes (late-life)

Diet

Sleep

WHO: Global action plan on the public health response to dementia 2017-2025 plan

Dementia risk reduction: provide evidence-based interventions to inform the general public about the management of MRF that are shared with other noncommunicable diseases to minimise and/or reduce the progression of dementia.

Marginalised population

Lack of dementia knowledge and education

Poorer health outcomes

76.5% think AD is normal

76% think nothing can be done about getting dementia

80% greater risk of late-life CI/dementia

Reduced life expectancy of up to 12 years (vs. metropolitan areas)

Lower health services

geographical isolation, limited health-care resources, reduced financial support

Acute health crisis > preventative health behaviours

Collaboration/Participatory Design

Bottom-up approach

Involvement of End-users/Stakeholders

Ownership/Empowerment

Customised/Tailored care

My PhD Project!

Focus Group Guide Questions

Setup structure: name, length, time, product type, delivery method

Survey Regional Australia

Dementia knowledge/literacy

Health information acquisition

Interest in a DRRE product

Dementia perception/awareness/worries

Modifiable Risk Factors

Behavioural habits that affect dementia

External/Environmental factors that affect dementia

MRF Rankings

Establish relationships with local community care services

OA's perception of the MRF

Dementia Friendliness Communities: OA's perception of MRF for their community

OA's Review/Assess DRRE product - get feedback

Lifestyle habits related to dementia risk

Dementia attitude

DKAS

CogsDrisk

DAS

What do OA's know already about dementia?

What do OA's want to know about dementia?

How do they want this information presented to them?

StepUp for Dementia Research(?)