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Tag Archives: Protective Factors
Physical Activity Guidelines (BBC News / DHSC)
Summary Physical activity helps to protect against various chronic conditions, including Type 2 diabetes (by 40%), coronary heart disease (by 35%) and depression (by 30%), according to guidance from the four UK Chief Medical Officers. Full Text Link Reference Strengthen … Continue reading →
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Tagged 150 Minutes of Moderate Intensity Physical Activity Per Week (UK Government Guidance), Active and Healthy Ageing, Active Scotland Division of the Scottish Government, Active Travel, Adults Physical Activity Guidelines, Aerobic Exercise, Aerobics, Ageing Population, Ageing Well, Back Pain, Balance Activity, Ball Games, BBC Health News, Bone Health, Cardiovascular Activity, Centre for Exercise Nutrition and Health Sciences (School for Policy Studies): University of Bristol, Chief Medical Officer: Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) of England Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland, Children and Young People Physical Activity Guidelines, Climbing Stairs Instead of Using Lifts, CMO’s Physical Activity Guidance:150 Minutes of Moderate to Vigorous Exercise Each Week, Cumulative Health Benefits of Physical Activity Across Ages, Cycling, Dance, Declining Muscle Mass and Bone Density, Department of Health Northern Ireland, Disability, Dose-Response Curve of Physical Activity and Health Benefits, Dr Catherine Calderwood: Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, Dr Frank Atherton: Chief Medical Officer / Medical Director NHS Wales, Dr Michael McBride: Chief Medical Officer for Northern Ireland, Exercises for Strong Muscles and Bones, Frailer Older Adults: Light Activities, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Lifestyles, Helping Older People Live Independently, High Intensity Interval Training (Hiit), Individual and Societal Health and Wellbeing Benefits of Physical Activity, Infographic: Physical Activity for Disabled Adults, Infographic: Physical Activity for Pregnant Women, Infographics on Physical Activity, Institute for Sport Physical Education and Health Sciences (ISPEHS): University of Edinburgh, Lifelong Health and Wellbeing, Light Physical Activity, Light-Intensity Activity: Benefits to Health of Older Adults, Llwodraeth Cymru Welsh Government, Longevity, Low-Intensity Activity, Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET), Moderate Physical Activity (MPA), Moderate-to-Vigorous-Intensity Physical Activity (MVPA), Muscle and Bone Strengthening and Balance Activities (MBSBA), Muscle and Bone Strengthening Exercises, Muscle Wastage, Muscle Weakness, Muscle-Strengthening, No Minimum Amount of Physical Activity to Achieve Health Benefits, Older Adults Physical Activity Guidelines, Physical Activity, Physical Activity and Health Benefits, Physical Activity as a Protective Factor for Cognitive Decline and Dementia, Physical Activity During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Physical Activity for Disabled Adults, Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (PAHRC): University of Edinburgh, Physical Activity for Muscle and Bone Strength Across Life Course, Physical Activity Guidelines, Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults, Physical Activity Guidelines: For 19-64 Year Olds, Physical Activity Guidelines: For 5-18 Year Olds, Physical Activity Guidelines: For After Childbirth, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Disabled Adults, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Over-65s, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Pregnant Women, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Under-5s, Physical Activity Guidelines: UK Chief Medical Officers' Report, Physical Activity Programmes, Physical Activity Recommendations, Physical Exercise, Physical Inactivity, Poor Balance vs Good Balance, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention Approaches, Prevention Better Than Cure, Professor Dame Sally Davies: the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England, Protective Factors, Public Health, Regular Physical Activity, Risk and Protective Factors, Risks of Physical Activity (Low), Scottish Government, Scottish Physical Activity Research Connections (SPARC), Sedentary Behaviour, Sedentary Lifestyles, Self-Care, Sport, Sport England, Staying Independent, Strengthening and Balance Activity, Tai Chi, Total Physical Activity, UK CMO Guidelines Writing Group, UK Physical Activity Guidelines: 150 Minutes of Moderate Intensity Physical Activity Per Week, Under 5s Physical Activity Guidelines, University of Bristol, Vigorous Activity, Vigorous Physical Activity (VPA), Weight Loss and Weight Maintenance, Welsh Government
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Attitudes Towards Dementia Report (BBC News / Alzheimer’s Research UK)
Summary Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) have released a detailed report covering survey results about public attitudes towards dementia in the UK. Wave 1 of the Dementia Attitudes Monitor attempts to clarify the current state (using data from 2018) of the … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer’s Research UK, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, National, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK), Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities, Attitudes Towards Dementia, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness of Physical and Mental Effects of Dementia, BBC Health News, Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities (UK), Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities and Dementia, Changing Public Attitudes Towards Dementia, Dementia as a Cause of Death, Dementia Research, Dementia Risk Factors, Dr Laura Phipps: Alzheimer’s Research UK, Experiences, Experiences of Dementia, Hilary Evans: Chief Executive of Alzheimer’s Research UK, Iain Fossey: Communications Manager at Alzheimer’s Research UK, Ipsos Mori, Jane Stevens: Research Director at Ipsos MORI, Modifiable Risk Factors, Nick Philp: Research Director at Ipsos MORI, Opinion Polls, Protective Factors, Public Attitudes Towards Dementia, Public Attitudes Towards Dementia. Dementia Attitudes Monitor (ARUK), Public Opinion, Public Perception of Dementia, Reducing Stigma, Risk and Protective Factors, Risk and Protective Factors for Cognitive Decline and Dementia, Risk Factors, Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Diseease, Stigma, Stigma of Dementia, Trends in Attitudes Towards Dementia, UK Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities, UK’s Attitudes Towards Dementia and Research, Wave 1 of the Dementia Attitudes Monitor
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Health Benefits From Muscle and Bone Strengthening Exercises and Balance Activity (BBC News / PHE / Centre for Ageing Better / NHS England)
Summary A review commissioned by Public Health England and the Centre for Ageing Better indicates that muscle and bone strengthening, and balance activities, bring health benefits for adults of all ages, including older adults. Poor muscle strength increases the risk … Continue reading →
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Study Into the Possible Effect(s) of Retirement on Memory / Cognitive Impairment (NHS Choices / European Journal of Epidemiology)
Summary An epidemiological study of civil servants who took part in the Whitehall II Study found that while all categories of cognition function tend to decline over time, verbal memory, in particular, appears to decline at a rate 38% faster … Continue reading →
Posted in Universal Interest
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Benefits of Leafy Green Vegetables Consumption? (NHS Choices / Neurology)
Summary The Memory and Aging Project (MAP) has shown there is some evidence of a weak association between consuming leafy green vegetables regularly and a reduced risk of cognitive decline and memory loss. “ …eating approximately one serving of leafy … Continue reading →
Posted in Universal Interest
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Tagged Alpha-Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Behind the Headlines, Beta-Carotene, Cardioprotective Diet, Chicago, Cognitive Decline, Critical Appraisals, Department of Internal Medicine: Rush University, Departments of Behavioral Sciences: Rush University, Departments of Neurological Sciences: Rush University, Departments of Preventive Medicine: Rush University, Eating Leafy Greens, Folate (Folic Acid or Vitamin B9), Folic Acid, Food Frequency Questionnaires, α-Tocopherol, β-Carotene, Kaempferol, Leafy Greens, Lutein-Zeaxanthin, Memory and Aging Project (MAP), Memory Loss, Neurology (Journal), Neuroprotective Agents, Neuroprotective Lifestyles, Nitrates, Nutrients and Bioactives in Green Leafy Vegetables, Nutrients and Bioactives in Green Leafy Vegetables: Alpha Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Nutrients and Bioactives in Green Leafy Vegetables: Folate (Folic Acid or Vitamin B9), Nutrients and Bioactives in Green Leafy Vegetables: α-Tocopherol, Nutrients and Bioactives in Green Leafy Vegetables: Kaempferol, Nutrients and Bioactives in Green Leafy Vegetables: Lutein-Zeaxanthin, Nutrients and Bioactives in Green Leafy Vegetables: Nitrate, Nutrients and Bioactives in Green Leafy Vegetables: Phylloquinone (Vitamin K), Phylloquinone (Vitamin K), Protective Factors, Protective Factors for Cognitive Decline and Dementia, Rush Alzheimer Disease Center: Rush University, Rush Memory and Aging Project, Rush University (Chicago), Salads, Spinach, Sprouts for Christmas, Tufts Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging: Tufts University, Tufts University (Boston), United States, USA, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Vitamin B9, Vitamin E, Vitamin K
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Unhealthy Lifestyles In Middle-Aged Adults (BBC News / PHE / NHS Digital / Neurology)
Summary A Public Health England (PHE) report indicates that middle-aged people in England are increasingly likely to experience health problems such as diabetes and dementia in later life as a result of their unhealthy lifestyles today. Data from the latest … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Alcohol, Alcohol and Drug Consumption, Alcohol Misuse, Barriers and Facilitators in Lifestyle Changes (Agewell Trial), Behaviour Change Opportunities, Behavioural Risk Factors, Behavioural Risk Factors and Dementia, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston University School of Public Health, Brain Volume, Cambridge Institute of Public Health, Cambridge Institute of Public Health: University of Cambridge, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Cognitive Impairment (Potential Risk Factors), Culture and Behaviour Change, Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Prevention, Dementia Risk Reduction, Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Department of Neurology and Center for NeuroscienceL University of California, Department of Neurology: Boston University School of Medicine, Determinants of Health, Diabetes Epidemic, Diet, Diet and Dementia, Diet and Exercise, Dietary Interventions, Dietary Recommendations, Dietary Risk Factors, Diseases and Medical Conditions Associated With Dementia Risk, Education and Awareness, Encouraging Healthy Behaviour, Environmental Risk Factors, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Framingham Heart Study, Harvard Medical School; Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard, Health Determinants, Health Improvement, Health Inequalities, Health Policy, Health Survey for England, Health Survey for England (HSE), Health Wellbeing and Independence, Health-Creating Society, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Behaviours Evidence, Healthy Communities, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Living, Improving Local Public Health, Improving Public Health, Life Course Approach, Life-Course Approach to Healthy and Active Ageing, Lifestyle, Lifestyle Intervention Programmes, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Massachusetts General Hospital, Modifiable Risk Factors, Neurology (Journal), NHS Digital, NHS Digital (Formerly the Health and Social Care Information Centre), Nicotine Replacement Therapy, Obesity is the New Smoking, Overlapping Risk Factors, Patient Activation, Patient Empowerment, Patient Empowerment Movement, Patient Engagement, Patient Engagement Strategies, Patient Factors (Demand Side), Patient Involvement, PHE: Public Health England, Physical Activity, Physical Exercise, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention of Dementia, Prevention of Dementia: Public Health England, Prevention Programmes, Preventive Care, Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology: Boston University School of Medicine, Preventive Services, Protective Factors, Public Health, Public Health England (PHE), Public Health Promotion Campaigns, Risk Factors, Self-Care, Smoking, Smoking Cessation, Smoking-Related Brain Changes, Socio-Environmental Risk Factors, Tobacco Consumption, Tobacco Smoking, Type 2 Diabetes, Unhealthy Behaviours, Unhealthy Lifestyles, University of California, Vascular Risk Factors, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute: Boston University School of Medicine
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Cognitive Health In Older Adults: Changing Unhealthy Lifestyles and Reducing Risk Factors (PHE)
Summary Public Health England (PHE) and the Cambridge Institute of Public Health have produced a summary of reviews which offer evidence to support the commissioning of interventions concerning a range of modifiable lifestyle risk factors / unhealthy behaviours in older … Continue reading →
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Tagged Active Ageing, Agewell Trial, Alcohol, Alcohol and Drug Consumption, Alcohol Misuse, Barriers and Facilitators in Lifestyle Changes (Agewell Trial), Behaviour Change Opportunities, Behavioural Risk Factors, Behavioural Risk Factors and Dementia, Blackfriars Consensus Statement, Cambridge Institute of Public Health, Cambridge Institute of Public Health: University of Cambridge, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Health In Older Adults, Cognitive Impairment (Potential Risk Factors), Cognitive Stimulation, Cognitive Training, Community Volunteering, Community-Based Volunteering, Culture and Behaviour Change, Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Prevention, Dementia Risk Reduction, Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Department of Public Health and Primary Care: Cambridge Institute of Public Health, Depression, Determinants of Health, Diabetes Epidemic, Diet, Diet and Dementia, Diet and Exercise, Dietary Interventions, Dietary Recommendations, Dietary Risk Factors, Diseases and Medical Conditions Associated With Dementia Risk, Education and Awareness, Encouraging Healthy Behaviour, Environmental Risk Factors, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Ethnicity, Evidence Syntheses, Exergaming, Group Cognitive Activities, Health Determinants, Health Improvement, Health Inequalities, Health Policy, Health Wellbeing and Independence, Health-Creating Society, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Behaviours Evidence, Healthy Communities, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Living, High Blood Pressure, Improving Local Public Health, Improving Public Health, Interactive Video Gaming, Interventions to Increase Patient Activation, Investment in Dementia Prevention, Leisure Activities and Social Networks, Life Course Approach, Life-Course Approach to Healthy and Active Ageing, Lifestyle, Lifestyle Intervention Programmes, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Meaningful Activity in the Community, Meaningful Occupation, Meaningful Relationships, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Modifiable Risk Factors, Nicotine Replacement Therapy, Obesity is the New Smoking, Occupational Therapy, Overlapping Risk Factors, Patient Activation, Patient Empowerment, Patient Empowerment Movement, Patient Engagement, Patient Engagement Strategies, Patient Factors (Demand Side), Patient Involvement, PHE: Public Health England, Physical Activity, Physical Exercise, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention of Dementia, Prevention of Dementia: Public Health England, Prevention Programmes, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Promoting Brain Health (Blackfriars Consensus Statement), Protective Factors, Public Health, Public Health England (PHE), Public Health Promotion Campaigns, Risk Factors, Self-Care, Smoking, Smoking Cessation, Smoking-Related Brain Changes, Socio-Environmental Risk Factors, Structured Health Promotion Courses, Supporting People to Manage Their Health, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Tobacco Consumption, Tobacco Smoking, Type 2 Diabetes, Unhealthy Behaviours, Unhealthy Lifestyles, Vascular Risk Factors, Volunteering
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Public Awareness of the Risk Factors for Dementia (PHE / NatCen / Alzheimer’s Society)
Summary A survey commissioned by Public Health England (PHE) has identified patchy levels of awareness concerning the “known” dementia risk factors. Most British people, it appears, are able to identify at least one risk factor for increased risk of developing … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer’s Research UK, Universal Interest
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Coffee / Caffeine Consumption and Dementia Risk Reduction in Women (NHS Choices / Journal of Gerontology: Series A)
Summary Researchers investigating caffeine consumption in postmenopausal women consider they may have found further evidence for an inverse (“protective”) association between caffeine intake and age-related cognitive impairment and / or risk of dementia. Statistics reveal what is interpreted as a … Continue reading →
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest
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Tagged Age-Related Cognitive Impairment, Behavioural Risk Factors, Behind the Headlines, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, Caffeinated Beverages, Caffeine Consumption, Caffeine Consumption and Dementia Risk Reduction in Women, Caffeine Intake, China, Coffee Consumption, Coffee Consumption and Risk of Cognitive Decline or Dementia, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Impairment (Potential Risk and Protective Factors), Critical Appraisals, Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Reduction, Dementia Risk Reduction in Women, Department of Biostatistical Sciences: Wake Forest School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology: The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention: Wake Forest School of Medicine, Department of Medicine: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Neurology: Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Department of Neurology: The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Department of Pediatrics: The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Department of Psychology: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Dietary Risk Factors, Division of Public Health Sciences: Wake Forest School of Medicine, Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing Medical University (People's Republic of China), EurekAlert! Science News Service, Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ), Global Cognitive Impairment, Harvard Medical School, Health Partners Institute for Education and Research (Minneapolis), Health Partners Institute for Education and Research in Minnesota, Journal of Gerontology: Series A, Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Lifestyle Risk Factors, MCI: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Modifiable Risk Factors, Modified Mini Mental State (3MS) Examination, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute: National Institutes for Health, Neuroprotective Agents, People's Republic of China, Post-Menopausal Women, Postmenopausal Women, Potential Role of Caffeine in Protection Against Dementia and Cognitive Impairment, Protective Factors, Risk and Protective Factors, Risk and Protective Factors for Cognitive Decline and Dementia, Risk Factors, Risk Factors and Preventive Interventions for Alzheimer Disease, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University (People's Republic of China), Self-Reported Caffeine Consumption, Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status-modified (TICSm), United States, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine (North Carolina), Women's Health Initiative Memory Study, Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS), Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study of Epidemiology of Cognitive Health Outcomes (WHIMS-ECHO)
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More On Community Engagement: Six Principles for Engaging People and Communities (People and Communities Board / National Voices)
Summary The People and Communities Board and National Voices have released guidance on engaging with local people and communities with a view to “creating person-centred, community-focussed approaches to health, wellbeing and care”. This advice reinforces the proposed new relationship with … Continue reading →
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Guidelines, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, National Voices, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged 5YFV: NHS Five Year Forward View, Adult Social Care Survey (Adult Social Care), Ageing Population, Ageing Society, Altogether Better, Barriers and Facilitators to Participation, Befriending, Being Well Salford, Care Navigation, Carers Identified Supported and Involved, Citizen Participation, Citizenship: Involvement and Participation, Co-Production, Coalition for Collaborative Care, Commissioning on Grounds of Quality and User Involvement, Community Health Champions, Community Participation, Community-Centred Approaches, Control and Independence, CQC National Inpatient Survey (Inpatient Care), CQC National Survey of People Using Community Mental Health Services (Community Mental Health), Crisis Prevention, Deprived and Excluded Groups, Economic Sustainability, Education and Awareness, Empowerment, Engagement, Experience Based Co-Design, Experience Based Design, Experts by Experience, Feeling Supported, Financial Sustainability in the NHS, Five Year Forward View People and 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for Self-Care, Supported Self-Care, Supporting People to Manage Their Health, Supporting Self-Care, Surrey Carer Partnership, Sustainable Health and Social Care, Transforming Outcomes and Health Economics Through Imaging (TOHETI) Programme, User Participation, VOICES Survey of Bereaved Carers (End of Life Care), Voluntary and Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector, Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise, Voluntary Community Social Enterprise (VCSE), Volunteering, West London CCG’s Whole Systems Integrated Care Programme, Widening Participation in Healthcare
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