Social activities in multidomain dementia prevention interventions: insights from practice and a blueprint for the future.

Autor: Bruinsma J; Department of Health Promotion, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands., Visser LNC; Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.; Public Health Research Institute, Quality of Care/Personalized Medicine, Amsterdam, Netherlands.; Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Department of Neurology, Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC), Amsterdam, Netherlands.; Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden., Abaci A; Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden., Rosenberg A; Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.; Population Health Unit, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland., Diaz A; Alzheimer Europe, Senningerberg, Luxembourg., Hanke S; Department of Applied Informatics, Institute of eHealth, FH Joanneum - University of Applied Sciences, Graz, Austria., Crutzen R; Department of Health Promotion, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands., Mangialasche F; Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.; Theme Inflammation and Aging, Medical Unit Aging, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden., Kivipelto M; Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.; Theme Inflammation and Aging, Medical Unit Aging, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.; Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.; The Ageing Epidemiology Research Unit, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom., Thunborg C; Division of Clinical Geriatrics, Center for Alzheimer Research, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.; Theme Inflammation and Aging, Medical Unit Aging, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.; Department of Caring Sciences, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, University of Gävle, Gävle, Sweden.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Frontiers in psychiatry [Front Psychiatry] 2024 May 20; Vol. 15, pp. 1386688. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 20 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1386688
Abstrakt: Introduction: Social activities are important for health and act as a driver of cognitive reserve during aging. In this perspective paper, we describe challenges and outline future (research) endeavors to establish better operationalization of social activities in multidomain interventions to prevent dementia.
Body: We first address the lack of conceptual clarity, which makes it difficult to measure engagement in social activities. Second, drawing from our experience with the Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (FINGER), we discuss social activities in multidomain dementia prevention interventions. Using qualitative data from the Multimodal Preventive Trial for Alzheimer's Disease (MIND-AD mini ), we reflect on participant experiences with social activities. Third, we address the potential and challenges of digital solutions in promoting social activities in interventions for dementia prevention. Finally, we share insights from a workshop on digital technology, where we consulted with individuals with and without cognitive impairment who have been involved in three European projects (i.e., EU-FINGERS, Multi-MeMo, and LETHE).
Discussion: Based on these insights, we advocate for research that strengthens and accelerates the integration of social activities into multidomain interventions for dementia prevention. We propose several ways to achieve this: (a) by conducting mixed methods research to formulate a broadly accepted definition and instructions to measure social activities; (b) by focusing on promoting engagement in social activities beyond the intervention setting; and (c) by exploring the needs and preferences of older adults towards digitally-supported interventions and co-design of new technologies that enrich in-person social activities.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
(Copyright © 2024 Bruinsma, Visser, Abaci, Rosenberg, Diaz, Hanke, Crutzen, Mangialasche, Kivipelto and Thunborg.)
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