Brain Health Services: organization, structure, and challenges for implementation. A user manual for Brain Health Services-part 1 of 6.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_AB09664D9207
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Brain Health Services: organization, structure, and challenges for implementation. A user manual for Brain Health Services-part 1 of 6.
Journal
Alzheimer's research & therapy
Author(s)
Altomare D., Molinuevo J.L., Ritchie C., Ribaldi F., Carrera E., Dubois B., Jessen F., McWhirter L., Scheltens P., van der Flier W.M., Vellas B., Démonet J.F. (co-last), Frisoni G.B.
Working group(s)
European Task Force for Brain Health Services
Contributor(s)
Abramowicz M., Altomare D., Barkhof F., Berthier M., Bieler M., Blennow K., Brayne C., Brioschi A., Carrera E., Chételat G., Csajka C., Demonet J.F., Dodich A., Dubois B., Frisoni G.B., Garibotto V., Georges J., Hurst S., Jessen F., Kivipelto M., Llewellyn D., McWhirter L., Milne R., Minguillón C., Miniussi C., Molinuevo J.L., Nilsson P.M., Ranson J., Ribaldi F., Ritchie C., Scheltens P., Solomon A., van Der Flier W., van Duijn C., Vellas B., Visser L.
ISSN
1758-9193 (Electronic)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
11/10/2021
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
13
Number
1
Pages
168
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Dementia has a devastating impact on the quality of life of patients and families and comes with a huge cost to society. Dementia prevention is considered a public health priority by the World Health Organization. Delaying the onset of dementia by treating associated risk factors will bring huge individual and societal benefit. Empirical evidence suggests that, in higher-income countries, dementia incidence is decreasing as a result of healthier lifestyles. This observation supports the notion that preventing dementia is possible and that a certain degree of prevention is already in action. Further reduction of dementia incidence through deliberate prevention plans is needed to counteract its growing prevalence due to increasing life expectancy.An increasing number of individuals with normal cognitive performance seek help in the current memory clinics asking an evaluation of their dementia risk, preventive interventions, or interventions to ameliorate their cognitive performance. Consistent evidence suggests that some of these individuals are indeed at increased risk of dementia. This new health demand asks for a shift of target population, from patients with cognitive impairment to worried but cognitively unimpaired individuals. However, current memory clinics do not have the programs and protocols in place to deal with this new population.We envision the development of new services, henceforth called Brain Health Services, devoted to respond to demands from cognitively unimpaired individuals concerned about their risk of dementia. The missions of Brain Health Services will be (i) dementia risk profiling, (ii) dementia risk communication, (iii) dementia risk reduction, and (iv) cognitive enhancement. In this paper, we present the organizational and structural challenges associated with the set-up of Brain Health Services.
Keywords
Brain, Cognition, Cognitive Dysfunction, Health Services, Humans, Quality of Life, Aging, Alzheimer’s disease, Brain Health Services, Cognitive enhancement, Dementia, Dementia risk, Personalized medicine, Prevention, Risk communication, Risk reduction
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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03/02/2024 8:14
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