Grant: Op. Gr.: BHCIA: Knowledge Synthesis and Mobilization Grants-Lifestyle Approaches

"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". The estimated 57.4 million cases of dementia internationally is expected to grow to 152.8 million in 2050. This growth is expected to affect women more, as well as persons in north and eastern sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East2. Overtime this increase will be costly to individuals, the health care system and society in general - emphasizing the urgent need for prevention. Although funding for dementia research has increased most of this has been focused on basic science research. We know there are some lifestyle treatments or therapies that can help to reduce the risk of dementia. But we do not know which of these are the most effective to reduce the risk of dementia. We will look at all the research studies together and do an analysis that will help us know how these interventions compare to each other. This research will tell us which lifestyle interventions are the most useful to reduce a person's risk of dementia. We need to know this to tell people, doctors and policy makers how to best prevent dementia. Preventing dementia will be more useful to us all.