2024
Developing the Healthy Actions and Lifestyles to Avoid Dementia or Hispanos y el ALTo a la Demencia program
Moukarzel S, Zlatar Z, Hartman S, Lomas D, Feldman H, Banks S, Group H. Developing the Healthy Actions and Lifestyles to Avoid Dementia or Hispanos y el ALTo a la Demencia program. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions 2024, 10: e12457. PMID: 38440783, PMCID: PMC10909928, DOI: 10.1002/trc2.12457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthy actionsChanging support needsDelay dementia onsetCommunity advisory boardCultural adaptation frameworkIncreased self-efficacyPersonal goal settingRisk factorsModifiable risk factorsBehavioral changesPositive behavior changePublic health challengeEffect behavior changeCommunity feedbackSocial cognitive theoryDementia onsetProgram usabilitySupport needsADRDGoal settingHealth challengesMultidisciplinary teamSelf-efficacyPilot testAdvisory boardPotentially Modifiable Dementia Risk Factors in Canada: An Analysis of Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging with a Multi-Country Comparison
Son S, Speechley M, Zou G, Kivipelto M, Mangialasche F, Feldman H, Chertkow H, Belleville S, Nygaard H, Hachinski V, Pieruccini-Faria F, Montero-Odasso M. Potentially Modifiable Dementia Risk Factors in Canada: An Analysis of Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging with a Multi-Country Comparison. The Journal Of Prevention Of Alzheimer's Disease 2024, 11: 1490-1499. PMID: 39350396, PMCID: PMC11436427, DOI: 10.14283/jpad.2024.105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModifiable risk factorsCanadian Longitudinal StudyPhysical inactivityHearing lossDementia casesRisk factorsModifiable dementia risk factorsSleep disturbanceAssociated with modifiable risk factorsAssociated with less educationMidlife hearing lossTargeting physical inactivityDementia risk factorsDesignCross-sectional analysisLife course modelLongitudinal studyRisk reduction strategiesDementia preventionMidlife obesityMidlife hypertensionCanadian adultsLess educationPopulation impactObjectiveTo estimateTraumatic brain injury
2023
Brain Health PRO: An Interactive, Online, Educational Program for Dementia
Belleville S, Chertkow H, Feldman H, Nygaard H, Montero‐Odasso M, Anderson N, Bherer L, Ferland G, Camicioli R, Chan S, Cuesta M, Dwosh E, Fiocco A, Gilbert B, Itzhak I, Jarrett P, Laurin D, Liu‐Ambrose T, Lupo J, McGibbon C, Middleton L, Murphy K, Phillips N, Pichora‐Fuller M, Revta C, Savundranayagam M, Sexton A, Smith E, Speechley M, Trigui A, Wittich W, Group C. Brain Health PRO: An Interactive, Online, Educational Program for Dementia. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2023, 19 DOI: 10.1002/alz.075156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder adultsModifiable risk factorsRisk factorsGroups of participantsPilot studyIntervention Mapping frameworkYears of educationScale IIAdvisory GroupDementia literacyFocus groupsVirtual settingEmail interactionsExperience QuestionnaireEfficacy trialsEducational programsShort versionExpert contentEfficacy studiesLifestyle improvementRisk profileOnline programOnline questionnaireOnline educational programAdultsThe CAN-THUMBS UP brain health support program study: Approaching modifiable risk factors in a virtual setting
Feldman H, Belleville S, Nygaard H, Montero-Odasso M, Brewster P, Lim A, Chertkow H, Group C. The CAN-THUMBS UP brain health support program study: Approaching modifiable risk factors in a virtual setting. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 2023, 455: 121389. DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2023.121389.Peer-Reviewed Original Research