Perception of Dementia Risk and Preventive Actions Among US Adults Aged 50 to 64 Years

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Perception of Dementia Risk and Preventive Actions Among US Adults Aged 50 to 64 Years

Donovan T. Maust, MD, MS^1,2,3; Erica Solway, PhD, MSW, MPH²; Kenneth M. Langa, MD, PhD^2,3,4,5; et al Jeffrey T. Kullgren, MD, MS, MPH^2,3,4; Matthias Kirch, MS²; Dianne C. Singer, MPH⁶; Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ^2,4

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JAMA Neurol. 2020;77(2):259-262. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.3946

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Disease-preventing or disease-modifying treatments do not exist for Alzheimer disease or other dementias(So fucking what? Create them.). Adults may be unaware of strategies to reduce their risk¹ and resort to marketed but ineffective options, such as ginkgo biloba or vitamin E. While these so-called treatments are relatively inexpensive, new preventive therapies may not be. Thus, individuals overestimating their risk of developing dementia could lead to inappropriate use and excessive costs.² This analysis explores how adults aged 50 to 64 years estimate their lifetime risk of dementia and the risk-reducing strategies they pursue.

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