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  • Public Health
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • The Canadian Therapeutics Platform for Multidomain Interventions to Prevent Dementia (CAN-THUMBS UP) developed the Brain Health PRO (BHPro) online program.
  • BHPro aims to address modifiable lifestyle risk factors for dementia remotely and cost-effectively.
  • This study reports on the inception cohort's risk factor profiles and longitudinal outcomes from the BHPro intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of the BHPro online intervention on modifiable dementia risk factors.
  • To assess changes in a composite lifestyle risk score and individual risk factors over 12 months.
  • To explore the potential of a web-based program in managing dementia risk.

Main Methods:

  • A 12-month prospective, multi-center, longitudinal study involving 353 Canadian participants.
  • Participants included older adults with or without mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and at least one dementia risk factor.
  • The intervention consisted of 181 online chapters on dementia risk factors, with outcomes assessed at 6 and 12 months.

Main Results:

  • A significant positive change in the composite lifestyle risk score was observed at 6 months (standardized change = 0.162, p < 0.001) and 12 months (standardized change = 0.167, p < 0.001).
  • Statistically significant improvements were noted in individual risk factors including physical activity, nutrition, cognitive engagement, and sleep at both 6 and 12 months.
  • The intention-to-treat sample (N=353) with a mean age of 69.7 years showed these improvements.

Conclusions:

  • The inexpensive, web-based BHPro intervention successfully improved key modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's disease.
  • Improvements in lifestyle risk factors were evident after 6 and 12 months of program participation.
  • Future research will focus on larger, diverse populations and the direct impact of lifestyle improvements on dementia risk reduction.