Dementia Prevention Through Lifestyle Modification and Physical Activity: A Literature Review

2/2025

vol. 10

summary:

Review paper

Long-Term Care Nursing 2025; 10 (2): 3-14

Online publish date: 2025/09/25

Dementia is among the most urgent well being challenges in ageing populations. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that in 2019 about 55.2 million individuals had been dwelling with dementia, with projections rising to 65.7 million by 2030. Although no healing remedy at the moment exists, rising proof highlights the important thing function of lifestyle-related elements in stopping dementia and delaying cognitive decline. This evaluation synthesizes present information on modifiable danger elements and descriptions the pathophysiological mechanisms of its predominant subtypes, with a specific give attention to bodily exercise. Literature was reviewed on the influence of bodily exercise, dietary patterns, sleep high quality, cognitive stimulation, social interplay, and stress discount on cognition and dementia danger. While most research emphasize the neuroprotective function of bodily exercise, not all help a direct causal hyperlink. Additional emphasis is positioned on the advantages of the Mediterranean food regimen and cardiometabolic illness prevention, each persistently related to decreased dementia danger, particularly of vascular origin. The DASH food regimen, designed to scale back hypertension, has additionally been linked to cognitive advantages. The evaluation additional highlights the significance of ample sleep, ample vitamin D ranges, and common participation in intellectually and socially partaking actions. Concerns are additionally raised about extreme display time and low-quality digital content material, which can negatively influence cognitive well being. The total proof helps built-in well being and social methods selling wholesome way of life behaviours as efficient, scalable, and reasonable approaches to reducing dementia danger and enhancing cognitive resilience in older adults.

key phrases:

dementia, prevention, bodily exercise, cognitive decline, way of life interventions