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 without doubt one of the most urgent well being challenges in ageing populations. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that in 2019 about 55.2 million folks have been residing with dementia, with projections rising to 65.7 million by 2030. Although no healing therapy at the moment exists, rising proof highlights the important thing position of lifestyle-related elements in stopping dementia and delaying cognitive decline. This assessment synthesizes present information on modifiable threat elements and descriptions the pathophysiological mechanisms of its primary subtypes, with a selected give attention to bodily exercise. Literature was reviewed on the impression of bodily exercise, dietary patterns, sleep high quality, cognitive stimulation, social interplay, and stress discount on cognition and dementia threat. While most research emphasize the neuroprotective position of bodily exercise, not all assist a direct causal hyperlink. Additional emphasis is positioned on the advantages of the Mediterranean weight loss plan and cardiometabolic illness prevention, each persistently related to diminished dementia threat, particularly of vascular origin. The DASH weight loss plan, designed to cut back hypertension, has additionally been linked to cognitive advantages. The assessment additional highlights the significance of sufficient sleep, adequate vitamin D ranges, and common participation in intellectually and socially participating actions. Concerns are additionally raised about extreme display time and low-quality digital content material, which can negatively impression cognitive well being. The general proof helps built-in well being and social methods selling wholesome way of life behaviours as efficient, scalable, and lifelike approaches to reducing dementia threat and enhancing cognitive resilience in older adults.

key phrases:

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