Community-based dementia risk management and prevention program for Aboriginal Australians (DAMPAA): a randomised controlled trial study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the First Peoples of Australia. Up to 45% of dementia in these populations is due to potentially modifiable risk factors. The Dementia Prevention and Risk Management Program for Aboriginal Australians (DAMPAA) is an Aboriginal Health Practitioner led programme that aims to reduce cognitive decline and functional impairment in older Aboriginal people.

Methods

Design: DAMPAA is a multisite, randomised controlled trial aiming to deliver and evaluate a culturally appropriate risk factor management programme.

Population

Community-dwelling Aboriginal people aged 45-90 years.

Intervention

Participants will be randomly assigned to either usual care (control) or to a group programme comprising exercise and h

SUBMITTER: Lalovic A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11404219 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature