Attitudes towards geroprotection: measuring willingness, from lifestyle changes to drug use.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Geroprotection is an emerging field of research focused on devising strategies for combating the mechanisms of ageing. This study held three aims: 1) to explore the willingness to utilise five different geroprotective measures (i.e., exercise, supplements, intermittent fasting, metformin, and rapamycin use), 2) to explore whether the willingness differs based on respondents' sociodemographic characteristics and 3) to explore the association between trust in medical institutions and willingness to utilise different geroprotective measures.

Methods

A questionnaire was used to assess the attitudes of a sample of the Dutch population by way of both convenience and snowball sampling (final N = 178). Descriptive data and bivariate correlations were used in the analyse

SUBMITTER: Brouwers SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11573782 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature