Change in modifiable dementia risk factors during COVID-19 lockdown: The experience of over 50s in Tasmania, Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Containment measures implemented to minimize the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are reported to be negatively affecting mental health, diet, and alcohol consumption. These factors, as well as poor cardiometabolic health and insufficient physical and cognitive activity, are known to increase the risk of developing dementia. COVID-19 "lockdown" measures may have exacerbated these dementia risk factors among people in mid-to-later life.

Methods

We compared longitudinal data from before (October 2019) and during (April-June 2020) the first COVID-19 lockdown period in Tasmania, Australia. Participants (n = 1671) were 50+ years of age and engaged in a public health program targeting dementia risk reduction, with one-third participating in the Preventing

SUBMITTER: Bartlett L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8116867 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature