Public perceptions of brain health: an international, online cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate public perspectives on brain health.

Design

Cross-sectional multilanguage online survey.

Setting

Lifebrain posted the survey on its website and social media and shared it with stakeholders. The survey was open from 4 June 2019 to 31 August 2020.

Participants

n=27 590 aged ≥18 years from 81 countries in five continents completed the survey. The respondents were predominantly women (71%), middle aged (41-60 years; 37%) or above (>60 years; 46%), highly educated (69%) and resided in Europe (98%).

Main outcome measures

Respondents' views were assessed regarding factors that may influence brain health, life periods considered important to look after the brain and diseases and disorders associated with the brain. We run exploratory li

SUBMITTER: Budin-Ljosne I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9016409 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature