The cognitive health and dementia deduction tool explores some of the modifiable risk factors for dementia.
It is validated to use on anyone over the age of 18.
After you have completed the assessment, it will calculate your risk – if you are over 40, it will give you a numerical risk between 0 and 36.25. This is your risk of dementia at age 65.
It will also generate a written report, which focusses on areas where you are doing well (protective factors) and areas to improve on (risk factors), as well as providing some information about these.
You may choose to share it with your GP to look at ways they may be able to help you modify your risk.
Currently there is no cure for dementia, so prevention is the best option.
We can’t prevent all cases of dementia.
Optimising your brain health will be good for preventing heart disease/stroke and cancer.
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