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| Title |
The NEIL Memory Research Unit: psychosocial, biological, physiological and lifestyle factors associated with healthy ageing: study protocol
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| Published in |
BMC Psychology, June 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40359-015-0079-y |
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| Authors |
Caoimhe Hannigan, Robert F. Coen, Brian A. Lawlor, Ian H. Robertson, Sabina Brennan |
| Abstract |
Population ageing is a global phenomenon that has characterised demographic trends during the 20th and 21st century. The rapid growth in the proportion of older adults in the population, and resultant increase in the incidence of age-related cognitive decline, dementia and Alzheimer's disease, brings significant social, economic and healthcare challenges. Decline in cognitive abilities represents the most profound threat to active and healthy ageing. Current evidence suggests that a significant proportion of cases of age-related cognitive decline and dementia may be preventable through the modification of risk factors including education, depressive symptomology, physical activity, social engagement and participation in cognitively stimulating activities. The NEIL Memory Research Unit cohort study was established to investigate factors related to brain health and the maintenance of cognitive function. A cohort of 1000 normally ageing adults aged 50 years and over are being recruited to participate in comprehensive assessments at baseline, and at follow-up once every 2 years. The assessment protocol comprises a comprehensive neuropsychological battery, some basic physical measures, psychosocial scales, questionnaire measures related to a range of health, lifestyle and behavioural factors, and a measure of resting state activity using electroencephalography (EEG). The NEIL Memory Research Unit cohort study will address key questions about brain health and cognitive ageing in the population aged 50+, with a particular emphasis on the influence of potentially modifiable factors on cognitive outcomes. Analyses will be conducted with a focus on factors involved in the maintenance of cognitive function among older adults, and therefore will have the potential to contribute significant knowledge related to key questions within the field of cognitive ageing, and to inform the development of public health interventions aimed at preventing cognitive decline and promoting active and healthy ageing. |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 92 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 92 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 16% |
| Researcher | 10 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 15 | 16% |
| Unknown | 23 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 18 | 20% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 9% |
| Neuroscience | 7 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 13 | 14% |
| Unknown | 29 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 January 2020.
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#7,657,585
of 23,312,088 outputs
Outputs from BMC Psychology
#473
of 814 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#90,033
of 264,294 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Psychology
#5
of 9 outputs
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