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The Preventing Dementia Massive Open Online Course (PD MOOC): contribution to Indigenous health and wellbeing
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Goldberg, L and Baldock, D, The Preventing Dementia Massive Open Online Course (PD MOOC): contribution to Indigenous health and wellbeing, Innovation in Aging, 4, (S1) pp. 11. ISSN 2399-5300 (2020) [Contribution to Refereed Journal]
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057
Abstract
Dementia is a global public health issue. First Nations
people are at increased risk due to complex intergenerational
factors grounded in inequalities in health services and economic
and educational opportunities. While there is yet no
drug-related cure for this progressive and terminal neurological
condition, evidence confirms that increased understanding
of dementia and modification of lifestyle factors
can reduce risk. The primary potentially modifiable risk factors
are not completing secondary school, midlife hypertension,
obesity, type II diabetes, depression, physical inactivity,
smoking, hearing loss acquired after the age of 55 years, and
social isolation. Inherent in these factors is stress, affecting
mental health. Addressing these factors globally could prevent
or delay over 40 million cases of dementia. The free
Preventing Dementia Massive Open Online Course (PD
MOOC) is a globally recognized 4-week course that aims to
build self-efficacy in knowledge and management of modifiable
risk factors. The course has reached over 68,000 people
world-wide and is rated highly; however, its contribution to
First Nations communities has not yet been investigated. We
describe the content of the PD MOOC, report on its impact
in a cohort of older Aboriginal people (≥ 50 years of age) in
Circular Head, Tasmania, Australia six months after course
completion, and emphasize the importance of including
traditional approaches to healing. We describe a protocol in
which cultural determinants of health can be infused into the
PD MOOC and evaluated to promote health and well-being
globally for older First Nations people.
Item Details
Item Type: | Contribution to Refereed Journal |
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Keywords: | dementia prevention, dementia risk |
Research Division: | Indigenous Studies |
Research Group: | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing |
Research Field: | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health promotion |
Objective Division: | Indigenous |
Objective Group: | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community services |
Objective Field: | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community service programs |
UTAS Author: | Goldberg, L (Associate Professor Lyn Goldberg) |
ID Code: | 142358 |
Year Published: | 2020 |
Deposited By: | Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre |
Deposited On: | 2021-01-12 |
Last Modified: | 2021-02-03 |
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