[Non-medicamentous therapy and prevention of Alzheimer disease].
An overview of prevalence data and empirically documented risk factors of a dementia is followed by a short description of intervention strategies. After this, prevalence data from the SIMA Study are presented and results of the multivariate analyses of early indicators and risk factors are discussed. The last section is dedicated to the risk decreasing effects of a combined memory and psychomotor training program which was developed within the study's scope.
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Institut für Psychogerontologie Nägelsbachstr. 25 91052 Erlangen, Germany.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012307:Risk Factors