Experts fear the Covid pandemic, which introduced social isolation as a key measure to curb the virus’s spread, led to people with dementia deteriorating more rapidly 🔴 Exclusive from PMGallagher1
People who are socially engaged when middle aged and beyond are between 30 and 50 per cent less likely to develop dementia later on, a review of evidence led by UCL researchers has found. They looked at studies from the UK and around the world which concluded that lifelong social participation could alleviate dementia risk through brain maintenance by reducing stress and improving blood flow to the brain, known as cerebrovascular health.
as well as the risk of dementia remains unclear. As a result, health experts are now focusing efforts on how to target increasing social participation. The research team found strong evidence that social participation, and reducing loneliness, can help reduce dementia risk. While some of this relationship might not be causal, they say there is strong enough evidence that social participation reduces dementia risk that the findings should feed into public health policy.and hopefully restore social contact to pre-Covid pandemic levels
, by reducing financial and logistical barriers to social engagement. They include providing socially connected housing – multi-unit housing on a large plot with communal areas – guiding retirees toward volunteering and education, to help with the transition from working life to retirement without losing social contact, and improving public awareness about the health benefits of social participation.
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