Six-month community program improves attention and diet scores in older adults
As aging populations drive rising global health care demands, finding scalable ways to prevent cognitive decline has become a public health priority. While intensive clinical trials have shown that multidomain lifestyle interventions can protect brain health, translating these resource-heavy protocols into everyday municipal practice remains challenging.
A community-based dementia prevention program in Kikuyo Town, Japan, achieved notable results in older adults after six months. The multidomain intervention, known as the community-adapted J-MINT Brain Health Program, included aerobic exercise, resistance training, cognitive exercises, nutritional guidance, and self-monitoring. With an impressive attendance rate of 91.5%, 98% of participants found the sessions enjoyable.
Key outcomes revealed significant improvements in attention (p=0.019) and dietary balance (p 0.001) scores, while general memory scores remained stable. Participants who had lower attention scores to begin with showed the most substantial gains. While this study demonstrates the feasibility of evidence-based dementia prevention programs in everyday municipal life, further controlled trials are necessary to confirm these findings.
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