T/CPS 005-2023 Comprehensive Intervention Guideline for Preventing Dementia in the Community Implementation

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Main technical content: According to the results of the seventh national census (2021) conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics, the number of elderly people in China has continued to increase over the past decade. As of November 2020, there were 264 million people aged 60 and above in China, accounting for 18.7% of the total population, making China the country with the largest elderly population in the world. Facing the severe situation of population aging, maintaining and promoting the cognitive function of the elderly and delaying and preventing Alzheimer's disease are major strategic issues currently facing China. Home-based and community-based elderly care are the main models of elderly care in China. Interventions to prevent Alzheimer's disease based on communities are key to preventing and delaying the onset of dementia. If elderly people show cognitive and brain function decline that does not match their age and educational level, it is highly likely to be a behavioral manifestation of dementia in old age. Alzheimer's disease is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases in old age, which seriously affects individuals' daily living functions and quality of life, and places a huge burden on the national healthcare system and families. Despite the fact that governments, research foundations, and pharmaceutical companies around the world have invested huge amounts of research funds in dementia treatment, regrettably, effective therapeutic drugs have not yet been developed. Therefore, non-pharmacological interventions for the elderly are currently the key entry point for preventing and delaying dementia. In line with the national health development philosophy of emphasizing disease prevention and adhering to a prevention-oriented approach, interventions to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease can greatly improve the elderly's own health and quality of life and reduce the incidence of neurodegenerative diseases. Studies have confirmed that interve

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