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Enhancing Cognitive Fitness in Adults - A Guide to the Use and Development of Community-Based Programs (Hardcover, 2011 ed.)
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Enhancing Cognitive Fitness in Adults - A Guide to the Use and Development of Community-Based Programs (Hardcover, 2011 ed.)
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Late life is characterized by great diversity in memory and other
cognitive functions. Although a substantial proportion of older
adults suffer from Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia,
a majority retain a high level of cognitive skills throughout the
life span. Identifying factors that sustain and enhance cognitive
well-being is a growing area of original and translational
research. In 2009, there are as many as 5.2 million Americans
living with Alzheimer's disease, and that figure is expected to
grow to as many as 16 million by 2050. One in six women and one in
10 men who live to be at least age 55 will develop Alzheimer's
disease in their remaining lifetime. Approximately 10 million of
the 78 million baby boomers who were alive in 2008 can expect to
develop Alzheimer's disease. Seventy percent of people with
Alzheimer's disease live at home, cared for by family and friends.
In 2008, 9.8 million family members, friends, and neighbors
provided unpaid care for someone with Alzheimer's disease or
another form of dementia. The direct costs to Medicare and Medicaid
for care of people with Alzheimer's disease amount to more than
$148 billion annually (from Alzheimer's Association, 2008
Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures). This book will highlight
the research foundations behind brain fitness interventions as well
as showcase innovative community-based programs to maintain and
promote mental fitness and intervene with adults with cognitive
impairment. The emphasis is on illustrating the nuts and bolts of
setting up and utilizing cognitive health programs in the
community, not just the laboratory.
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