Fig 1.
Dementia modifiable risk factors.
Modifiable risk factors from major guidelines and strength of supportive evidence. Adapted from [3].
Fig 2.
Search string used for MEDLINE (Ovid).
Fig 3.
Flow chart of study selection process.
Table 1.
Summary of studies included for original synthesis.
Table 2.
Quality appraisal for included studies.
Table 3.
Overview of thematic framework; contributing studies; confidence assessment.
Fig 4.
An integrated model of general population dementia risk reduction perspectives and approaches to intervention.
The model suggests key considerations for approaching interventions to support individuals to adopt and maintain dementia risk reduction behaviour patterns. Detailed understanding of intervention context should be used to co-design tailor and detail intervention approaches based on this model. Education is key and should be complemented by tailored strategies to: support self-regulation; and develop and leverage supportive social environments, skills and resources. Themes, adapted to context, should inform the specific strategies used and their content.