Public perceptions of brain health: an international, online cross-sectional survey
Por:
Budin-Ljosne, I, Mowinckel, AM, Friedman, BB, Ebmeier, KP, Drevon, CA, Carver, RB, Zsoldos, E, Fredheim, NAG, Sorensen, O, Baare, WFC, Madsen, KS, Fjell, AM, Kievit, RA, Ghisletta, P, Bartres-Faz, D, Nawijn, L, Sole-Padulles, C, Walhovd, KB, Duzel, S, Zasyekina, L, Iulita, MF, Ferretti, MT
Publicada:
1 abr 2022
Resumen:
Objectives To investigate public perspectives on brain health. Design Cross-sectional multilanguage online survey. Setting Lifebrain posted the survey on its website and social media and shared it with stakeholders. The survey was open from 4 June 2019 to 31 August 2020. Participants n=27 590 aged >= 18 years from 81 countries in five continents completed the survey. The respondents were predominantly women (71%), middle aged (41-60 years; 37%) or above (>60 years; 46%), highly educated (69%) and resided in Europe (98%). Main outcome measures Respondents' views were assessed regarding factors that may influence brain health, life periods considered important to look after the brain and diseases and disorders associated with the brain. We run exploratory linear models at a 99% level of significance to assess correlates of the outcome variables, adjusting for likely confounders in a targeted fashion. Results Of all significant effects, the respondents recognised the impact of lifestyle factors on brain health but had relatively less awareness of the role socioeconomic factors might play. Most respondents rated all life periods as important for the brain (95%-96%), although the prenatal period was ranked significantly lower (84%). Equally, women and highly educated respondents more often rated factors and life periods to be important for brain health. Ninety-nine per cent of respondents associated Alzheimer's disease and dementia with the brain. The respondents made a connection between mental health and the brain, and mental disorders such as schizophrenia and depression were significantly more often considered to be associated with the brain than neurological disorders such as stroke and Parkinson's disease. Few respondents (<32%) associated cancer, hypertension, diabetes and arthritis with the brain. Conclusions Differences in perceptions of brain health were noted among specific segments of the population. Policies providing information about brain-friendly health behaviours and targeting people less likely to have relevant experience may be needed.
Filiaciones:
Budin-Ljosne, I:
Norwegian Inst Publ Hlth, Dept Food Safety, Oslo, Norway
Mowinckel, AM:
Univ Oslo, Ctr Lifespan Changes Brain & Cognit, Dept Psychol, Oslo, Norway
Friedman, BB:
Univ Oslo, Ctr Lifespan Changes Brain & Cognit, Dept Psychol, Oslo, Norway
Ebmeier, KP:
Univ Oxford, Dept Psychiat, Oxford, England
Drevon, CA:
Univ Oslo, Fac Med, Inst Basic Med Sci, Dept Nutr, Oslo, Norway
Vitas, Oslo, Norway
Carver, RB:
Norwegian Inst Publ Hlth, Dept Commun, Oslo, Norway
Zsoldos, E:
Univ Oxford, Dept Psychiat, Oxford, England
Wellcome Ctr Integrat Neuroimaging, Oxford, England
Fredheim, NAG:
Norwegian Inst Publ Hlth, Dept Genet & Bioinformat, Oslo, Norway
Sorensen, O:
Univ Oslo, Ctr Lifespan Changes Brain & Cognit, Dept Psychol, Oslo, Norway
Baare, WFC:
Copenhagen Univ Hosp, Danish Res Ctr Magnet Resonance, Ctr Funct & Diagnost Imaging & Res, Copenhagen, Denmark
Madsen, KS:
Copenhagen Univ Hosp, Danish Res Ctr Magnet Resonance, Ctr Funct & Diagnost Imaging & Res, Copenhagen, Denmark
Fjell, AM:
Univ Oslo, Ctr Lifespan Changes Brain & Cognit, Dept Psychol, Oslo, Norway
Kievit, RA:
Radboud Univ Nijmegen, Donders Inst Brain Cognit & Behav, Cognit Neurosci Dept, Med Ctr, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Ghisletta, P:
Univ Geneva, Fac Psychol & Educ Sci, Geneva, Switzerland
Swiss Natl Ctr Competence Res LIVES, Geneva, Switzerland
Bartres-Faz, D:
Univ Barcelona, Fac Med & Hlth Sci, Dept Med, Barcelona, Spain
Univ Barcelona, Inst Neurosci, Barcelona, Spain
Nawijn, L:
Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Dept Psychiat, Amsterdam Neurosci, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sole-Padulles, C:
Univ Barcelona, Fac Med & Hlth Sci, Dept Med, Barcelona, Spain
Univ Barcelona, Inst Neurosci, Barcelona, Spain
Walhovd, KB:
Univ Oslo, Ctr Lifespan Changes Brain & Cognit, Dept Psychol, Oslo, Norway
Duzel, S:
Max Planck Inst Human Dev, Ctr Lifespan Psychol, Berlin, Germany
Zasyekina, L:
Lesya Ukrainka Volyn Natl Univ, Dept Gen & Clin Psychol, Luck, Ukraine
Iulita, MF:
Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Dept Neurol, Biomed Res Inst St Pau, Hosp Santa Creu & St Pau, Barcelona, Spain
Ferretti, MT:
Womens Brain Project, Guntershausen, Switzerland
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