06.02.12. What risk factors have been associated with dementia? | New Zealand

06.02.12. What risk factors have been associated with dementia? | New Zealand

17 Sep 2022

The risk factors associated with dementia in NZ are the same as those identified by The Lancet commission on dementia, intervention, and care. There is a comment in the NZ Dementia Framework that “Māori also have a higher rate of risk factors for dementia when conditions such as depression, head trauma, and substance abuse disorders are considered” (Ministry of Health, 2013). As noted in a section above, there is also evidence that Māori and Pacific people develop dementia at a younger age, possibly in the context of a higher risk factor burden.

References:

Ministry of Health. (2013). New Zealand Framework for Dementia Care. Wellington Ministry of Health.