Lifestyle Recommendations for Dementia Prevention: PASCAL

Lee, Yunhwan; Na, Duk L; Cheong, Hae Kwan; Hong, Chang Hyung; Back, Joung Hwan; Kim, Jinhee; Kim, Si Heon; Kim, Youn Gu

doi:2009.13.2.61

Ann Geriatr Med Res > Volume 13(2); 2009 > Article

Review Article

Journal of the Korean Geriatrics Society 2009;13(2):61-68.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4235/jkgs.2009.13.2.61 Published online June 30, 2009.

Lifestyle Recommendations for Dementia Prevention: PASCAL

Yunhwan Lee, Duk L Na, Hae Kwan Cheong, Chang Hyung Hong, Joung Hwan Back, Jinhee Kim, Si Heon Kim, Youn Gu Kim

¹Department of Preventive Medicine&Public Health, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. yhlee@ajou.ac.kr
²Institute on Aging, Ajou University Medical Center, Suwon, Korea.
³Department of Neurology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
⁴Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
⁵Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.

치매예방을 위한 생활습관

Abstract

The increasing number of persons with dementia poses a serious threat to public health in an aging society. Efforts to curb the rising prevalence of dementia have directed attention to health promotion as a viable strategy for delaying dementia onset and maintaining cognitive function in later life. For the latter purpose, public recommendations were developed based on a systematic review of the literature. Significant lifestyle variables found to predict cognitive function and dementia in later life were physical activity, non-smoking, social activity, cognitive activity, moderate alcohol consumption, normal body weight (BMI), and healthy nutrition and diet (fish, vegetables, fruits, vitamin C and E, etc.). Cognitive health recommendations were developed and named PASCAL, an acronym for (1) Physical activity, (2) Anti-smoking, (3) Social activity, (4) Cognitive activity, (5) Alcohol drinking in moderation, and (6) Lean body mass and healthy diet. These recommendations can be used to educate the public and raise awareness in health professionals to the important role a healthy lifestyle plays in maintaining cognitive health in later life.

Key Words: Cognitive health promotion, Dementia, Life style, Prevention, Public recommendations

초 록

치매를 지닌 고령인구 수가 점차 증가할 것으로 전망됨에 따라 치매예방에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 생활습관이 인지건강에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구의 체계적 고찰을 통해 신체적 활동, 금연, 사회활동, 인지활동, 적당한 음주, 적절 체중 유지 및 뇌건강식 등의 건강생활습관이 주요 요인으로 밝혀졌다. 이에 생활습관 요인을 중심으로 한 인지건강수칙(PASCAL)을 개발하였다. 이 수칙은 일반인을 대상으로 한 치매예방 교육과 노인보건사업에 있어 인지건강증진을 위한 자료로 활용되어질 수 있을 것으로 본다.