Publications by authors named "Marta Lenart-Bugla"
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- Social health in dementia is gaining attention, highlighting the need for understanding social health markers that can aid in developing interventions and measures.
- An international qualitative study across six countries (Australia, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Poland, Netherlands) involved interviews with various stakeholders, including people with dementia and caregivers, to identify both known and new social health markers.
- The study identified 67 participants and revealed social health markers such as loneliness and novel concepts like compliance with social norms and the role of social networks, emphasizing the importance of both individual and social environmental factors in dementia care.
Several hundred participants from all over the world, 36 sessions and workshops, 10 experts in the field of psychosomatics, and Nobel Prize Winner, Olga Tokarczuk, made the 10th European Association of Psychosomatic Medicine scientific conference held in Wrocław, Poland in June 2023, a huge success.
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- This study investigates how social health markers at the start can impact cognitive ability and decline over 11 to 18 years in older adults across different studies.
- Utilizing data from nearly 17,000 participants, researchers employed multilevel models to link social health factors to cognitive functions like executive function and memory.
- Results show that while good social health is generally linked to better cognitive capability, the strength of these associations varies by specific social factors and across different studies, indicating a need for tailored interventions.
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- - The study aims to clarify the concept of social health in relation to dementia, highlighting its potential role in cognitive decline and the need for a more robust framework to guide future research.
- - An iterative process was employed to develop a conceptual model that defines social health as an individual's well-being influenced by both personal capacities and the social environment, encompassing factors like social participation and networks.
- - The framework serves as a foundation for identifying risk and protective factors in dementia, pointing towards new preventive strategies and emphasizing the importance of studying social health in dementia research.
Unraveling the Protective Effects of Cognitive Reserve on Cognition and Brain: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
September 2022
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- This study investigated how brain maintenance (measured through white matter hyperintensities) and brain reserves (gray and white matter volumes) influence the link between cognitive reserve (CR) and cognitive performance.
- Conducted with 763 participants averaging 61 years old, researchers collected demographic, lifestyle, medical, and psychological data, then evaluated cognitive function through standardized tests and brain MRI.
- The findings showed that both gray matter volume and white matter hyperintensities significantly mediated the relationship between cognitive reserve and cognitive performance, highlighting the importance of enhancing cognitive reserve for better brain health and cognitive function.
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- The study emphasizes the need to consider diverse health aspects, particularly social factors, when assessing the risk of developing dementia and devising prevention strategies.
- A systematic review of literature from 2009-2021 identified 624 cognitive-related factors linked to dementia, highlighting that most (61.2%) are risk factors like cardiovascular diseases and genetic predispositions, while protective factors (20%) mainly involve lifestyle choices.
- The findings suggest that social support may help delay cognitive decline, though the evidence is inconsistent, indicating a need for more research into lifestyle, psychological, and social health aspects related to dementia prevention.
The association between allostatic load and brain: A systematic review.
Psychoneuroendocrinology
November 2022
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- Allostatic load (AL) is linked to chronic stress and influences key brain areas, leading to negative health outcomes like cognitive decline and psychological disorders.
- A systematic review of 13 studies revealed a relationship between higher AL and various brain changes, such as alterations in the hippocampus and reduced gray matter in specific populations.
- Despite confirmed associations, variations in methods for measuring AL highlight the need for more research with standardized approaches to better understand its effects on brain structure and function.
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- Dementia is influenced by various factors, and understanding these is essential for designing effective studies that explore their relationships and impacts on cognitive decline.
- * The study utilized a systematic literature review and expert workshops to identify and organize 73 factors related to dementia across six domains, including physical, social health, psychological, environmental, demographic, and lifestyle factors.
- * The resulting causal loop diagram provides a detailed visualization of these factors and their interactions, enabling researchers to formulate hypotheses regarding causal relationships in dementia.
The COVID-19 pandemic generated a sense of threat in the society, leading to social isolation and mental health deterioration. A great deal of hope for the development of herd immunity was placed in preventive vaccinations. The survey, performed before vaccine campaign between September 26-October 27, 2020, during the second wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Poland with the Computer Assisted Web Interviews method.
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