A new study could help reduce the risk of veterans developing dementia.<\/p>\n
The SERVED project, run by Bournemouth University’s Ageing and Dementia Research Centre, is working with veterans to raise awareness of brain health risks and improve support.<\/p>\n
Associate Professor Michele Board, who is leading the research, said veterans could be at greater risk due to their exposure to dangerous environments and traumatic events.<\/p>\n
Previous research suggests about 45% of dementia cases worldwide could potentially be prevented or delayed through lifestyle changes.<\/p>\n
Through a series of workshops, veterans with dementia were invited to talk about their experiences in the military and their lives since leaving service. <\/p>\n
The research found many were at risk of being isolated later in life due to the impact of their work on relationships.<\/p>\n
The study also found there was a stigma around discussing early symptoms of memory loss, which affected their ability to access support.<\/p>\n
“I think in being pushed to be strong and self-sufficient it does not encourage sharing, especially of areas that may be perceived as a weakness,” one participant said.<\/p>\n
Board said the research also found veterans from poorer backgrounds, or with unhealthy habits like smoking and drinking, were at greater risk.<\/p>\n
Bruce, a former member of the Queen’s Royal Hussars who is living with dementia, is among those who took part in the research. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new study could help reduce the risk of veterans developing dementia. The SERVED project, run by Bournemouth…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":773570,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[59,102,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-773569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-gb","tag-health","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=773569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773569\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/773570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=773569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=773569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=773569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}