Dementia in Latin America: Paving the way toward a regional action plan

Parra, Mario Alfredo - Baez, Sandra - Sedeño, Lucas - Gonzalez Campo, Cecilia - Damian, Andrés - Engler, Henry Willy

Resumen:

Across Latin American and Caribbean countries (LACs), the fight against dementia faces pressing challenges, such as heterogeneity, diversity, political instability, and socioeconomic disparities. These can be addressed more effectively in a collaborative setting that fosters open exchange of knowledge. In this work, the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium on Dementia (LAC-CD) proposes an agenda for integration to deliver a Knowledge to Action Framework (KtAF). First, we summarize evidence-based strategies (epidemiology, genetics, biomarkers, clinical trials, nonpharmacological interventions, networking, and translational research) and align them to current global strategies to translate regional knowledge into transformative actions. Then we characterize key sources of complexity (genetic isolates, admixture in populations, environmental factors, and barriers to effective interventions), map them to the above challenges, and provide the basic mosaics of knowledge toward a KtAF. Finally, we describe strategies supporting the knowledge creation stage that underpins the translational impact of KtAF.

Detalles Bibliográficos
2021
Latin America
Biomarkers
Clinical trials
Dementia
Epidemiology
Evidence-based recommendations
Genetics
Knowledge to action framework
Networking and translational research
Nonpharmacological interventions
BIOMARCADORES
DEMENCIA
EPIDEMIOLOGÍA
PRÁCTICA CLÍNICA BASADA EN LA EVIDENCIA
TERAPÉUTICA
HUMANOS
FACTORES SOCIOECONÓMICOS
Inglés
Universidad de la República
COLIBRI
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/55541
Acceso abierto
Licencia Creative Commons Atribución - No Comercial (CC - By-NC 4.0)