ArticleThe journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease2026
Suboptimal adherence to brain health recommendations in patients pursuing anti-amyloid antibody therapy for Alzheimer's disease: Report from the Brain Health Vital Signs project.
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backgroundConsensus is consolidating around a set of lifestyle and medical factors that can promote brain health and reduce the risk of dementia for older adults and further decline for those with early Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related disorders. Little is known about the degree to which recommended brain-healthy behaviors have been adopted by patients with early AD pursuing anti-amyloid antibody therapy (AAT), a proactive group interested in doing what is under their control to help preserve cognitive and functional status. Here, initial results of a clinically relevant quality improvement study are reported.
objectiveTo determine the extent to which patients pursuing AAT for AD adhere to consensus-based brain health recommendations.
participantsOne hundred fifty patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or mild dementia due to AD seeking AAT were studied and compared to a group of 117 patients with MCI or mild dementia who were not pursuing AAT. MEASUREMENTS: Using a clinical survey tool developed for the project, patients were assessed on 15 modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia, including 11 via e-survey (diet, physical activity, cognitive activity, sleep, social engagement, smoking status, alcohol consumption, hearing, vision, mood/stress, and purpose in life) and 4 via electronic medical record (EMR) (blood pressure, BMI, LDL cholesterol level, and HbA1c). For each factor, the percentage of each of the two patient groups that was not optimally adhering to brain health-related guidelines was calculated. For each individual, the total number of factors not optimally being followed was determined.
resultsLess than 3% of patients with early AD pursuing AAT were following or had anthropometric measures/lab values in line with all 15 brain health recommendations. The five factors with the lowest adherence rates involved physical activity, mood/stress, HbA1c, blood pressure, and BMI, with 44-63% of the AAT group suboptimally following consensus-based guidelines. For 11 of 15 factors, >25% of the group were not adhering to guidelines. No robust differences in degree or pattern of adherence to guidelines were observed between patients pursuing and not pursuing AAT. There were no data in the EMR for HbA1c in >42% of patients and for LDL in >23% of patients in either group.
conclusionsSuboptimal adherence to brain health recommendations may be common among patients with early AD, whether they are pursuing AAT or not. These results suggest that healthcare systems may need to develop more effective strategies and individualized interventions for addressing modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia, and more efficacious procedures for ensuring that relevant, actionable data associated with brain health are updated in the EMR.
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