Name of Fellow


Dr Alex Bahar-Fuchs

Institution


Funder


NHMRC

Contact information of fellow


Country


Australia

Title of project/programme


Memory training in older diabetic persons at risk of dementia

Source of funding information


NHMRC

Total sum awarded (Euro)


€ 245,515

Start date of award


01/01/14

Total duration of award in years


5.0

The project/programme is most relevant to:


Alzheimer's disease & other dementias

Keywords


diabetes | dementia-related decline in memory | cognitive outcome | rehabilitation | neuropsychiatry

Research Abstract


Older people with diabetes have a higher chance of developing cognitive decline and dementia. Certain types of cognitive training were found to be effective for those at higher risk for dementia, but these treatments have not been tried on diabetic patients. This project will examine the impact of a cognitive training treatment on diabetic patients. It will examine its effectiveness in this group and some of the characteristics that may predict who responds best to the treatment.

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