The collaboration with the Kuwait Dasman Diabetes Institute (DDI) making progress. A cross-sectional study looking at physical activity (PA) of Kuwaiti adults in the years 2011-2014 (WHO based questionnaire) reveals that half of the cohort population did not meet the WHO recommended minimum PA level. Efforts to promote PA in Kuwait should consider addressing gender and ethnic disparities, local environmental factors, and demographic influences.
See the article here.
Tag: Built environment
Do associations of neighbourhood attributes with cognitive function vary by socio-economic status ?
All indicators of higher socio-economic status (SES) relate to better cognitive health: Socio-economic status (SES), neighbourhood environments and their interactions can influence cognitive health in late life. Studies on this topic have examined a limited number of SES and environmental indicators and are mostly cross-sectional. We analysed data from 1160 individuals aged 60–64 years at baseline, with four assessments of cognitive functions across 12 years.
Article: Do associations of neighbourhood attributes with cognitive function vary by socio-economic status? A 12-year follow-up study of older Australians (2025); In: Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 999
Neighbourhood environments and transition to cognitive states
Neighbourhood built and natural environmental correlates of transition to dementia: associations with cognitive state and transitions – when assigned with spatial analysis work at ACU Melbourne we contributed to the findings, published in this article.
Neighborhood environments and transition to cognitive states:
Sydney Memory and Ageing Study;
in: Alzheimers & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimers Association
Neighbourhood environments and cognitive health
Neighbourhood environmental correlates of transition to mild cognitive impairment (MCI): Published results from our long-term effort, looking at environmental influences on cognitive health (longitudinal study) in the journal Environment International.
