A small step, giant savings: the impact of physical activity on dementia cases and economic costs in Brazil
In Brazil, one in seven dementia cases is linked to physical inactivity. Modest increases in PA could yield major health and economic benefits.
Authors
- Aírton José Rombaldi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6707-814X)
- David A. Raichlen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4940-7886)
- Daniel Umpierre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6953-0163)
- Eduardo Lucia Caputo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3515-9308)
- Natan Feter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6295-9792)
- Jayne Feter
Institutions
- University of Southern California (US)
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Pelotas (BR)
- California Southern University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.47626/1516-4446-2025-4411
- Primary Topic
- Health, Education, and Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico