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From FINGER to World-Wide FINGERS - multidomain interventions for risk reduction and prevention of dementia
I. M. Marques. European Psychiatry, 2026-06-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Results At present, there is no cure for dementia. The results were promising, showing beneficial effects on cognitive performance, as even small individual changes across multiple risk factors can lead to favorable outcomes when combined (Kivipelto M, Mangialasche F, Ngandu T. Since the FINGER study demonstrated that prevention is possible through multidomain interventions, it became essential to adapt, expand, and optimize these findings through the World-Wide FINGERS initiative (Kivipelto M et al. Identifying individuals at higher risk may allow for the development of strategies to prevent or delay the onset of dementia. Longer follow-up periods are also needed to gather further results.
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Marques, I. M. (2026). From FINGER to World-Wide FINGERS - multidomain interventions for risk reduction and prevention of dementia. European Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2026.10995
Vancouver
Marques IM. From FINGER to World-Wide FINGERS - multidomain interventions for risk reduction and prevention of dementia. European Psychiatry. 2026. doi:10.1192/j.eurpsy.2026.10995.
BibTeX
@article{marques2026-606c0968,
author = {Marques, I. M.},
title = {{From FINGER to World-Wide FINGERS - multidomain interventions for risk reduction and prevention of dementia}},
journal = {European Psychiatry},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.1192/j.eurpsy.2026.10995},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2026.10995}
}
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Key findings
- Results At present, there is no cure for dementia.
- The results were promising, showing beneficial effects on cognitive performance, as even small individual changes across multiple risk factors can lead to favorable outcomes when combined (Kivipelto M, Mangialasche F, Ngandu T.
- Since the FINGER study demonstrated that prevention is possible through multidomain interventions, it became essential to adapt, expand, and optimize these findings through the World-Wide FINGERS initiative (Kivipelto M et al.
- Identifying individuals at higher risk may allow for the development of strategies to prevent or delay the onset of dementia.
- Longer follow-up periods are also needed to gather further results.
Why it matters
This review states that there is currently no cure for dementia, while reporting that multidomain interventions showed promising beneficial effects on cognitive performance, since small changes across multiple risk factors can combine favorably. It notes that identifying higher-risk individuals may allow strategies to prevent or delay dementia onset, and that longer follow-up is needed.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 28/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on senior author's track record, so that was left out: it earned 27 of the 96 points we could judge it on, which is 28 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (European Psychiatry) |
| Journal's citation record | 1 / 4 | European Psychiatry: journal h-index 143 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 5 / 5 | 2026 — within 1 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 0 / 7 | Cited 0 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 0 / 5 | 0.0 citations a year over 2 year(s) since 2026 |
| Impact for its field and year | 0 / 6 | Cited 0.0× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 0 / 4 | Cited 0 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | OpenAlex's profile for last-listed author I. M. Marques holds only 3 work(s), too few to judge a track record — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | 0 / 3 | Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra: institution h-index 252 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 0 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 1 institution(s) in 1 country — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete) |
| Indexed in PubMed | 1 / 2 | Not in PubMed, but has a DOI |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Points | 27 / 96 | Scored on 19 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 27 of the 96 points we could judge it on is 28 out of 100. |
| Total | 28 / 100 | — |
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