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World-Wide FINGERS Network: A global approach to risk reduction and prevention of dementia
Kivipelto M, Mangialasche F, Snyder HM, Allegri R, Andrieu S, Arai H, Baker L, Belleville S et al.. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2020-07-05
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Reducing the risk of dementia can halt the worldwide increase of affected people. The multifactorial and heterogeneous nature of late-onset dementia, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), indicates a potential impact of multidomain lifestyle interventions on risk reduction. The positive results of the landmark multidomain Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (FINGER) support such an approach. The World-Wide FINGERS (WW-FINGERS), launched in 2017 and including over 25 countries, is the first global network of multidomain lifestyle intervention trials for dementia risk reduction and prevention. WW-FINGERS aims to adapt, test, and optimize the FINGER model to reduce risk across the spectrum of cognitive decline-from at-risk asymptomatic states to early symptomatic stages-in different geographical, cultural, and economic settings. WW-FINGERS aims to harmonize and adapt multidomain interventions across various countries and settings, to facilitate data sharing and analysis across studies, and to promote international joint initiatives to identify globally implementable and effective preventive strategies.
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Kivipelto, M., Mangialasche, F., Snyder, H. M., Allegri, R., Andrieu, S., Arai, H., et al. (2020). World-Wide FINGERS Network: A global approach to risk reduction and prevention of dementia. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.12123
Vancouver
Kivipelto M, Mangialasche F, Snyder HM, Allegri R, Andrieu S, Arai H, et al. World-Wide FINGERS Network: A global approach to risk reduction and prevention of dementia. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association. 2020. doi:10.1002/alz.12123. PMID: 32627328.
BibTeX
@article{kivipelto2020-32627328,
author = {Kivipelto, M. and Mangialasche, F. and Snyder, H. M. and Allegri, R. and Andrieu, S. and Arai, H. and Baker, L. and Belleville, S. and others},
title = {{World-Wide FINGERS Network: A global approach to risk reduction and prevention of dementia}},
journal = {Alzheimer's \& dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association},
year = {2020},
doi = {10.1002/alz.12123},
pmid = {32627328},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.12123}
}
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Key findings
- The positive results of the landmark multidomain Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (FINGER) support such an approach.
Why it matters
This paper describes a global network of multidomain lifestyle intervention trials for dementia risk reduction and prevention, launched in 2017 and including over 25 countries. It aims to adapt, test and optimize the FINGER model across different geographical, cultural and economic settings, from at-risk asymptomatic states to early symptomatic stages.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 61/100
Published in a leading specialty journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 9 / 10 | Tier 2 — leading specialty journal (Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association) |
| Journal's citation record | 2 / 4 | Alzheimer s & Dementia: journal h-index 228 (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 | 2 / 5 | 2020 — within 10 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 | 6 / 7 | Cited 543 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 5 / 5 | 67.9 citations a year over 8 year(s) since 2020 |
| Impact for its field and year | 5 / 6 | Cited 39.4× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 4 / 6 | Cited by 51 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 4 / 4 | Cited 297 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 3 / 4 | Last-listed author María C. Carrillo: h-index 78 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 3 / 3 | Harvard University: institution h-index 3,235 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 3 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 62 institution(s) in 20 countries |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 32627328) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 61 / 100 | — |
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