Associate Professor Dementia Risk Reduction & Brain Health Promotion
Recent publications
Zotcheva, E., Strand, B. H., Sunde, A., Deckers, K., Aarsland, D., Ashton, N. J., Zetterberg, H., Skirbekk, V. F., Borda, M. G., Livingston, G., Singh-Manoux, A., & Selbaek, G. (2026). Associations of Anthropometry Measures Across 35 Years With Late-Life Plasma P-tau217 and Dementia The HUNT Study. Neurology, 106(12), Article e218093. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000218093
Sambou, M. L., Dobbe, J. H. M., Albers, E. A. C., Deckers, K., Arends, L. R., Ikram, M. A., Smets, E. M. A., Bramer, W. M., Labrecque, J. A., Visser, L. N. C., & Wolters, F. J. (2026). Knowledge and perception of dementia risk and protective factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JPAD-Journal of prevention of alzheimers disease, 13(6), Article 100565. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjpad.2026.100565
Truin, L. S., Heger, I. S., Deckers, K., Knops, R., Palsma, T., de Heus, R. A. A., Claassen, J. A. H. R., de Vugt, M. E., & Köhler, S. (2026). Management of dementia risk factors by memory clinic patients and professionals: Pilot study of the BreinZorg (BrainCare) online platform. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 111(3), 1108-1120. https://doi.org/10.1177/13872877261440966
Truin, L. S., Heger, I. S., Wimmers, S. C. P. M., Deckers, K., de Vugt, M. E., & Kohler, S. (2026). Towards specialized dementia risk reduction services for those with first cognitive symptoms: A mixed-method study into risk awareness, needs, and preferences among individuals with subjective cognitive decline and mild cognitive impairment from memory clinic and community settings and memory clinic professionals. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 111(3), 1095-1107. https://doi.org/10.1177/13872877261440958
Menting, G. G. A., Bruinsma, J., Deckers, K., Toth, B., & Crutzen, R. (2026). What does it mean to be cognitively and socially active in the context of dementia risk reduction? An integrative review. Aging & Mental Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2026.2672093
Beers, S., Van Houdt, S., De Groot, L. C. P. G. M., De Jong, H. B. T., Deckers, K., Waterink, L., Smidt, N., Oosterman, J. M., Köhler, S., Zwan, M. D., Aarts, E., Van De Rest, O., & De Van Der Schueren, M. A. E. (2026). Relative validity of an online short FFQ assessing the Dutch adapted version of the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet in older adults at risk of cognitive decline. British Journal of Nutrition, 135(8), 895-904. https://doi.org/10.1017/S000711452510603X
Stubs, J., Selbaek, G., Strand, B. H., Livingston, G., Anstey, K. J., Deckers, K., Kivimaki, M., Krokstad, S., Mathews, F. E., & Langballe, E. M. (2026). Predicting cognitive decline: Comparative analysis of ANU-ADRI, CAIDE, CogDrisk, LIBRA, LIBRA2, UKBDRS and Lancet based dementia risk scores in the HUNT study. JPAD-Journal of prevention of alzheimers disease, 13(4), Article 100524. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjpad.2026.100524
Havermans, D. C. D., Hoeboer, C. M., Farrell, T. M., Rippey, C. S., Pinheiro, C. N., Sobczak, S., Olff, M., Henderson, S., Deckers, K., & Lawrence, K. A. (2026). The Role of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder as a Risk Factor for Dementia: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/08919887261435186
van Baal, T. L., Köhler, S., Koster, A., Meertens, R. M., Bosma, H., Schram, M. T., Jansen, J. F. A., Simons, S. O., de Galan, B. E., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Janssen, N., & Deckers, K. (2026). The association between sleep parameters, cognitive functioning, and markers of brain morphology: The Maastricht Study. Sleep, 49(3), Article zsaf218. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsaf218
Drenthen, G. S., Backes, W. H., Kohler, S., Deckers, K., Schram, M. T., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Jansen, W. J., & Jansen, J. F. A. (2026). The role of modifiable risk factors on the cerebral myelin content and cognition: findings from The Maastricht Study. Geroscience. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-026-02206-x