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Dr Kay Deckers, Ph.D. (K.)

Research profile

Assistant Professor Dementia Risk Reduction

Research projects
  • Mijn Breincoach public health campaign to promote a brain-healthy lifestyle
  • Validation of the Lifestyle for Brain Health (LIBRA) index
  • FINGER-NL trial: a 2-year multi-domain lifestyle intervention program to promote brain health in older adults
  • PRIMary care, App-supported Brain health promotion (PRIMA-Brain): dementia risk reduction in the general practice
  • The Curious Brain project
  • The LifestylE-GEne iNteractions in Dementia and Stroke (LEGENDS) project
  • Maintaining Optimal Cognitive function In Ageing (MOCIA) project
  • Maastricht Aging Study (MAAS) into risk factors for cognitive decline in the general population
Recent publications
  • Rosenau, C., Köhler, S., van Boxtel, M., Tange, H., & Deckers, K. (2024). Validation of the Updated "LIfestyle for BRAin health" (LIBRA) Index in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing and Maastricht Aging Study. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-240666
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  • Duffner, L. A., Deckers, K., Cadar, D., de Vugt, M. E., & Kohler, S. (2024). Social relationship factors, depressive symptoms, and incident dementia: a prospective cohort study into their interrelatedness. Psychological Medicine, Article 2400127. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291724001272
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  • Duffner, L. A., Janssen, N., Deckers, K., Schroyen, S., de Vugt, M. E., Köhler, S., Adam, S., Verhey, F. R. J., & Veenstra, M. Y. (2024). Facing the Next "Geriatric Giant"-A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of Interventions Tackling Loneliness and Social Isolation Among Older Adults. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 25(9), Article 105110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105110
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  • Truin, L. S., Kohler, S., Heger, I. S., van Boxtel, M. P. J., Schram, M. T., Backes, W. H., Jansen, J. F. A., van Dongen, M. M. C. J. M., de Vries, N. K., de Vries, H., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Stehouwer, C. D. A., de Vugt, M. E., & Deckers, K. (2024). Associations of an individual's need for cognition with structural brain damage and cognitive functioning/impairment: cross-sectional population-based study. British Journal of Psychiatry, 224(6), 189-197. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2023.159
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  • Deckers, K., Zwan, M. D., Soons, L. M., Waterink, L., Beers, S., van Houdt, S., Stiensma, B., Kwant, J. Z., Wimmers, S. C. P. M., Heutz, R. A. M., Claassen, J. A. H. R., Oosterman, J. M., de Heus, R. A. A., van de Rest, O., Vermeiren, Y., Voshaar, R. C. O., Smidt, N., Broersen, L. M., Sikkes, S. A. M., ... MOCIA consortium (2024). A multidomain lifestyle intervention to maintain optimal cognitive functioning in Dutch older adults-study design and baseline characteristics of the FINGER-NL randomized controlled trial. Alzheimer's Research & Therapy, 16(1), Article 126. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13195-024-01495-8
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  • Van Asbroeck, S., Köhler, S., van Boxtel, M. P. J., Lipnicki, D. M., Crawford, J. D., Castro-Costa, E., Lima-Costa, M. F., Blay, S. L., Shifu, X., Wang, T., Yue, L., Lipton, R. B., Katz, M. J., Derby, C. A., Guerchet, M., Preux, P.-M., Mbelesso, P., Norton, J., Ritchie, K., ... Deckers, K. (2024). Lifestyle and incident dementia: A COSMIC individual participant data meta-analysis. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 20(6), 3972-3986. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.13846
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  • Klinkhammer, S., Duits, A. A., Deckers, K., Horn, J., Slooter, A. J., Verwijk, E., van Heugten, C. M., Visser-Meily, J. M., & NeNeSCo study group (2024). A biopsychosocial approach to persistent post-COVID-19 fatigue and cognitive complaints: results of the prospective multicenter NeNeSCo study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 105(5), 826-834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2023.12.014
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  • Soons, L. M., Deckers, K., Tange, H., van Boxtel, M. P. J., & Kohler, S. (2024). Cognitive change in prevalent and incident hearing loss: The Maastricht Aging Study. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 20(3), 2102-2112. Article 13606. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.13606
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  • Rosenau, C., Koehler, S., Soons, L. M., Anstey, K. J., Brayne, C., Brodaty, H., Engedal, K., Farina, F. R., Ganguli, M., Livingston, G., Lyketsos, C. G., Mangialasche, F., Middleton, L. E., Rikkert, M. G. M. O., Peters, R., Sachdev, P. S., Scarmeas, N., Salbaek, G., van Boxtel, M. P. J., & Deckers, K. (2024). Umbrella review and Delphi study on modifiable factors for dementia risk reduction. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 20(3), 2223-2239. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.13577
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  • Paauw, D., Heger, I., Bjerre, J. F., Ringgaard, M. F., Stensgård, V., Horstkötter, D., Köhler, S., & Deckers, K. (2024). Increasing awareness for dementia risk reduction through a public awareness campaign in Denmark: A pre-post study. Preventive Medicine, 179, Article 107848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.107848
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