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From: Knowledge and practice of healthy behaviors for dementia and stroke prevention in a United States cohort

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Network analysis. Correlation Network with nodes color-coded based on their categories and edges thickened according to the strength of the correlations.work analysis. Knowledge (Pink Nodes): PA: Knowing that low alcohol is a contributor to keeping your brain healthy, P.D.: Knowing that a healthy diet is a contributor to keeping your brain healthy, P.P.: Knowing that physical activity is a contributor to keeping your brain healthy, PPL: Knowing that purpose in life is a contributor to keeping your brain healthy, PSL: Knowing that regular sleep is a contributor to keeping your brain healthy, PSM: Knowing that not smoking is a contributor to keeping your brain healthy, PSR: Knowing that social relations are a contributor to keeping your brain healthy, PST: Knowning that manageable levels of stress are a contributor to keeping your brain healthy. Health Related Behaviors (Blue Nodes): E.A.: Practice of healthy alcohol behavior, E.D.: Practice of healthy diet behavior, EPL: Having purpose in life, E.P.: Practice of healthy physical activity behavior., ESP: Practice of healthy sleep behavior, ESM: Not smoking, ESR: Having at least two people, other than partner or children, to talk to, EST: Having manageable levels of stress. Demographics (Yellow Nodes):, AG: Age, E.T.: Ethnicity, E.D.: Education, MS: Marital status, EM: Employment, IN: Income. Facilitators (Green Nodes): L.E.: Learning more about dementia and stroke motivates me to change my lifestyle, I.S.: I feel at high risk of having a stroke. H.R.: Having risk factors for dementia and stroke makes me want to change my lifestyle, CO: I am confident that I can change my lifestyle and behavior so I can reduce the risk of developing dementia and stroke, ID: I feel at high risk of developing dementia, L.O.: Changing lifestyle and health habits is difficult to maintain over a long period of time, K.N.: I have ever known someone with dementia or stroke, C.G.: I have ever been a caregiver for someone with dementia or stroke. Barriers (Red Nodes): F.I.: My financial situation does not allow me to change my lifestyle and behavior, L.O.: Changing lifestyle and health habits is difficult to maintain over a long period of time, B.U.: I am too busy to change my lifestyle and health habits.

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