Kay Deckers

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Kay Deckers is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Kay Deckers has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 28 papers in Health and 21 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Kay Deckers's work include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (58 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (27 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (13 papers). Kay Deckers is often cited by papers focused on Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (58 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (27 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (13 papers). Kay Deckers collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and Australia. Kay Deckers's co-authors include Sebastian Köhler, Frans R.J. Verhey, Martin P.J. van Boxtel, Marjolein de Vugt, Kate Irving, Miia Kivipelto, Carol Brayne, Syenna H.J. Schievink, Robert J. van Oostenbrugge and Olga J.G. Schiepers and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Neurology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Kay Deckers

65 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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Target risk factors for dementia prevention: a systematic review and Delphi consensus study on the evidence from observational studies

2014 375 citations Kay Deckers, Martin P.J. van Boxtel et al. profile →

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Todd Beck United States

Sam Fazio United States

Fred Unverzagt United States

Isaac Acosta Mexico

Pavla Čermáková Czechia

Matthew Baumgart United States

Pedro Saz Spain

Alyssa Gamaldo United States

Aquiles Salas Venezuela

Aurore Fayossé France

Todd Beck United States

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Deckers, Kay, H. Susan J. Picavet, Almar A. L. Kok, et al.. (2025). Lifestyle and cognition: Separating the effects of average lifestyle and lifestyle changes based on the LIBRA score. The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease. 12(6). 100159–100159. 1 indexed citations

Langballe, Ellen Melbye, Gill Livingston, Kaarin J. Anstey, et al.. (2025). Dementia risk prediction: A comparative analysis of the ANU-ADRI, CAIDE, CogDrisk, LIBRA, and LIBRA2 indices in the HUNT study. The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease. 12(9). 100326–100326.

Dodds, Laura, Kay Deckers, Celia B. Harris, & Joyce Siette. (2025). Behaviour change techniques used in interventions targeting dementia risk factors amongst older adults in rural and remote areas: A systematic review and meta-analysis. The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease. 12(4). 100093–100093.

Hoevenaar‐Blom, Marieke P., Jan Willem van Dalen, Kay Deckers, et al.. (2025). Midlife dementia risk scores in a multi-ethnic population in the Netherlands: the HELIUS study. Journal of Public Health. 47(2). 194–202.

Deckers, Kay, Martin P.J. van Boxtel, Walter H. Backes, et al.. (2024). Association of ambient air pollution with cognitive functioning and markers of structural brain damage: The Maastricht study. Environment International. 192. 109048–109048. 1 indexed citations

Deckers, Kay, et al.. (2024). Associations of hearing and visual loss with cognitive decline and dementia risk: a 25-year follow-up of the Maastricht Aging Study. Age and Ageing. 53(12).

Deckers, Kay, et al.. (2024). Social relationship factors, depressive symptoms, and incident dementia: a prospective cohort study into their interrelatedness. Psychological Medicine. 54(11). 3115–3125. 1 indexed citations

Janssen, Niels, et al.. (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). 105110–105110. 18 indexed citations

Deckers, Kay, et al.. (2024). Cognitive change in prevalent and incident hearing loss: The Maastricht Aging Study. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 20(3). 2102–2112. 6 indexed citations

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Köhler, Sebastian, Kaarin J. Anstey, Carol Brayne, et al.. (2023). Umbrella review and Delphi study on modifiable factors for dementia risk reduction. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 20(3). 2223–2239. 24 indexed citations

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Köhler, Sebastian, et al.. (2023). Sleep Quality and Cognitive Decline Across the Adult Age Range: Findings from the Maastricht Aging Study (MAAS). Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 96(3). 1041–1049. 6 indexed citations

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Deckers, Kay, Marissa D. Zwan, Jurgen A.H.R. Claassen, et al.. (2023). Study Design of FINGER‐NL: a Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention in Dutch Older Adults to Maintain Optimal Cognitive Functioning. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(S21).

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Köhler, Sebastian, et al.. (2023). Dementia risk reduction in the general practice: a proof‐of‐concept study evaluating the use of a brain health promotion smartphone app. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(S23). 1 indexed citations

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Jansen, Jacobus F.A., et al.. (2023). Associations between social health factors, cognitive activity and neurostructural markers for brain health – A systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Ageing Research Reviews. 89. 101986–101986. 18 indexed citations

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Siette, Joyce, et al.. (2023). Older adults’ perspectives towards optimizing lifestyle behaviors and strategies to support healthy brain ageing during COVID-19 restrictions. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1205001–1205001. 5 indexed citations

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Deckers, Kay, et al.. (2022). The role of cognitive and social leisure activities in dementia risk: assessing longitudinal associations of modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors. UCL Discovery (University College London). 33 indexed citations

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Visser, Leonie N.C., Francesca Mangialasche, Miia Kivipelto, et al.. (2022). Changes in Brain-Health Related Modifiable Risk Factors in Older Adults After One Year of COVID-19-Restrictions. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13. 877460–877460. 4 indexed citations

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Vugt, Marjolein de, et al.. (2021). Interaction of caregiver-expressed emotions and neuropsychiatric symptoms in persons with dementia: a longitudinal cohort study. BMJ Open. 11(9). e046869–e046869. 6 indexed citations

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Deckers, Kay, Dorina Cadar, Martin P.J. van Boxtel, et al.. (2019). Modifiable Risk Factors Explain Socioeconomic Inequalities in Dementia Risk: Evidence from a Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 71(2). 549–557. 115 indexed citations

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Deckers, Kay, Sebastian Köhler, Martin P.J. van Boxtel, et al.. (2017). Lack of associations between modifiable risk factors and dementia in the very old: findings from the Cambridge City over-75s cohort study. Aging & Mental Health. 22(10). 1272–1278. 40 indexed citations

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