The Dynamic Impacts of Dementia on Preventive Care Utilization

Dementia can greatly affect individuals’ decision‐making and wellbeing; and impose substantial burdens on individuals, families, and society. Identifying earlier signals of dementia risk may offer people more time to prepare for the future, helping to delay the onset or slow the progression of dementia. However, lack of evidence documenting the impacts of dementia and its early signs on health care utilization largely limits our understanding of early presentation of the disorder. To fill the gap, this study investigates the short‐term and long‐term impacts of dementia on preventive care decisions, discovering early signs of the disorder and facilitating disease early diagnosis.