Tecnatox researchers received the
Joan Pedrerol Prize awarded by the
URV Social Council, in its
Ex Ante mode, for the social impact of their research. The
BeHFoD project, promoted by the NuMeH group, in collaboration with the Lerin Neruocognitive Institute, the Dementia Unit of the Sant Joan de Reus University Hospital, the Neurology Service of the Joan XXIII University Hospital and the IDIAP Foundation -Jordi Gol will implement a nutritional and lifestyle support program to improve the health and well-being of people with dementia and their carers.
This program will be deployed at three levels: the assessment of nutritional status and the identification of points for improvement; activities adapted to the cognitive state of the patients and a program of playful and educational activities personalized by the carers. In addition to the health benefits, the program aims to achieve greater empowerment of people with cognitive impairment and their carers, working on food and lifestyle aspects, often less represented in these collectives in which other aspects, such as cognitive stimulation, functional independence and emotional balance especially in caregivers, are taken into consideration.
