Overview
Research focus
- Study of the role of physical activity in the well-being of older people with dementia
- Planning and evaluation of multicomponent interventions that integrate physical activity for people at high risk of dementia and those with established dementia
- Strategies to improve access and quality of care
Projects
- PANEUCARE, 2024 - currently
- AgeWell.de – A multicenter cluster-randomized controlled multicomponent intervention study to prevent cognitive decline in older general practitioner patients, 2022 - 2024
- Assessment of Sport for People with Dementia (DOSB), 2021 - 2023
- EU Atlas: Dementia & Migration, 2020 - 2021
Curriculum Vitae
| Degrees | |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Master of Art, Physical Activity and Health, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) |
| 2012 | Bachelor of Psychology, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali – Colombia |
| Professional experience | |
|---|---|
| 2020 – Current | Doctoral student / research assistant, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases e.V. (DZNE), Greifswald |
| 2017 – 2018 | Research assistant, Institute for Biomedicine of Aging (IBA), Nuremberg |
| 2014 – 2015 | Research assistant, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali – Colombia |
Conferences & Lectures
Cardona, MI. (2023). The preventive potential of physical exercise. Lifestyle-based dementia prevention - is that possible? German Society for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics and Neurology (DGPPN), Berlin
Cardona, MI. (2023). Factors Mediating Changes in Physical Activity Engagement over Time in Older German Adults at Increased Dementia Risk with Multimorbidity: Findings from the Follow up AgeWell.de Study. Alzheimer Europe Conference, Helsinki.
Cardona, MI. (2023). Exploring barriers and facilitators for effective implementation of a physical activity project for people with dementia based on the consolidated framework for implementation research (CFIR). Alzheimer's Association International Conference, Amsterdam.
Cardona, M.I. (2021). Effects of Physical Activity Interventions on Cognitive Functions in Dementia Diagnosed Patients: A Systematic Review. Alzheimer's Association International Conference, Denver, USA and online.
Cardona, M.I. (2020). Effects of Physical Activity Interventions on cognitive function in Diagnosed Dementia Patients. 1st joint conference of the Interdisciplinary Young Investigators (IYI) Group on Alzheimer's & Dementia and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE): RG Psychosocial Epidemiology and Public Health, Digital event.
