Cynthia Lazzaroni
Biographic Data
| ID | 1713756 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cynthia Lazzaroni |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cynthia |
| FAMILY NAME | Lazzaroni |
| SIGNATURE | LAZZARONI C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Social Studies of Medicine McGill University Montreal Quebec Canada |
| ORCID | 0009-0007-3616-9413 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Disentangling Responsibility
Dementia prevention has become a priority in medical research and public health. Various medical, social and environmental risk factors have been identified; however, medical studies, media discourses and health policies predominantly centre on individual‐level prevention and promote personal responsibility for maintaining cognitive health. This emphasis on individual preventive efforts faces increasing criticism for being ethically problematic, …
Aging affordances
Dementia prevention now focuses on individual lifestyle choices as loci of intervention in the hope of delaying or preventing cognitive impairment in aging. Drawing from interviews with dementia experts and middle-aged adults in Canada, we discuss how prevention expectations compete with adults' experiences, showing that enacting prevention is not simple but rather fraught with tensions. Addressing the troubles of prevention, we propose aging aff…
Emerging Technologies for Preventing the 'New' Dementia
Experts' views on the use of mostly digital technologies for dementia prevention are characterized by a simultaneity of "gerontechnological optimism" and skeptical hesitancy. Despite the hope for progress in dementia prevention through preventive technologies, experts also point to the complexity of prevention, the importance of environmental factors and public health policies, and the danger of an excessive focus on individual interventions. Wit…
Emerging Technologies for Preventing the 'New' Dementia
Experts' views on the use of mostly digital technologies for dementia prevention are characterized by a simultaneity of "gerontechnological optimism" and skeptical hesitancy. Despite the hope for progress in dementia prevention through preventive technologies, experts also point to the complexity of prevention, the importance of environmental factors and public health policies, and the danger of an excessive focus on individual interventions. Wit…
Emerging Technologies for Preventing the 'New' Dementia
Experts' views on the use of mostly digital technologies for dementia prevention are characterized by a simultaneity of "gerontechnological optimism" and skeptical hesitancy. Despite the hope for progress in dementia prevention through preventive technologies, experts also point to the complexity of prevention, the importance of environmental factors and public health policies, and the danger of an excessive focus on individual interventions. Wit…
Disentangling Responsibility
Dementia prevention has become a priority in medical research and public health. Various medical, social and environmental risk factors have been identified; however, medical studies, media discourses and health policies predominantly centre on individual‐level prevention and promote personal responsibility for maintaining cognitive health. This emphasis on individual preventive efforts faces increasing criticism for being ethically problematic, …
Aging affordances
Dementia prevention now focuses on individual lifestyle choices as loci of intervention in the hope of delaying or preventing cognitive impairment in aging. Drawing from interviews with dementia experts and middle-aged adults in Canada, we discuss how prevention expectations compete with adults' experiences, showing that enacting prevention is not simple but rather fraught with tensions. Addressing the troubles of prevention, we propose aging aff…
Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (2 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (1 work) · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues (1 work) · Ambiguity (1 work) · Autonomy (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Context (archaeology (1 work) · Dementia (1 work) · Emerging technologies (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work)