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Table 5. Management of Mild Cognitive Impairment by primary care physicians.

Measures to improve cognition/delay progression to dementia includes the following:
Promoting independence in communication and activities of daily living (ADL)16 Mental exercise e.g. doing puzzles, playing scrabble, reading, learning languages and playing musical instruments17 Healthy lifestyle including physical activity and healthy diet18 Getting enough sleep19 Limit alcohol intake19 Control of vascular risk factors e.g. hypertension, hyper-lipidaemia, diabetes, smoking cessation19 Regular follow-up of at least 3-6 monthly8

Measures to improve cognition/delay progression to dementia includes the following:

Promoting independence in communication and activities of daily living (ADL)16
Mental exercise e.g. doing puzzles, playing scrabble, reading, learning languages and playing musical instruments17
Healthy lifestyle including physical activity and healthy diet18
Getting enough sleep19
Limit alcohol intake19
Control of vascular risk factors e.g. hypertension, hyper-lipidaemia, diabetes, smoking cessation19
Regular follow-up of at least 3-6 monthly8