20.500.12556/RUL-182733 Standardised and systematic sampling of public engagement in brain health Slovenian example Neurological and mental health disorders are a major global challenge. A block of brain health-related questions was embedded into the standardised Slovenian Public Opinion survey (online and on paper) to gain an updated insight into public interest and engagement in brain health. Representative sampling of the national population registry yielded a final sample of N = 1041 adult residents of Slovenia. Queries assessed public understanding of what constitutes a brain disorder, what preventive measures they know of and actively engage in, what hinders their engagement, and what might improve it. Correlations between basic demographic data and questions addressing brain health were analysed, and linear regression was used to identify key sample characteristics predictive of respondents’ attitudes and engagement. A majority of respondents stated brain health was of great or extreme importance for quality of life. Identification of effective preventive measures exceeded respondents’ adherence. Lack of time was the key obstacle for younger, healthy and employed respondents, lack of information for the elderly and the retired, whereas lack of financial means most hindered those in poor health. Attained education and dwelling in urban or rural environments emerged as significant independent predictors of perceived importance of preventive practices and active care for brain health. Tracking effectiveness of public health initiatives and ensuring their continuous improvement requires periodic assessment of public awareness and attitudes. Standardisation of such efforts through representative population sampling and data collection, as presented here, can provide intertemporal and transregional comparisons and insights to inform future public health measures. prevention awareness survey neurological disorders representative sampling ozaveščenost preventiva anketa nevrološke motnje bolezni živčevja true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-05-21 15:22:31 2026-05-21 15:22:40 2026-05-22 04:49:56 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 Str. 62-72 Vol. 589 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 316.653:303:616.8 1873-7544 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2025.10.013 244854275 1-s2.0-S0306452225010073-main.pdf 1-s2.0-S0306452225010073-main.pdf 1 B0D1D7D9901B1A5BE61F93B5BA6A63AC de4e71d9caa10c35b1cf7512362ffdde7d9f0306796864a8208039e52ed70744 0da758e7-5518-11f1-b0ab-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=234251 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306452225010073 1 d2fb40a3-5517-11f1-b0ab-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=234250 Medicinska fakulteta Fakulteta za družbene vede 0 0 0