This third version represents a general model. It includes 73 single factors organized in six major mental health domains (sociodemographics, environment, health behavior, physiological, psychological and social health) that influence cognitive functioning and was created using the Kumu mapping software.

The model in graphic representation

The process leading up to the third model and the results were published in the journal BMC Geriatrics:

Seifert, I., Wiegelmann, H., Lenart-Bugla, M. et al. Mapping the complexity of dementia: factors influencing cognitive function at the onset of dementia. BMC Geriatr 22, 507 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-02955-2