ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association2024
Spouses of individuals living with mild cognitive impairment or dementia in the United States: A descriptive, population-based study.
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- The Impact of Dementia Caregiving on the Health of the Spousal Caregiver.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Recruitment Challenges and Strategies in a Technology-Based Intervention for Dementia Caregivers: Descriptive Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Suicide risk among spouses of patients with dementia: a population-based cohort study.Innovation in aging · 2025Article
- Association of marital relationship with quality of life among older adults with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2024Article
- Spouses of individuals living with mild cognitive impairment or dementia in the United States: A descriptive, population-based study.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundLittle is known about the population of individuals who live with a spouse with cognitive impairment (CI) or dementia.
methodsUsing the US Health and Retirement Study, 2000 to 2018, we estimated the population of adults ≥ 50 years old co-residing with a spouse with probable CI/dementia. We described their socio-demographic and health characteristics and quantified socio-demographic inequities.
resultsAmong community-dwelling adults ≥ 50 years old, 6% of women and 4% of men co-resided with a spouse with probable CI/dementia. Among those who were married/partnered, the prevalence of spousal dementia was greater for Black and Hispanic adults compared to their White counterparts, and for those with lower versus higher educational attainment. Among spouses, activities of daily living disability, depression, and past 2-year hospitalization was common. DISCUSSION: Millions of older adults, disproportionately Black and Hispanic people and people with lower levels of educational attainment, live with a spouse with CI while also facing their own major health challenges.
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