Association of Children's Residential Proximity and Spousal Presence with Lower Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia among Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment
Lin Z, Yin X, Levy B, Yuan Y, Chen X. Association of Children's Residential Proximity and Spousal Presence with Lower Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia among Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2024 PMID: 38839462, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2024.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModifiable risk factorsCognitively impaired older adultsOlder adultsFamily supportResidential proximitySpousal presenceRisk factorsDepressive symptomsCognitive impairmentModifiable dementia risk factorsHealth and Retirement StudyProportion of older adultsDementia risk factorsSocial isolationDegree of family supportPercentage of smokingMixed-effects logistic regressionRobust to various sensitivity analysesCo-resident childrenRetirement StudySocial supportNo spouseLogistic regressionSpousesProtective factors