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Caring For Spouse With Dementia Can Increase Risk of Similar Diagnosis
Results of a new study show that your risk of developing dementia increases if your spouse is diagnosed with it.
This is a very interesting study finding indeed, as it proves that if one is used to things a certain way, their environment can play a role in their own way of life.
The study was carried out by researchers from Utah State University and featured 2,442 people aged 65 and older.
At the beginning of the study none of the participants had dementia, and after 12 years of follow up, 125 husbands had been diagnosed, along with 70 female spouses.
Writing in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society the researchers conclude that spouses caring for significant others with dementia are six times more likely to develop the condition themselves.
Dementia can lead to the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, a condition characterized by the build up of plaque protein on the brain which impairs memory, and leads to death.
Author: Staff
I don’t understand the sentence, “This is a very interesting study finding indeed, as it proves that if one is used to things a certain way, their environment can play a role in their own way of life.” So is this saying that environmental factors that are shared between spouses such as diet, chemical exposure, happy/unhappy home, etc. are causing dementia in both spouses or is it saying that following the same routine daily (which may lack mental stimulation or challenges) causes it or that just being around someone with dementia for so much time causes the caregiver to develop the symptoms? What about professional caregivers, such as those who work in nursing homes – what is their incidence of dementia vs. the general population? This finding is potentially very interesting, but I don’t understand the root cause of the finding. Thanks for your help in clarifying for us.