Abstract Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study is to expand our recent work, which
showed that spousal dementia caregivers compared to spousal nondementia caregivers …

Abstract Purpose of the Study: Numerous studies have discovered negative health
consequences associated with spousal caregiving at the end of life; however, little is known …

Caring for a spouse with dementia is a chronic stressor that may compromise caregivers'
own cognitive functioning and capacity to provide adequate care. We examined whether …

OBJECTIVE: To discuss why spouse caregivers (CGs) of people with dementia may be at
higher risk for cognitive problems and decline than demographically similar people not …

OBJECTIVES: To compare the characteristics and outcomes of caregivers of adults with
dementia with those of caregivers of adults with cognitive impairment, not dementia (CIND) …

Background: spousal caregivers are usually of the same age as the dementia patient and
therefore at risk of age-related cognitive decline. Suboptimal cognitive functioning in …

OBJECTIVES: To examine the effects of caring for a spouse with dementia on the caregiver's
risk for incident dementia. DESIGN: Population‐based study of incident dementia in spouses …

Accumulating research suggests that stressful life events, especially those that threaten
close intimate bonds, are associated with an increased risk of dementia. Grieving the loss of …

Background: Chronic stress negatively affects health and well-being. A growing population
of informal dementia caregivers experience chronic stress associated with extraordinary …

Purpose: Very few studies have examined cognitive decline in caregivers versus
noncaregivers, and only 1 study has examined mediators of such decline. We evaluated the …