NIH R01 · 2024
Spousal Dementia Caregivers: Risk for Accelerated Aging
Project Summary/Abstract Many studies have shown that providing care for a spouse with dementia can be quite stressful, leading to a heightened risk for depression, multiple negative health outcomes, frailty, and early mortality. Stress- and depression-related immune system alterations are seen as a key pathway to poorer health in caregivers. However, the health impacts of caregiver stress have been questioned in recent years, based on newer evidence that caregiving may benefit health and extend lifespan. Furthermore, even though caregivers have typically had poorer immune function than noncaregiving controls, the clinical significance of these differences has been questioned. These…
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