Suicide risk among spouses of patients with dementia: a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Caregiver burden among spouse caregivers is associated with mental health burdens, including suicide. However, longitudinal studies on suicide risk among spouses of dementia patients are limited. This study aimed to investigate suicide risk among spouses of patients with dementia and to examine how sociodemographic factors and healthcare service utilization influence this risk.

Research design and methods

We conducted a population-based cohort study using the 2008-2021 National Health Insurance Research Database (28,696 dementia patient-spouse dyads and matched non-dementia patient-spouse dyads). Dementia and suicide behaviors were identified using diagnostic codes from the national registry. Incident rates of suicide among patients' spouses were ca

SUBMITTER: Yang HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12640235 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature