Association of Social Support with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Among Older Women: The Women's Health Initiative Memory Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social support may be a modifiable risk factor for cognitive impairment. However, few long-term, large prospective studies have examined associations of various forms of social support with incident mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia.

Objective

To examine associations of perceived social support with incident MCI and dementia among community-dwelling older women.

Methods

This prospective cohort study included 6,670 women from the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study who were cognitively unimpaired at enrollment. We used Cox proportional hazards models to assess associations between perceived social support with incident MCI, dementia, or either MCI/dementia during an average 10.7 (SD = 6.1)-year follow-up. Modelling was repeated for emotional/in

SUBMITTER: Posis AIB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9905323 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature