We have located links that may give you full text access.
JOURNAL ARTICLE
REVIEW
Living alone and risk of dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ageing Research Reviews 2020 September
AIMS: To systematically review longitudinal studies on living alone and incident dementia, to pool the results in a meta-analysis and calculate the population risk.
METHODS: Embase, Medline and PsycInfo were searched from inception to August 2019 for longitudinal cohort studies of people living alone and risk of dementia. Relative risks (RR) were extracted and effect sizes pooled, with a sensitivity analysis for risk of bias (QUIPS quality rating tool). Population Attributable Fraction (PAF) was calculated, with prevalence of living alone calculated from UK Census data.
RESULTS: Twelve studies were identified for inclusion, nine of which had low risk of bias. The pooled effect size indicated an elevated risk of incident dementia when living alone (all studies RR = 1.30; 95 % CI: 1.15-1.46; low risk of bias studies (RR = 1.31; 95 % CI: 1.13-1.51). The PAF for living alone was 8.9 %.
CONCLUSIONS: Social isolation is a more important risk factor for dementia than previously identified, with living alone associated with greater population risk than physical inactivity, hypertension, diabetes and obesity.
METHODS: Embase, Medline and PsycInfo were searched from inception to August 2019 for longitudinal cohort studies of people living alone and risk of dementia. Relative risks (RR) were extracted and effect sizes pooled, with a sensitivity analysis for risk of bias (QUIPS quality rating tool). Population Attributable Fraction (PAF) was calculated, with prevalence of living alone calculated from UK Census data.
RESULTS: Twelve studies were identified for inclusion, nine of which had low risk of bias. The pooled effect size indicated an elevated risk of incident dementia when living alone (all studies RR = 1.30; 95 % CI: 1.15-1.46; low risk of bias studies (RR = 1.31; 95 % CI: 1.13-1.51). The PAF for living alone was 8.9 %.
CONCLUSIONS: Social isolation is a more important risk factor for dementia than previously identified, with living alone associated with greater population risk than physical inactivity, hypertension, diabetes and obesity.
Full text links
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app
All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2024 by WebMD LLC.
This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.
By using this service, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.
Your Privacy Choices
You can now claim free CME credits for this literature searchClaim now
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app