Open AccessIncreased Framingham Coronary Heart Disease Risk Score in Dementia Caregivers Relative to Non-Caregiving Controls
Author(s) -
Roland von Känel,
Brent T. Mausbach,
Thomas L. Patterson,
Joel E. Dimsdale,
Kirstin Aschbacher,
Paul J. Mills,
Michael G. Ziegler,
Sonia AncoliIsrael,
Igor Grant
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
gerontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.397
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1423-0003
pISSN - 0304-324X
DOI - 10.1159/000113649
Subject(s) - framingham risk score , medicine , dementia , spouse , framingham heart study , blood pressure , diabetes mellitus , gerontology , disease , endocrinology , sociology , anthropology
Elderly individuals who provide care to a spouse suffering from dementia bear an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD).
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