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P2‐529: WHICH LIFE EVENT DOMAINS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH DEMENTIA RISK?
Author(s) -
Kim Alice J.,
Munoz Liz,
Beam Christopher R.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2019.06.2937
Subject(s) - dementia , psychology , gerontology , spouse , population , risk factor , socioeconomic status , medicine , disease , environmental health , sociology , anthropology
• Factor analysis determined that items encompass 6 domains: multidomain loss; negative life events of children; illness of self; family strife; negative life events of spouse; and positive life events. • Correlation between life events and dementia observed for two life events, multidomain loss and negative spousal events. Both domains are positively associated with dementia risk, albeit weakly. Table 1. Confirmatory factor analysis of life event items revealed 6 latent factors