Older couples are more likely to stick together even if one of them is diagnosed with dementia as long as they do not develop symptoms like aggression.
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A new study found that despite the multiple challenges that married couples face when either one of them has increasing stages of dementia, it was linked to a low likelihood of divorce. On the other hand, older adults who displayed behavioral issues like aggression and agitation were more likely to get divorced than those who had mild behavioral symptoms.
The team analyzed data from 37 Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers across the U.S. that were affiliated with the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Aging. A total of 263 married and live-in couples who got divorced or separated were a part of the study and 1,238 controls who were in the same age group.
All of the participants reported that the most common symptoms they experienced were irritability, anxiety, and depression. “Dementia is one of the most burdensome conditions, making it more interpersonally distressing compared to other types of health conditions,” the authors wrote. “Often with conditions that do not include cognitive impairment, the spouse with the condition may maintain the capacity to emotionally support the other spouse for the duration of the chronic or degenerative condition. This is not often the case with dementia,” they highlighted.
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