Loneliness, Sense of Control, and Risk of Dementia in Healthy Older Adults

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English - July 21, 2021 09:00 - 9 minutes - 6.48 MB
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There are said to be 50 million people living with dementia globally and this is expected to triple by 2050.

Research conducted by Dr Hwajin Yang, Associate Professor at Singapore Management University, and colleagues, examines how the risk of developing dementia is affected by one’s sense of loneliness and sense of control.

Read the original paper: https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2020.1799891