Fear of Alzheimer’s disease in older women with a family history of dementia and what we can do about it: results from an observational study and randomized controlled trial
Francesca R Farina, Marc P Bennett, James W Griffith · 2025
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Francesca R Farina, Marc P Bennett, and James W Griffith study fear of Alzheimer's disease in older women. Women face higher risk of the disease and also do most dementia care for others, so fear may weigh on them twice. The authors ran two studies with women over fifty-five who had no dementia diagnosis.
In both studies, stronger fear tracked with more reported memory lapses, low mood, and less social activity. Women with dementia in the family feared the disease most. A short, low-cost program of teaching, calming practice, and gradual facing of fears cut fear scores, with the biggest drop in women with a family history who got the full program. The authors say easing this fear deserves more attention as dementia testing spreads.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Francesca R Farina, Marc P Bennett, James W Griffith |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |