TY  - CONF
AU  - Jeran, Lina Charlotte
AU  - Blecha, Nadia
AU  - Rodriguez, Francisca S
AU  - Michalowsky, Bernhard
AU  - Teipel, Stefan
AU  - Hoffmann, Wolfgang
AU  - Thyrian, Jochen René
AU  - Blotenberg, Iris
TI  - Social Support Predicts Depressive Symptoms in Dementia – A Four‐Year Longitudinal Study
JO  - Alzheimer's and dementia
VL  - 21
IS  - Suppl 4
SN  - 1552-5260
M1  - DZNE-2025-01477
SP  - e102810
PY  - 2025
AB  - Depressive symptoms are a common neuropsychological symptom in people with dementia. They are associated with reduced well-being and may exacerbate dementia symptoms. So far, there has been little research on how modifiable factors, such as the social environment, are associated with the severity of symptoms. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of support from the social environment for depressive symptoms in community-dwelling people with dementia - beyond sociodemographic and clinical factors.We used data from 378 people screened positive for dementia in primary care (Mage = 80.2, 59.5
T2  - Alzheimer’s Association International Conference
CY  - 27 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2025, Toronto (Canada)
Y2  - 27 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2025
M2  - Toronto, Canada
KW  - Humans
KW  - Dementia: psychology
KW  - Dementia: complications
KW  - Female
KW  - Male
KW  - Social Support
KW  - Depression: psychology
KW  - Depression: epidemiology
KW  - Aged, 80 and over
KW  - Aged
KW  - Surveys and Questionnaires
KW  - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
KW  - Independent Living
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)1 ; PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - pmid:41448200
C2  - pmc:PMC12740431
DO  - DOI:10.1002/alz70858_102810
UR  - https://pub.dzne.de/record/283070
ER  -