Women and Dementia: A Global Research Review

.The prevalence of dementia worldwide is increasing. The impact on women will be greater than for men. Women make up a larger proportion of the older population: 62% of people aged over 80 are women.

• More women live with dementia than men. Women are more at risk of developing dementia and the symptoms they live with are more severe.
• Women provide a substantial proportion of informal care to people with dementia, with around two thirds of primary caregivers overall being women. The effects of being a caregiver, on health and well being as well as the financial impact is therefore likely to be greater for women.
• The formal care workforce is predominantly female, particularly in dementia care, providing the majority of health and social care in the community as well as in hospitals and care homes.

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