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  • Sociology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Child loss before midlife is a significant life stressor.
  • Racial disparities in dementia risk are well-documented.
  • Understanding the impact of child loss on dementia risk is crucial for public health interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the association between child death before parental age 40 and subsequent dementia risk.
  • To investigate how child loss contributes to racial disparities in dementia risk.

Main Methods:

  • Discrete-time event history models were used.
  • Data from 9,276 non-Hispanic white and 2,182 non-Hispanic black respondents from the Health and Retirement Study (2000-2014) were analyzed.

Main Results:

  • Experiencing the death of a child before midlife is linked to an increased risk of dementia.
  • Child loss contributes to existing racial disparities in dementia risk.
  • Biosocial variables associated with bereavement help explain the increased dementia risk.

Conclusions:

  • Child death before midlife is a traumatic stressor that elevates dementia risk for both Black and white parents.
  • Black parents are more likely to experience child loss, exacerbating racial inequities in dementia risk.
  • Addressing the impact of child loss and its role in racial disparities is essential for dementia prevention strategies.