Caregiver mental health

1. Caregiver mental health is associated with mild cognitive impairment in humans (HR 1.17, 95% CI 1.02–1.35).

   “Abnormal caregiver mental health was associated with an approximately 18% higher risk of incident MCI in offspring (HR [95% confidence interval]: female caregiver: 1.17 [1.02-1.35];”

   HumansChinese offspring; female caregiver with abnormal versus normal mental healthMedian follow-up of 9.0 yearsn = 8,140

   Association of early-life caregiver mental health and education with incidence of mild cognitive impairment among the Chinese population: A longitudinal observational study

   Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports·9 May 2026

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