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Meaning and purpose in life

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  • Funders: Medical Research Council and 2 more
  • Humans1

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Dementia

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  1. Meaning and purpose in life lowers the risk of dementia in humans.

    “The meta-analysis supported the protective association between meaning/purpose and lower dementia risk (HR=.76, 95% CI=.72-.79, p<.001).”

    Humansn = 214,270

    Sense of meaning and purpose in life and risk of incident dementia: New data and meta-analysis

    Archives of gerontology and geriatricsOct 23, 2022

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