Remarriage after widowhood
Remarriage after widowhood has been studied in 1 paper since 2024: 1 observational study in people. The newest paper, Jan 1, 2024: “Marital History and Cognition in a Chinese Longevity Cohort”.
1 paper studies it2 findingsUpdated
“widow-remarried group had significantly lower risk of dementia, cognitive impairment and slower MMSE score decline than widow-single group”
None of its findings points the other way.
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Humans1
What is Remarriage after widowhood linked with?
2Studies link Remarriage after widowhood with 2 measures, most often rate of cognitive change (1 study) and dementia (1).
Rate of cognitive change
upin humans1
1 study
Rate of cognitive change
upin humans1
Remarriage after widowhood is associated with rate of cognitive change in humans.
“widow-remarried group had significantly lower risk of dementia, cognitive impairment and slower MMSE score decline than widow-single group”
HumansWidowed and remarried compared with widowed without remarriage; measured using CMMSEboth; difference significant only among femaless
Marital History and Cognition in a Chinese Longevity Cohort
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD
Dementia
downin humans1
1 study
Dementia
downin humans1
Remarriage after widowhood is associated with dementia in humans.
“widow-remarried group had significantly lower risk of dementia, cognitive impairment and slower MMSE score decline than widow-single group”
HumansWidowed and remarried compared with widowed without remarriageboth; difference significant only among femaless
Marital History and Cognition in a Chinese Longevity Cohort
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD