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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 53 out of 100. Disparities

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Plain-language summary

The Alzheimer's Association hosted the second Latinos & Alzheimer's Symposium in May 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting was held online over 2 days, with virtual presentations, discussions, mentoring sessions, and posters. The Latino population in the United States is projected to have the steepest increase in Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the next 40 years, compared to other ethnic groups. Latinos have increased risk for AD and other dementias, limited access to quality care, and are severely underrepresented in AD and dementia research and clinical trials. The symposium highlighted developments in AD research with Latino populations, including advances in AD biomarkers, and novel cognitive assessments for Spanish-speaking populations, as well as the need to effectively recruit and retain Latinos in clinical research, and how best to deliver health-care services and to aid caregivers of Latinos living with AD.

What this study adds

Evidence grade: Low

This is a narrative review. This is a summary of the Alzheimer's Association's second Latinos & Alzheimer's Symposium (online, May 2021), not a new study. It restates that Latinos in the US are projected to see "the steepest increase in Alzheimer's disease … in the next 40 years" of any ethnic group, yet have "limited access to quality care" and are "severely underrepresented" in dementia research and trials.

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APA 7th

Quiroz, Y. T., Solis, M., Aranda, M. P., Arbaje, A. I., Arroyo-Miranda, M., Cabrera, L. Y., et al. (2022). Addressing the disparities in dementia risk, early detection and care in Latino populations: Highlights from the second Latinos & Alzheimer's Symposium. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.12589

Vancouver

Quiroz YT, Solis M, Aranda MP, Arbaje AI, Arroyo-Miranda M, Cabrera LY, et al. Addressing the disparities in dementia risk, early detection and care in Latino populations: Highlights from the second Latinos & Alzheimer's Symposium. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association. 2022. doi:10.1002/alz.12589. PMID: 35199931.

BibTeX

@article{quiroz2022-35199931,
  author  = {Quiroz, Y. T. and Solis, M. and Aranda, M. P. and Arbaje, A. I. and Arroyo-Miranda, M. and Cabrera, L. Y. and Carrasquillo, M. M. and Corrada, M. M. and others},
  title   = {{Addressing the disparities in dementia risk, early detection and care in Latino populations: Highlights from the second Latinos \& Alzheimer's Symposium}},
  journal = {Alzheimer's \& dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association},
  year    = {2022},
  doi     = {10.1002/alz.12589},
  pmid    = {35199931},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.12589}
}

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Key findings

The Latino population in the United States is projected to have the steepest increase in Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the next 40 years, compared to other ethnic groups.
Latinos have increased risk for AD and other dementias, limited access to quality care, and are severely underrepresented in AD and dementia research and clinical trials.

Why it matters

This is a summary of the Alzheimer's Association's second Latinos & Alzheimer's Symposium (online, May 2021), not a new study. It restates that Latinos in the US are projected to see "the steepest increase in Alzheimer's disease … in the next 40 years" of any ethnic group, yet have "limited access to quality care" and are "severely underrepresented" in dementia research and trials. It points to Spanish-language cognitive assessments, better recruitment of Latinos into research, and support for Latino caregivers as the areas the field is working on.

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Study details

Evidence strengthLow

How this study scored 53/100

Published in a leading specialty journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomized / blinded because the record does not state it.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	9 / 10	Tier 2 — leading specialty journal (Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association)
Journal's citation record	2 / 4	Alzheimer s & Dementia: journal h-index 228 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design	0 / 12	No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Strength of evidence	1 / 5	Rated “low” in our summary
Peer-review validation	10 / 10	Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent	3 / 5	2022 — within 6 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	0 / 4	Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Effect reported	0 / 3	No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people	0 / 3	Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Randomized / blinded	0 / 2	No randomization or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited	4 / 7	Cited 98 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	3 / 5	16.3 citations a year over 6 year(s) since 2022
Impact for its field and year	4 / 6	Cited 10.9× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	2 / 6	Cited by 7 other studies in this library
Still being cited	3 / 4	Cited 83 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	2 / 4	Last-listed author Claire E. Sexton: h-index 38 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	3 / 3	Harvard University: institution h-index 3,235 (OpenAlex)
Multicenter collaboration	3 / 3	OpenAlex lists 27 institution(s) in 4 countries
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 35199931)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Total	53 / 100	—

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