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Association between Internet Use for Health Information and Self-reported Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis among Older Adults in the United States: Racial and Gender Disparities
Zeidan HM, Shah GH, Zeidan IH, Samawi HM, Jones JA.. Research Square, 2026-08-27
Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology
Internet use for health information was significantly associated with Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis. Stratified analyses by race/ethnicity and gender showed consistent patterns, although no statistically significant interaction effects were observed. These findings suggest that digital health engagement is associated with Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis among older adults and underscore the importance of equitable and culturally responsive access to digital health resources to address persistent disparities in cognitive aging.
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Zeidan, H. M., Shah, G. H., Zeidan, I. H., Samawi, H. M., & Jones, J. A. (2026). Association between Internet Use for Health Information and Self-reported Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis among Older Adults in the United States: Racial and Gender Disparities. Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-10570409/v1
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Zeidan HM, Shah GH, Zeidan IH, Samawi HM, Jones JA. Association between Internet Use for Health Information and Self-reported Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis among Older Adults in the United States: Racial and Gender Disparities. Research Square. 2026. doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-10570409/v1.
BibTeX
@article{zeidan2026-bc1c89a0,
author = {Zeidan, H. M. and Shah, G. H. and Zeidan, I. H. and Samawi, H. M. and Jones, J. A.},
title = {{Association between Internet Use for Health Information and Self-reported Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis among Older Adults in the United States: Racial and Gender Disparities}},
journal = {Research Square},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.21203/rs.3.rs-10570409/v1},
url = {https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-10570409/v1}
}
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Key findings
- Internet use for health information was significantly associated with Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis.
- Stratified analyses by race/ethnicity and gender showed consistent patterns, although no statistically significant interaction effects were observed.
- These findings suggest that digital health engagement is associated with Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis among older adults and underscore the importance of equitable and culturally responsive access to digital health resources to address persistent disparities in cognitive aging.
Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 16/100
Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed. It scored 21 on the same rubric, but non-peer-reviewed sources are capped at 16, so it shows as 16. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record and multi-centre collaboration, so those were left out: it earned 13 of the 62 points we could judge it on, which is 21 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 2 / 10 | Tier 4 — not a peer-reviewed journal (Research Square) |
| Journal's citation record | 0 / 4 | Not a journal article, so the journal's record does not count |
| 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 | 4 / 10 | Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed. Hosted on a preprint server. |
| How recent | 5 / 5 | 2026 — within 1 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) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 1 / 2 | Not in PubMed, but has a DOI |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Points | 13 / 62 | Scored on 12 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 13 of the 62 points we could judge it on is 21 out of 100. |
| Total | 21 / 100 | Capped to 16 because this is not a peer-reviewed article. |
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