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Broadband access may influence variation in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias prevalence in Central Appalachia
Jenna I. Rajczyk, Jeffrey J. Wing, James Francis Burke, Wendy Xu. Alzheimer s & Dementia, 2024-12-01
Topic: Amyloid, tau and blood-test diagnosis
Result Among all Central Appalachian counties, 52%‐97% had broadband access throughout the study period (Figures 1‐2).
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APA 7th
Rajczyk, J. I., Wing, J. J., Burke, J. F., & Xu, W. (2024). Broadband access may influence variation in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias prevalence in Central Appalachia. Alzheimer s & Dementia. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.092545
Vancouver
Rajczyk JI, Wing JJ, Burke JF, Xu W. Broadband access may influence variation in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias prevalence in Central Appalachia. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 2024. doi:10.1002/alz.092545.
BibTeX
@article{rajczyk2024-e3b74830,
author = {Rajczyk, Jenna I. and Wing, Jeffrey J. and Burke, James Francis and Xu, Wendy},
title = {{Broadband access may influence variation in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias prevalence in Central Appalachia}},
journal = {Alzheimer s \& Dementia},
year = {2024},
doi = {10.1002/alz.092545},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.092545}
}
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Key findings
- Result Among all Central Appalachian counties, 52%‐97% had broadband access throughout the study period (Figures 1‐2).
Why it matters
This study reports broadband access levels across Central Appalachian counties. It does not test any treatment, cure or prevention for Alzheimer's disease.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 29/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Alzheimer s & Dementia) |
| 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 | 4 / 5 | 2024 — within 3 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 | 0 / 7 | Cited 0 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 0 / 5 | 0.0 citations a year over 4 year(s) since 2024 |
| Impact for its field and year | 0 / 6 | Cited 0.0× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 0 / 4 | Cited 0 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 1 / 4 | Last-listed author Wendy Xu: h-index 12 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 1 / 3 | The Ohio State University: institution h-index 1,378 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 0 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 1 institution(s) in 1 country — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete) |
| Indexed in PubMed | 1 / 2 | Not in PubMed, but has a DOI |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 29 / 100 | — |
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