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Characterizing risk and protective factors for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in American Samoa
Danielle R. Eakins, Jessica S Williams-Nguyen, Nancy E. Schoenberg, Va’atausili Tofaeono. SSM - Mental Health, 2025-04-18
Topic: Amyloid, tau and blood-test diagnosis
• Understudied Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia. • Risk and resiliency factors in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia for American Samoa adults. • Using the Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment tool to determine ADRD potentially modifiable risk and protective factors.
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Eakins, D. R., Williams-Nguyen, J. S., Schoenberg, N. E., & Tofaeono, V. (2025). Characterizing risk and protective factors for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in American Samoa. SSM - Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2025.100446
Vancouver
Eakins DR, Williams-Nguyen JS, Schoenberg NE, Tofaeono V. Characterizing risk and protective factors for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in American Samoa. SSM - Mental Health. 2025. doi:10.1016/j.ssmmh.2025.100446. PMID: 42317574.
BibTeX
@article{eakins2025-42317574,
author = {Eakins, Danielle R. and Williams-Nguyen, Jessica S and Schoenberg, Nancy E. and Tofaeono, Va’atausili},
title = {{Characterizing risk and protective factors for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in American Samoa}},
journal = {SSM - Mental Health},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.1016/j.ssmmh.2025.100446},
pmid = {42317574},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2025.100446}
}
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Key findings
- • Understudied Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia. • Risk and resiliency factors in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia for American Samoa adults. • Using the Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment tool to determine ADRD potentially modifiable risk and protective factors.
Why it matters
This study aims to characterize risk and protective factors for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in American Samoa, an understudied population, using the Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment tool. No results on treating, curing, or preventing dementia are reported.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 34/100
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 (SSM - Mental Health) |
| Journal's citation record | 0 / 4 | SSM - Mental Health: journal h-index 34 (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 | 2025 — 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 | 1 / 7 | Cited 2 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 0 / 5 | 0.7 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025 |
| Impact for its field and year | 2 / 6 | Cited 1.3× 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 2 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 0 / 4 | Last-listed author Va’atausili Tofaeono: h-index 4 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 3 / 3 | University of Washington: institution h-index 3,540 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 2 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 4 institution(s) in 2 countries |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 42317574) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 34 / 100 | — |
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2025.100446
- PubMed: 42317574
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