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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Disparities

Reviewed as evidence on: Transient ischemic attack and dementia risk 3 studies (what the news said). Being listed means the study bears on the question, not that it agrees with the news.

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

A total of 53 stakeholders participated in focus groups and engagement sessions. Feedback informed six key refinements to the DIGNITY program: manual formatting, communication strategies, staff role delineation, addressing resident decision-making capacity, and identifying implementation barriers and facilitators. The final intervention includes a structured manual, decision-making tools, and a training and coaching program to support NH staff in honoring resident preferences while managing perceived risks. DIGNITY is a novel, stakeholder-informed intervention designed to support preference-based dementia care in rural NHs. Future research should assess its feasibility, acceptability, and impact on staff attitudes and resident outcomes.

Key findings

A total of 53 stakeholders participated in focus groups and engagement sessions.
Feedback informed six key refinements to the DIGNITY program: manual formatting, communication strategies, staff role delineation, addressing resident decision-making capacity, and identifying implementation barriers and facilitators.
The final intervention includes a structured manual, decision-making tools, and a training and coaching program to support NH staff in honoring resident preferences while managing perceived risks.
DIGNITY is a novel, stakeholder-informed intervention designed to support preference-based dementia care in rural NHs.
Future research should assess its feasibility, acceptability, and impact on staff attitudes and resident outcomes.

Why it matters

This project used feedback from 53 stakeholders to refine the DIGNITY program, which includes a manual, decision-making tools, and staff training to support preference-based dementia care in rural nursing homes. The authors state future research should assess its feasibility, acceptability, and impact, so no treatment or prevention effect is yet shown.

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Study details

Participants53
Evidence strengthLow

How this study scored 43/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, effect reported and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Journal of Clinical and Translational Science)
Journal's citation record	0 / 4	Journal of Clinical and Translational Science: journal h-index 46 (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	5 / 5	2026 — within 1 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	1 / 4	53 participants
Effect reported	0 / 3	No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people	3 / 3	Studied in people (participant count stated)
Randomised / blinded	0 / 2	No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited	1 / 7	Cited 3 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	1 / 5	1.5 citations a year over 2 year(s) since 2026
Impact for its field and year	5 / 6	Cited 25.9× 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	1 / 4	Cited 3 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	2 / 4	Last-listed author Jennifer L. Kraschnewski: h-index 35 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	1 / 3	Pennsylvania State University: institution h-index 1,397 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration	1 / 3	OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 41717646)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Total	43 / 100	—

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APA 7th

Behrens, L. L., Van Haitsma, K. S., Ryan, S., Crimi, K., Boltz, M. L., & Kraschnewski, J. L. (2026). Community-engaged intervention mapping for developing the DIGNITY program: Supporting decision-making in aging and dementia for autonomy in rural nursing homes. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2025.10235

Vancouver

Behrens LL, Van Haitsma KS, Ryan S, Crimi K, Boltz ML, Kraschnewski JL. Community-engaged intervention mapping for developing the DIGNITY program: Supporting decision-making in aging and dementia for autonomy in rural nursing homes. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. 2026. doi:10.1017/cts.2025.10235. PMID: 41717646.

BibTeX

@article{behrens2026-41717646,
  author  = {Behrens, Liza L. and Van Haitsma, Kimberly S. and Ryan, Susan and Crimi, Kalei and Boltz, Marie L. and Kraschnewski, Jennifer Lynn},
  title   = {{Community-engaged intervention mapping for developing the DIGNITY program: Supporting decision-making in aging and dementia for autonomy in rural nursing homes}},
  journal = {Journal of Clinical and Translational Science},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.1017/cts.2025.10235},
  pmid    = {41717646},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2025.10235}
}

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