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Five lessons from Alzheimer disease
Michelle McWeeney. JAAPA, 2023-11-21
Topic: Amyloid, tau and blood-test diagnosis
First, family members bear witness to the behavioral debility, memory decline, and loss of expression associated with Alzheimer disease.
Key findings
- First, family members bear witness to the behavioral debility, memory decline, and loss of expression associated with Alzheimer disease.
Why it matters
This piece notes that family members witness the behavioral decline, memory loss, and loss of expression in Alzheimer's disease. It offers no information on treating, curing, or preventing the disease.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 24/100
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. We have no data on senior author's track record, so that was left out: it earned 23 of the 96 points we could judge it on, which is 24 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (JAAPA) |
| Journal's citation record | 0 / 4 | JAAPA: journal h-index 38 (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 | 2023 — 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) |
| 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 5 year(s) since 2023 |
| 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 | — / 4 | OpenAlex's profile for last-listed author Michelle McWeeney holds only 9 work(s), too few to judge a track record — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | 0 / 3 | Seton Hall University: institution h-index 167 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 0 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 1 institution(s) in 1 country — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete) |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 37989173) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Points | 23 / 96 | Scored on 19 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 23 of the 96 points we could judge it on is 24 out of 100. |
| Total | 24 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
McWeeney, M. (2023). Five lessons from Alzheimer disease. JAAPA. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.jaa.0000991400.18612.cf
Vancouver
McWeeney M. Five lessons from Alzheimer disease. JAAPA. 2023. doi:10.1097/01.jaa.0000991400.18612.cf. PMID: 37989173.
BibTeX
@article{mcweeney2023-37989173,
author = {McWeeney, Michelle},
title = {{Five lessons from Alzheimer disease}},
journal = {JAAPA},
year = {2023},
doi = {10.1097/01.jaa.0000991400.18612.cf},
pmid = {37989173},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/01.jaa.0000991400.18612.cf}
}
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