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Interdisciplinary Aging Research to Address Health Disparities in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: A Scientific Training Program for Early-Career Scholars
María Aranda, Robert B. Wallace. The Journals of Gerontology Series B, 2022-10-21
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
According to the National Institute on Aging (NIA), there are more than 70 associated genes or genetic areas associated with Alzheimer’s when 20 years ago, we knew of only four (Hodes, 2022). The National Institutes of Health (NIH), specifically related to our goals, NIA, has made significant strides in this area (National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, n.d.; U.S. Our program was a success as demonstrated by our outcomes: We recruited and retained an inaugural scholar cohort of ten scholars representing seven U.S. states, and a diverse group of underrepresented racial and ethnic minoritized individuals, women, sexual and gender minorities, and first-generation college students—from health services research, geriatric medicine, demography, kinesiology, social work, preventive medicine, sociology, psychology, occupational science, and economics. They found that paid help was most frequently relied upon for assistance by respondents living with dementia compared to those who did not have dementia. These findings highlighted the complexity of caring for dual enrollees, particularly those living with a dementia diagnosis. Those with less education, dual Medicare-Medicaid enrollment, and identifying as non-Hispanic Black were associated with more of the “unexpected” pattern variation. These findings could be used to invoke improved cognitive training programs during community reentry. Here the role of occupational physical activity was not fully explored; the authors suggested that this was an important area for further research.
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Aranda, M., & Wallace, R. B. (2022). Interdisciplinary Aging Research to Address Health Disparities in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: A Scientific Training Program for Early-Career Scholars. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbac170
Vancouver
Aranda M, Wallace RB. Interdisciplinary Aging Research to Address Health Disparities in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: A Scientific Training Program for Early-Career Scholars. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 2022. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbac170. PMID: 36268780.
BibTeX
@article{aranda2022-36268780,
author = {Aranda, María and Wallace, Robert B.},
title = {{Interdisciplinary Aging Research to Address Health Disparities in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: A Scientific Training Program for Early-Career Scholars}},
journal = {The Journals of Gerontology Series B},
year = {2022},
doi = {10.1093/geronb/gbac170},
pmid = {36268780},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbac170}
}
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Key findings
- According to the National Institute on Aging (NIA), there are more than 70 associated genes or genetic areas associated with Alzheimer’s when 20 years ago, we knew of only four (Hodes, 2022).
- The National Institutes of Health (NIH), specifically related to our goals, NIA, has made significant strides in this area (National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, n.d.; U.S.
- Our program was a success as demonstrated by our outcomes: We recruited and retained an inaugural scholar cohort of ten scholars representing seven U.S. states, and a diverse group of underrepresented racial and ethnic minoritized individuals, women, sexual and gender minorities, and first-generation college students—from health services research, geriatric medicine, demography, kinesiology, social work, preventive medicine, sociology, psychology, occupational science, and economics.
- They found that paid help was most frequently relied upon for assistance by respondents living with dementia compared to those who did not have dementia.
- These findings highlighted the complexity of caring for dual enrollees, particularly those living with a dementia diagnosis.
Why it matters
This paper describes a training program for early-career researchers studying health disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. It does not test any treatment, cure, or prevention.
Study details
- Study designlongitudinal study
- Participants42
- Evidence strengthModerate
How this study scored 49/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a longitudinal study following the same people over time. Scored zero for effect reported and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (The Journals of Gerontology Series B) |
| Journal's citation record | 2 / 4 | The Journals of Gerontology Series B: journal h-index 225 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 7 / 12 | A longitudinal study following the same people over time |
| Strength of evidence | 3 / 5 | Rated “moderate” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 3 / 5 | 2022 — within 6 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 1 / 4 | 42 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 1 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 0 / 5 | 0.2 citations a year over 6 year(s) since 2022 |
| Impact for its field and year | 1 / 6 | Cited 0.1× 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 1 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 4 / 4 | Last-listed author Robert B. Wallace: h-index 132 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 2 / 3 | University of Southern California: institution h-index 1,521 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 1 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 36268780) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 49 / 100 | — |
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