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Investigating the relationships between motor skills, cognitive status, and area deprivation index in Arizona: a pilot study
Madeline Hooten, Marcus V. Ortega, Adewale Lukman Oyeyemi, Fang Yu, Edward Ofori. Frontiers in Public Health, 2024-06-25
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
's < 0.05). The findings suggest that neighborhood-level social deprivation might influence memory and motor status, primarily through its impact on motor brain health.
Key findings
- The findings suggest that neighborhood-level social deprivation might influence memory and motor status, primarily through its impact on motor brain health.
Why it matters
This pilot study suggests that neighborhood-level social deprivation might influence memory and motor status, mainly through its effect on motor brain health. It is a small pilot study and does not test any treatment, cure or prevention for Alzheimer's disease.
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Study details
- Participants22
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 35/100
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 (Frontiers in Public Health) |
| Journal's citation record | 2 / 4 | Frontiers in Public Health: journal h-index 174 (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 | 1 / 4 | 22 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 | 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 | 2 / 4 | Last-listed author Edward Ofori: h-index 27 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 1 / 3 | Arizona State University: institution h-index 987 (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 38983257) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 35 / 100 | — |
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Read the original
- DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1385435
- PubMed: 38983257
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APA 7th
Hooten, M., Ortega, M. V., Oyeyemi, A. L., Yu, F., & Ofori, E. (2024). Investigating the relationships between motor skills, cognitive status, and area deprivation index in Arizona: a pilot study. Frontiers in Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1385435
Vancouver
Hooten M, Ortega MV, Oyeyemi AL, Yu F, Ofori E. Investigating the relationships between motor skills, cognitive status, and area deprivation index in Arizona: a pilot study. Frontiers in Public Health. 2024. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2024.1385435. PMID: 38983257.
BibTeX
@article{hooten2024-38983257,
author = {Hooten, Madeline and Ortega, Marcus V. and Oyeyemi, Adewale Lukman and Yu, Fang and Ofori, Edward},
title = {{Investigating the relationships between motor skills, cognitive status, and area deprivation index in Arizona: a pilot study}},
journal = {Frontiers in Public Health},
year = {2024},
doi = {10.3389/fpubh.2024.1385435},
pmid = {38983257},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1385435}
}
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