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P3‐617: PATHWAY TO DIAGNOSIS: PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA AND CAREGIVER EXPERIENCES REACHING A DIAGNOSIS
Maya Hanna, T. Rose Love, Tabassum Majid, Ilene Rosenthal, Jennifer S. Albrecht, Eleanor M. Perfetto. Alzheimer s & Dementia, 2019-07-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Overall, the pathway to diagnosis (i.e., time from signs/symptoms recognition to diagnosis) ranged from 2 to 15 years. Participants from western and eastern regions visited multiple specialists prior to diagnosis compared to central region (up to 3 versus 1).
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Hanna, M., Love, T. R., Majid, T., Rosenthal, I., Albrecht, J. S., & Perfetto, E. M. (2019). P3‐617: PATHWAY TO DIAGNOSIS: PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA AND CAREGIVER EXPERIENCES REACHING A DIAGNOSIS. Alzheimer s & Dementia. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2019.06.3655
Vancouver
Hanna M, Love TR, Majid T, Rosenthal I, Albrecht JS, Perfetto EM. P3‐617: PATHWAY TO DIAGNOSIS: PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA AND CAREGIVER EXPERIENCES REACHING A DIAGNOSIS. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 2019. doi:10.1016/j.jalz.2019.06.3655.
BibTeX
@article{hanna2019-e015107d,
author = {Hanna, Maya and Love, T. Rose and Majid, Tabassum and Rosenthal, Ilene and Albrecht, Jennifer S. and Perfetto, Eleanor M.},
title = {{P3‐617: PATHWAY TO DIAGNOSIS: PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA AND CAREGIVER EXPERIENCES REACHING A DIAGNOSIS}},
journal = {Alzheimer s \& Dementia},
year = {2019},
doi = {10.1016/j.jalz.2019.06.3655},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2019.06.3655}
}
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Key findings
- Overall, the pathway to diagnosis (i.e., time from signs/symptoms recognition to diagnosis) ranged from 2 to 15 years.
- Participants from western and eastern regions visited multiple specialists prior to diagnosis compared to central region (up to 3 versus 1).
Why it matters
This study describes how long it took people with dementia to receive a diagnosis and how many specialists they saw in different regions. It is about the diagnostic pathway, not about treating, curing or preventing Alzheimer's disease.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 29/100
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 (Alzheimer s & Dementia) |
| Journal's citation record | 2 / 4 | Alzheimer s & Dementia: journal h-index 228 (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 | 2 / 5 | 2019 — within 10 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 9 year(s) since 2019 |
| 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 Eleanor M. Perfetto: h-index 21 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 1 / 3 | University of Maryland, Baltimore: institution h-index 970 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 1 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 1 / 2 | Not in PubMed, but has a DOI |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 29 / 100 | — |
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