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Riding the merry-go-round of racial disparities in ADRD research
Paris B Adkins-Jackson, A Zarina Kraal, Tanisha G Hill-Jarrett, Kristen M George, Kacie D Deters, Lilah M Besser, Justina F Avila-Rieger, Indira Turney et al.. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 2023-07-03
Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology
INTRODUCTION: With the rapid expansion of the aging population, the burden of Alzheimer's disease related dementias (ADRD) is anticipated to increase in racialized and minoritized groups who are at disproportionately higher risk. To date, research emphasis has been on further characterizing the existence of racial disparities in ADRD through comparisons to groups racialized as White that are assumed to be normative. Much of the literature on this comparison insinuates that racialized and minoritized groups experience poorer outcomes due to genetics, culture, and/or health behaviors. METHODS: This perspective shines a light on a category of ADRD research that employs ahistorical methodological approaches to describe racial disparities in ADRD that puts us on a merry-go-round of research with no benefits to society. METHODS: This commentary provides historical context for the use of race in ADRD research and justification for the study of structural racism. The commentary concludes with recommendations to guide future research.
Key findings
- INTRODUCTION: With the rapid expansion of the aging population, the burden of Alzheimer's disease related dementias (ADRD) is anticipated to increase in racialized and minoritized groups who are at disproportionately higher risk.
- The commentary concludes with recommendations to guide future research.
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Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 45/100
Published in a leading specialty 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 journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record, multi-centre collaboration and free to read, so those were left out: it earned 25 of the 56 points we could judge it on, which is 45 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 9 / 10 | Tier 2 — leading specialty journal (Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| 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 | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 37394968) |
| Free to read | — / 2 | Access not recorded — left out of this score |
| Points | 25 / 56 | Scored on 10 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 25 of the 56 points we could judge it on is 45 out of 100. |
| Total | 45 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Adkins-Jackson, P. B., Kraal, A. Z., Hill-Jarrett, T. G., George, K. M., Deters, K. D., Besser, L. M., et al. (2023). Riding the merry-go-round of racial disparities in ADRD research. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.13359
Vancouver
Adkins-Jackson PB, Kraal AZ, Hill-Jarrett TG, George KM, Deters KD, Besser LM, et al. Riding the merry-go-round of racial disparities in ADRD research. Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association. 2023. doi:10.1002/alz.13359. PMID: 37394968.
BibTeX
@article{adkinsjackson2023-37394968,
author = {Adkins-Jackson, Paris B and Kraal, A Zarina and Hill-Jarrett, Tanisha G and George, Kristen M and Deters, Kacie D and Besser, Lilah M and Avila-Rieger, Justina F and Turney, Indira and others},
title = {{Riding the merry-go-round of racial disparities in ADRD research}},
journal = {Alzheimer's \& dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association},
year = {2023},
doi = {10.1002/alz.13359},
pmid = {37394968},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.13359}
}
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