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Rural–urban disparities of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: A scoping review
Marilyn Kramer, Maxwell E. Cutty, Sara Knox, Alexander V. Alekseyenko, Abolfazl Mollalo. Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, 2025-01-01
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The rising age of the global population has made Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) a critical public health problem, with significant health-related disparities observed between rural and urban areas.
Key findings
- The rising age of the global population has made Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) a critical public health problem, with significant health-related disparities observed between rural and urban areas.
Why it matters
This scoping review notes that Alzheimer's disease and related dementias are a critical public health problem with significant health-related disparities between rural and urban areas. It describes disparities only and does not test any treatment, cure, or prevention.
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Study details
- Study designcohort study
- Effect size85.7%; 66.7%; 58.7%
- Evidence strengthModerate
How this study scored 56/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a cohort study following people over time. Scored zero for sample size, 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 Translational Research & Clinical Interventions) |
| Journal's citation record | 1 / 4 | Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions: journal h-index 84 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 7 / 12 | A cohort study following 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 | 4 / 5 | 2025 — within 3 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 | 2 / 3 | Effect reported as a number, without an interval or test |
| 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 | 3 / 7 | Cited 27 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 3 / 5 | 9.0 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025 |
| Impact for its field and year | 4 / 6 | Cited 17.2× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 2 / 6 | Cited by 6 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 2 / 4 | Cited 27 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 2 / 4 | Last-listed author Abolfazl Mollalo: h-index 25 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 1 / 3 | Medical University of South Carolina: institution h-index 715 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 1 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 39935615) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 56 / 100 | — |
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- DOI: 10.1002/trc2.70047
- PubMed: 39935615
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APA 7th
Kramer, M., Cutty, M. E., Knox, S., Alekseyenko, A. V., & Mollalo, A. (2025). Rural–urban disparities of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: A scoping review. Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions. https://doi.org/10.1002/trc2.70047
Vancouver
Kramer M, Cutty ME, Knox S, Alekseyenko AV, Mollalo A. Rural–urban disparities of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: A scoping review. Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions. 2025. doi:10.1002/trc2.70047. PMID: 39935615.
BibTeX
@article{kramer2025-39935615,
author = {Kramer, Marilyn and Cutty, Maxwell E. and Knox, Sara and Alekseyenko, Alexander V. and Mollalo, Abolfazl},
title = {{Rural–urban disparities of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: A scoping review}},
journal = {Alzheimer s \& Dementia Translational Research \& Clinical Interventions},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.1002/trc2.70047},
pmid = {39935615},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/trc2.70047}
}
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