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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 32 out of 100. Getting a diagnosis

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With one exception, the participants scored highest in their self-identified strongest language. Despite long exposure to Norwegian, all seven scored higher in English. Word-search sequences were evenly distributed between these two languages, but notably more successful in English. Higher scores and fewer searches were observed for nouns than for verbs, and for words with high imageability and low age of acquisition. High frequency and cognateness were associated with higher scores. Theoretically, combining frameworks was a prerequisite for investigating word searching and word finding in union, and the approach allowed for a nuanced understanding of the mental and interactional accomplishment of lexical retrieval as gradual and situated rather than binary. Originality: The paper proposes a psycho-conversational model of word retrieval as a gradient.

Key findings

With one exception, the participants scored highest in their self-identified strongest language.
Despite long exposure to Norwegian, all seven scored higher in English.
Word-search sequences were evenly distributed between these two languages, but notably more successful in English.
Higher scores and fewer searches were observed for nouns than for verbs, and for words with high imageability and low age of acquisition.
High frequency and cognateness were associated with higher scores.

Why it matters

This small study of seven multilingual people with dementia examined word-finding in their different languages and found they scored higher in English despite long exposure to Norwegian. It is about language and communication and does not address treating, curing, or preventing Alzheimer's disease.

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Study details

Evidence strengthLow

How this study scored 32/100

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. We have no data on senior author's track record, so that was left out: it earned 31 of the 96 points we could judge it on, which is 32 out of 100.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (International Journal of Bilingualism)
Journal's citation record	1 / 4	International Journal of Bilingualism: journal h-index 100 (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	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	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	1 / 7	Cited 1 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	0 / 5	0.3 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025
Impact for its field and year	1 / 6	Cited 0.6× 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	Senior author's record not available — left out of this score
Institution's track record	1 / 3	University of Oslo: institution h-index 1,024 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration	2 / 3	OpenAlex lists 5 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
Points	31 / 96	Scored on 19 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 31 of the 96 points we could judge it on is 32 out of 100.
Total	32 / 100	—

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APA 7th

Hansen, P. B., Landmark, A. M. D., Simonsen, H. G., & Svennevig, J. L. (2025). Seek, and you will find? Word finding in multilingual dementia. International Journal of Bilingualism. https://doi.org/10.1177/13670069251374585

Vancouver

Hansen PB, Landmark AMD, Simonsen HG, Svennevig JL. Seek, and you will find? Word finding in multilingual dementia. International Journal of Bilingualism. 2025. doi:10.1177/13670069251374585.

BibTeX

@article{hansen2025-4e59b787,
  author  = {Hansen, Pernille Bonnevie and Landmark, Anne Marie Dalby and Simonsen, Hanne Gram and Svennevig, Jan Ludvig},
  title   = {{Seek, and you will find? Word finding in multilingual dementia}},
  journal = {International Journal of Bilingualism},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.1177/13670069251374585},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1177/13670069251374585}
}

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