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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 49 out of 100. Risk factors

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

There were observable geographic variations in education (range 13.4-16.2 years, Figure 1), age (range 66.7-72.4 years) and severable modifiable risk factors for dementia across Tasmania, Australia. Participants with higher ages tended to be in regional areas of the North-West, whilst risk factor prevalence in Body Mass Index (Figure 2), Blood Pressure and Physical Activity were notably higher in the more remote West Coast region of Tasmania. Over time through the ISLAND initiative, all modifiable risk factors were seen to be shifting towards lower weighted averages on the DRP (Figure 3). Geographically visualizing modifiable risk factors in an online interactive format identified specific regions where targeted interventions are needed to reduce risk of dementia. Further, the efficacy of ISLAND to improve modifiable risk factors across Tasmania over time was able to be visually presented and accessible to the wide participant pool as well as the public.

Key findings

There were observable geographic variations in education (range 13.4-16.2 years, Figure 1), age (range 66.7-72.4 years) and severable modifiable risk factors for dementia across Tasmania, Australia.
Participants with higher ages tended to be in regional areas of the North-West, whilst risk factor prevalence in Body Mass Index (Figure 2), Blood Pressure and Physical Activity were notably higher in the more remote West Coast region of Tasmania.
Over time through the ISLAND initiative, all modifiable risk factors were seen to be shifting towards lower weighted averages on the DRP (Figure 3).
Geographically visualizing modifiable risk factors in an online interactive format identified specific regions where targeted interventions are needed to reduce risk of dementia.
Further, the efficacy of ISLAND to improve modifiable risk factors across Tasmania over time was able to be visually presented and accessible to the wide participant pool as well as the public.

Why it matters

This study used an online interactive map to show where modifiable dementia risk factors like education, body mass index, blood pressure and physical activity vary across Tasmania. It found that these risk factors shifted toward lower weighted averages over time through the ISLAND initiative, and the map identified specific regions where targeted interventions are needed.

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Study details

Study designlongitudinal study
Participants8,891
Effect size78.4%
Evidence strengthModerate

How this study scored 49/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a longitudinal study following the same people over time. Scored zero for 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	7 / 12	A longitudinal study following the same 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	3 / 4	8,891 participants
Effect reported	2 / 3	Effect reported as a number, without an interval or test
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 3 year(s) since 2025
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	3 / 4	Last-listed author James Clement Vickers: h-index 58 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	0 / 3	University of Tasmania: institution h-index 564 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration	1 / 3	OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country
Indexed in PubMed	2 / 2	Indexed in PubMed (PMID 41435153)
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Total	49 / 100	—

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APA 7th

Roccati, E., Kitsos, A., Saunder, T., & Vickers, J. C. (2025). Using real world data to visualize longitudinal modifiable dementia risk factors in the community through an online interactive map. Alzheimer s & Dementia. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz70860_104566

Vancouver

Roccati E, Kitsos A, Saunder T, Vickers JC. Using real world data to visualize longitudinal modifiable dementia risk factors in the community through an online interactive map. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 2025. doi:10.1002/alz70860_104566. PMID: 41435153.

BibTeX

@article{roccati2025-41435153,
  author  = {Roccati, Eddy and Kitsos, Alex and Saunder, Timothy and Vickers, James Clement},
  title   = {{Using real world data to visualize longitudinal modifiable dementia risk factors in the community through an online interactive map}},
  journal = {Alzheimer s \& Dementia},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.1002/alz70860_104566},
  pmid    = {41435153},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1002/alz70860_104566}
}

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