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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 22 out of 100. Health systems and care delivery

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

In January, the NHS presented its long-awaited plan to transform care over the next 10 years. Sarah Palmer delves into the key areas addressed in the plan and evaluates what it means for the future of dementia care.

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APA 7th

Palmer, S. (2019). What the NHS Long-Term Plan means for dementia care. Nursing and Residential Care. https://doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2019.21.3.154

Vancouver

Palmer S. What the NHS Long-Term Plan means for dementia care. Nursing and Residential Care. 2019. doi:10.12968/nrec.2019.21.3.154.

BibTeX

@article{palmer2019-4402d488,
  author  = {Palmer, Sarah},
  title   = {{What the NHS Long-Term Plan means for dementia care}},
  journal = {Nursing and Residential Care},
  year    = {2019},
  doi     = {10.12968/nrec.2019.21.3.154},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2019.21.3.154}
}

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Key findings

Why it matters

This article evaluates what the NHS Long-Term Plan means for the future of dementia care. It provides no information on treating, curing or preventing Alzheimer's disease itself.

Study details

How this study scored 22/100
How this study's score is builtJournal tier 7 of 10; Journal's citation record 0 of 4; Study design 0 of 12; Strength of evidence 1 of 5; Peer-review validation 10 of 10; How recent 2 of 5; Sample size 0 of 4; Effect reported 0 of 3; Studied in people 0 of 3; Randomised / blinded 0 of 2; Times cited 0 of 7; Citations per year 0 of 5; Impact for its field and year 0 of 6; Cited by studies here 0 of 6; Still being cited 0 of 4; Senior author's track record 1 of 4; Institution's track record 0 of 3; Multi-centre collaboration 0 of 3; Indexed in PubMed 1 of 2; Free to read 0 of 2. Total 22 of 100.22 of 100 points earned78 not earned

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.

ComponentPointsWhy
Journal tier 7 / 10 Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Nursing and Residential Care)
Journal's citation record 0 / 4 Nursing and Residential Care: journal h-index 18 (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 1 / 4 Last-listed author Sarah Jane Palmer: h-index 12 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record 0 / 3 Department for Work and Pensions: institution h-index 31 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration 0 / 3 OpenAlex lists 1 institution(s) in 1 country — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete)
Indexed in PubMed 1 / 2 Not in PubMed, but has a DOI
Free to read 0 / 2 Behind a paywall — scores zero
Total 22 / 100 —

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