Barriers to Alzheimer Disease Clinical Trial Participation in a Minority Population.

Background: Alzheimer disease (AD), the most common neurodegenerative disorder in the United States, disproportionately burdens minority populations.

Objective: To explore barriers to AD clinical trial participation by Asian and Native Hawaiian patients diagnosed with AD or mild cognitive impairment.

Method: We surveyed 187 patients with a Mini-Mental State Examination score ≥14 between January 2022 and June 2022.

The impact of maternal depression on children with asthma.

This integrative literature review focuses on the impact of maternal depression on children with asthma. Maternal depression has a negative impact on a child's growth, development, behavior, mental health, safety, and health care utilization. Mothers of children with chronic conditions such as asthma have higher rates of depression compared to mothers of children without a chronic condition.