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- The number of American Indian and Alaska Native individuals living with dementia is projected to rise significantly by 2060, highlighting the need to understand health disparities related to Alzheimer's disease.
- The study analyzed Alzheimer disease mortality rates and various social determinants across 646 counties, finding that areas with more AI/AN residents had lower mortality rates, while deprived counties had higher rates of Alzheimer's mortality.
- The results suggest a need for targeted resources and intervention strategies in regions facing higher Alzheimer's mortality, particularly those that are more deprived or urban.
Article Abstract
Purpose: The number of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people living with dementia is expected to increase 5-fold by 2060. Social determinants of health may explain disparities in the incidence of Alzheimer disease (AD) but remain largely overlooked.
Methods: We examined the time trend of AD mortality rates and associations of the percentage of AI/ANs, density of primary care physicians and neurologists, area deprivation index, rurality, and Indian Health Service region with AD mortality in 646 purchased/referred care delivery area counties.
Results: AD mortality rates significantly increased over time. Counties with higher concentrations of AI/AN people had lower AD mortality. More deprived counties had 34% higher AD mortality compared with less deprived counties. AD mortality was 20% lower in nonmetro counties than in metro counties.
Conclusions: Findings have implications for prioritizing areas where more resources for AD care, education, or outreach are needed.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10239373 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/WAD.0000000000000555 | DOI Listing |
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