Zuelsdorff, M., J. Larson, J. Hunt, A. Kim, R. Koscik, W. Buckingham, C. Gleason, S. Johnson, S. Asthana, R. Rissman, B. Bendlin, and A. Kind. “The Area Deprivation Index: A Novel Tool for Harmonizable Risk Assessment in Alzheimer’s Disease Research.”. Alzheimer’s & Dementia (New York, N. Y.), Vol. 6, no. 1, 2020, p. e12039.
Residence in a disadvantaged neighborhood associates with adverse health exposures and outcomes, and may increase risk for cognitive impairment and dementia. Utilization of a publicly available, geocoded disadvantage metric could facilitate efficient integration of social determinants of health into models of cognitive aging.
DOI: 10.1002/trc2.12039
PubMed: 32548238