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ArticleJournal of aging and health2025

Applying Mixed Methods to Enhance Health Equity in Research on Dementia and Cognitive Impairment.

Joseph J Gallo, Timothy C Guetterman, Janiece L Taylor, Emerald Jenkins, Sarah M Murray

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Article in Journal of aging and health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Joseph J GalloDepartment of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7878-0321
Timothy C GuettermanMixed Methods Research Training Program for the Health Sciences, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0093-858X
Janiece L TaylorJohns Hopkins Alzheimer's Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7431-6591
Emerald JenkinsSchool of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5569-6709
Sarah M MurrayDepartment of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4976-9713

Funding

The Johns Hopkins Alzheimer's Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research - Research Ed ComponentP30AG059298 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Joseph John Gallo, ROLAND J. THORPE · 2018 to 2026
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NIA NIH HHS P30 AG059298
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ObjectivesThe NIA health disparities research framework details a life course approach that considers multilevel environmental, sociocultural, behavioral, and biological factors. Mixed methods are well-suited to study complex problems like structural racism, combining the benefits of generalizability with contextualization.MethodsWe draw on experience as faculty in the Mixed Methods Research Training Program for the Health Sciences to introduce mixed methods research on health equity and disparities in dementia and cognitive impairment.ResultsWe describe common reasons why health science investigators may use mixed methods, provide examples of mixed methods designs, and discuss challenges and practicalities of mixed methods research.DiscussionMany risk factors for dementia are modifiable, so the emphasis of research turns from description to intervention studies that enhance health equity. The information and insights acquired from the use of mixed methods are central in tailoring interventions to populations most affected by Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

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Cognitive DysfunctionDementiaHealth EquityResearch DesignHealth Status DisparitiesHumansRisk FactorsUnited Statescognitive impairmentdementiahealthcare disparitieshealth inequitiesmixed methods

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PMID40123181
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