A research framework for cognitive aging and Alzheimer's disease among diverse US Latinos: Design and implementation of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos—Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging (SOL‐INCA). Issue 12 (20th November 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: González, Hector M.; Tarraf, Wassim; Fornage, Myriam; González, Kevin A.; Chai, Albert; Youngblood, Marston; de los Angeles Abreu, Maria; Zeng, Donglin; Thomas, Sonia; Talavera, Gregory A.; Gallo, Linda C.; Kaplan, Robert; Daviglus, Martha L.; Schneiderman, Neil
• Is Part Of: Alzheimer's & dementia. Volume 15:Issue 12(2019)
• Page Start: 1624
• Page End: 1632
• Publication Date: 2019-11-20
• Subjects: Epidemiology -- Neuroepidemiology -- Cognitive function -- Neurocognitive function -- Neuropsychology -- Hispanics -- Latinos -- Hispanic/Latinos -- Population neuroscience; Alzheimer's disease -- Periodicals; Alzheimer Disease -- Periodicals; Dementia -- Periodicals; Démence; Maladie d'Alzheimer; Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 616.83
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2019.08.192
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1552-5260

Abstract

Abstract: Hispanics/Latinos are the largest ethnic/racial group in the United States and at high risk for Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD). Yet, ADRD among diverse Latinos is poorly understood and disparately understudied or unstudied compared to other ethnic/racial groups that leave the nation ill‐prepared for major demographic shifts that lay ahead in coming decades. The primary purpose of this Perspectives article was to provide a new research framework for advancing Latino ADRD knowledge, encompassing the unique sociocultural, cardiometabolic, and genomic aspects of Latino health, aging, and ADRD. In addition, we describe some of the research challenges to progress in Latino ADRD research. Finally, we present the Study of Latinos – Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging (SOL‐INCA) as an example of implementing this new framework for advancing Latino ADRD research.