Dementia Diagnosis Disparities by Race and Ethnicity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dementia is often underdiagnosed and this problem is more common among some ethnoracial groups.

Objective

The objective of this study was to examine racial and ethnic disparities in the timeliness of receiving a clinical diagnosis of dementia.

Research design

This was a prospective cohort study.

Subjects

A total of 3966 participants age 70 years and above with probable dementia in the Health and Retirement Study, linked with their Medicare and Medicaid claims.

Measures

We performed logistic regression to compare the likelihood of having a missed or delayed dementia diagnosis in claims by race/ethnicity. We analyzed dementia severity, measured by cognition and daily function, at the time of a dementia diagnosis documented in claims, and estimat

SUBMITTER: Lin PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8263486 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature