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Progress and future challenges in aging and diversity research in the United States
Author(s) -
Brewster Paul,
Barnes Lisa,
Haan Mary,
Johnson Julene K.,
Manly Jennifer J.,
Nápoles Anna María,
Whitmer Rachel A.,
CarvajalCarmona Luis,
Early Dawnte,
Farias Sarah,
Mayeda Elizabeth Rose,
Melrose Rebecca,
Meyer Oanh L.,
Zeki Al Hazzouri Adina,
Hinton Ladson,
Mungas Dan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2018.07.221
Subject(s) - ethnic group , diversity (politics) , gerontology , dementia , cognitive aging , health equity , sociocultural evolution , resource (disambiguation) , political science , psychology , cognition , sociology , disease , medicine , public health , psychiatry , nursing , anthropology , computer network , pathology , computer science
In 2016, the UC Davis Latino Aging Research Resource Center and UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Center brought together experts from across the country to consolidate current knowledge and identify future directions in aging and diversity research. This report disseminates the research priorities that emerged from this conference, building on an earlier Gerontological Society of America preconference. We review key racial/ethnic differences in cognitive aging and dementia and identify current knowledge gaps in the field. We advocate for a systems‐level framework for future research whereby environmental, sociocultural, behavioral, neuropathological, genetic, and psychometric levels of analysis are examined together to identify pathways and mechanisms that influence disparities. We then discuss steps to increase the recruitment and retention of racial/ethnic minorities in aging studies, as none of the recommendations will be possible without strong collaboration between racial/ethnic minority communities and researchers. This approach is consistent with the National Institute on Aging Health Disparities Research Framework.