Time to dementia diagnosis by race: A retrospective cohort study.
Matthew A DavisKathryn A LeeMelissa Louise HarrisJinkyung HaKenneth M LangaJulie P W BynumGeoffrey J HoffmanPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2022)
Lower diagnosis rates of dementia among non-Hispanic Black individuals persists after adjustment for sociodemographic characteristics, functional status, and healthcare use. Further understanding of barriers to diagnosis that may be related to social determinants of health is needed to improve dementia-related outcomes among non-Hispanic Black Americans.