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ArticleJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2025

Empowering community health workers in dementia care in South Texas.

Stephanie Santiago-Mejias, Shanae L Rhodes, Fayron R Epps, Robin C Hilsabeck, Noe Garza, Sudha Seshadri, Neela K Patel

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Article in Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Engagement of understudied populations as community change: The South Texas ADRC model.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Stephanie Santiago-MejiasDepartment of Neurology, Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Shanae L RhodesSchool of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Fayron R EppsDepartment of Neurology, Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Robin C HilsabeckDepartment of Neurology, Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Noe GarzaInstitute of Neuroscience (ION), University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, School of Medicine, Harlingen, TX, USA.
Sudha SeshadriDepartment of Neurology, Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Neela K PatelDepartment of Neurology, Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.

Funding

South Texas Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterP30AG066546 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI Sudha Seshadri · 2021 to 2026
$24.0M
Cognitive Screening Made Easy for Primary Care ProvidersR33AG069780 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI CHANG, JOSHUA TSUKANG, HILSABECK, ROBIN C · 2023 to 2025
$1.6M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG066546NIA NIH HHS R33 AG069780
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease and related dementias disproportionately affect minority racial and ethnic communities. Community health workers are essential in addressing these disparities. We evaluated the impact of an educational workshop focusing on improving knowledge and preparedness in dementia care. Sixty-one CHWs attended in-person sessions in Texas and completed surveys to measure confidence and plans to apply the knowledge gained. Results revealed a significant increase in confidence in providing dementia care post-training (p < 0.001). Qualitative analysis identified five primary roles of CHWs. These findings demonstrate the potential of training interventions to improve knowledge gaps and empower CHWs to address dementia in underserved communities.

Indexed as

Community Health WorkersDementiaEmpowermentAdultFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesTexasAlzheimer's diseasecommunity health workersdementia educationhealth disparitiesHispanic/Latine populationspublic health

Identifiers

PMID40990842
PMCPMC12614390

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