an In The Media Appearance
Julie Bynum discussed how and why location matters for a dementia diagnosis. Bynum told NPR, “We tell anecdotes about how hard it is to get a diagnosis and maybe it is harder in some places. It’s not just your imagination. It actually is different from place to place.”
A new Alzheimer’s study suggests where you live can affect the odds of a diagnosis (NPR)
Your ZIP code may determine your dementia diagnosis, study finds (CNN)
Original research:
Julie P W Bynum, Slim Benloucif, Jonathan Martindale, A James O’Malley, Matthew A Davis (2024). Regional variation in diagnostic intensity of dementia among older U.S. adults: An observational study. Alzheimer’s & Dementia.