Demographic, clinical and Alzheimer’s disease risk characteristics associated with interest in APOE disclosure amongst middle‐aged Australian adults
Emily Rosenich, Hannah Olver, Stephanie Perin, Ruby Haeusler, Tamar Foreman, Jason Karlawish, Yen Ying Lim · 2025
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Description
A gene form called APOE can hint at Alzheimer risk, yet Australian rules urge care in who gets told their result. Emily Rosenich and co-authors asked middle-aged adults how keen they are to know, in work from twenty twenty-five. About four hundred sixty adults in two brain health studies filled in surveys and tests.
Only a small share said they did not want to know. Most said they were keen, or that they wanted more facts first. The team compared the groups by age, schooling, mood, memory self-ratings, and views of their own risk. Gains in treatment may soon push rules on telling to change. The study helps clinics plan how to share such results with care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Emily Rosenich, Hannah Olver, Stephanie Perin, Ruby Haeusler, Tamar Foreman, Jason Karlawish, Yen Ying Lim |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |