Book One: Alzheimers disease in a changing health care system

Alzheimer's Disease in a Changing Health Care System: Falling through the Cracks :
Hearing before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth
Congress, Second Session, Washington, DC, April 23, 1996. Washington: U.S. G.P.O. :, 1996.
Print.
Relevancy: This source strongly supports my topic. This books covers how the United States is
letting a very important and common disease just slip away. Many people do not know a great
deal of information on Alzheimers.
Accuracy: This source is accurate. This book came from a hearing that many senators talked at.
Currency: My source is greater than five years old. It was written in 1996. However, this is still
relative to the ever changing health care system today. I do not think the age of this document
affects its relevancy. Alzheimers is still a very relevant disease.
Authority: Yes the authors were senators of the United States that are part of the department of
aging. This qualifies the authors to talk about this subject because they are educated in the aging
process.
Purpose: This article is intended to persuade the government to do more on Alzheimers. This
article has several points of view because it is coming from multiple people. The intended
audience is the government.
Rating: I would rate this source as four. It is written by senators that know a lot about the topic of
Alzheimers.
This source talks about how the United States is just letting Alzheimers be set aside and not
discussed. It also discusses how many people do not know a lot about the disease.
I plan to use this source in order to show the importance of why people need to know and try to
understand this disease.
Book Two: Alzheimers disease fact sheet
Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet. Silver Spring, Md.: [Alzheimers' Disease Education &
Referral (ADEAR) Center, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, U.S.
Dept. of Health and Human Services], 2008. Print.
Relevancy: This source relates to my topic because it gives facts on how Alzheimers works and
basic numbers how much the disease costs and information about genes of Alzheimers.
Accuracy: My source is accurate for the most part. The only thing that may differ is the cost of
the disease.
Currency: My source is from 2010 so it just hit the five year mark. However, they update this
fact sheet when new information becomes available. Knowing that information I believe that my
source is still current and relevant to todays Alzheimers studies.

Authority: The authors of my source are from the National Institutes of Health. The researchers
they have there are knowledgeable in this subject so I believe they have the authority to do
research and show their findings.
Purpose: This sources purpose is to inform everyday society on some general facts of
Alzheimers and what they can do about it.
Rating: I would rate this source as a four because it gives very valuable information to my
research but, it could probably be updated in the near future.
This source is a fact sheet that tells some basic facts about Alzheimers disease. It tells the cost of
disease and talks about genetics that could cause the disease.
I plan to use this source in order to talk about how genetics can show whether or not you are a
carrier of the Alzheimers gene or not. I will also use this source to discuss the testing that you
can get done in order to determine if you are a carrier of the disease gene.

Article Database One: The public health impact of Alzheimers disease

Weiler, Philip G. "The Public Health Impact Of Alzheimer's Disease." American Journal
Of Public Health 77.9 (1987): 1157-1158. Academic Search Premier. Web. 7 Oct. 2015
Relevancy: This source is somewhat relative to my topic. The information is useful in the since
that it talks about how dementia and Alzheimers are an ever growing topic in the United States
but, it does not talk about why Alzheimers does not affect everyone.
Accuracy: The source is fairly accurate however, it is an editorial which means there is some
opinion and not just all facts present in the article.
Currency: The article is from 1987 so it is not current. However, I think it can be very useful to
compare what was said then to what is being said now.
Authority: The author is a doctor who specializes in geriatrics (elderly people) so, I believe he
has knowledge and authority to speak on this topic.
Purpose: The purpose of this article was to open the publics eyes about an ever coming disease
and how more and more people will become affected by the disease.
Rating: I would rate this source as a two. It may have good information to compare to what is
going on now however, the age of the article makes it harder to use.
This source discusses about how Alzheimers is becoming a more discussed topic than ever
before. Alzheimers is a very prevalent discussion happening in todays world.
I plan to use this source in order to talk about the important of Alzheimers disease. It is
something that should not just be brushed off your shoulder.

Article Database Two: The effect of alcohol and tobacco consumption on Alzheimers disease
Harwood, Dylan G., et al. "The Effect Of Alcohol And Tobacco Consumption, And
Apolipoprotein E Genotype, On The Age Of Onset In Alzheimer's Disease." International
Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 25.5 (2010): 511-518. Academic Search Premier. Web. 7 Oct.
2015
Relevancy: This source is relevant to my topic. This source suggests that smoking and drinking
increases your chances of getting Alzheimers.
Accuracy: This article was a study done by multiple people. It is accurate because they actually
performed the study and found the results.
Currency: This article is current it is from 2010. It is still relevant and can be used for my
research.
Authority: The authors of this study are all doctors with specialties in aging or geriatrics which
gives them authority to perform such study.
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to suggest reasoning for some people getting Alzheimers.
It is intended to inform the general public of an important study.
Rating: I would rate this article a five. It is a good study and can help to find the answer to my
research question.
This source discusses how smoking and drinking for a long period of your life could increase
your chances of getting Alzheimers. It discusses what factors of smoking and drinking might
cause you to have higher chances of getting the disease.
I plan to use this source in order to show what people are more likely to get the disease. For
instance healthy people are less likely to develop the disease than those who poisoned their
bodies.

Website/Article One: Why doesnt everyone get Alzheimers?

McKhann, MD, Guy. "Why Doesn't Everyone Get Alzheimer's?" DementiaToday. 4 Oct.
2012. Web. 3 Oct. 2015. <http://www.dementiatoday.com/why-doesnt-everyone-getalzheimers/>.
Relevancy: This article is very relevant to my topic. It discusses the reasons why everyone does
not get the disease.
Accuracy: The article I read is very accurate. There is no bias in this source.
Currency: The article is from 2012 so it very current.

Authority: The author is a medical doctor who studies the brain. Therefore, he has the credentials
to discuss this topic.
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to inform those who are interested in finding out reasoning
why everyone does not get the disease.
Rating: I would rate this source as a five. The information is current and applies to my topic
completely.
This article is another article about why not everyone is getting Alzheimers. This doctor is
studying the brain in order to find out what goes on in the brain during the disease process.
I plan to again use this source to further my point on the science behind the disease process. It is
important to understand why some get the disease and why some people do not.

Website/Article Two: Why everyone is not getting Alzheimers

Chan, Amanda. "Why Not Everyone Gets Alzheimer's." The Huffington Post.
TheHuffingtonPost.com. Web. 7 Oct. 2015
Relevancy: This source is relevant to my topic. It discusses how science is getting closer to
figuring out why not everyone is getting the disease.
Accuracy: The article seems accurate to me but, there is no way to know if the information is
totally correct.
Currency: The article is from 2013 which means it is very current. There may be a few new
things that could be added but overall the article is current enough to use for my research.
Authority: I cannot seem to find out who the author is for this article so, I am not sure if they
have authority or not to write about this topic.
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to inform people about how science is getting closer and
closer to cracking the Alzheimers code.
Rating: I would rate this article a four. It is good, relevant, and current information that could be
very valuable to my research project.
This source is about the scientific research that is going into finding out why everyone does not
get Alzheimers disease. It also discusses how Alzheimers is still not completely understood but,
scientists are getting closer and closer to cracking the code to Alzheimers.
I plan to use this source to strength my argument of why science says everyone does not get the
disease. I will use the points the article makes about the science behind the disease.

Four New Sources

Source 1) What we know today about Alzheimers and Dementia

"Alzheimer's & Dementia - What We Know | Research Center | Alzheimer's Association."

Alzheimer's Association. Web. 22 Nov. 2015.

Relevancy: This source is relevant to my topic. It talks about the things we currently know about
Alzheimers disease and how there are still things to be found out about the disease. It talks
about brain abnormalities that are commonly found in Alzheimers patients.
Accuracy: This source is very accurate. It is coming from the national Alzheimers organization.
I do not seem to detect any bias in this source.
Currency: This information is very current. It was updated in 2015. The Alzheimers organization
does a good job of keeping their information up to date.
Authority: It does not specifically say who wrote this article. However, I know that the national
Alzheimers organization has many qualified researchers working of them. I believe that is
where this information was obtained from.
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to inform the general public on what is known about
Alzheimers disease today.
Rating: I would rate this source a 5. The information is up to date and created by people who
truly care and know about the topic.
This source discusses the facts that are currently known about Alzheimers disease. It also talks
about the different brain abnormalities that are typically seen in an Alzheimers patient.
I plan to use this source in order to talk about basic facts about the disease and to point of the
different brain abnormalities found.

Source 2) Alzheimers disease genetic fact sheet

"Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Fact Sheet." Web. 22 Nov. 2015.

Relevancy: This source is very relative to my topic. It discusses the genes that play a role in
discovering if you carry Alzheimers. It also discusses early and late onset Alzheimers.
Accuracy: This source is very accurate. It comes from the national agency of aging.
Currency: This source is the most current source I have found yet. It was updated in November
of 2015 which is this month. That makes this source very current and up to date.
Authority: The article was written by medical professionals who work for the national agency of
aging. I believe any medical professional who has studied or working with Alzheimers has the
authority to write or talk about the disease.
Purpose: The purpose of this source is to inform people of the facts about Alzheimers disease.
Rating: I would rate this source a 4.5. It is a very good and accurate source but, needs to be
summed up more and not so broad in order to be a good fact sheet.

This source talks about the genes that cause Alzheimers. It also talks about early and late onset
Alzheimers disease.
I plan to use this source to discuss the genes that carry Alzheimers disease.

Source 3) Alzheimers Genetic Testing

"Genetic Testing." Web. 22 Nov. 2015

Relevancy: This source is relevant to my topic. It discusses how there is still lots of information
to be found out about the disease. However, they have identified many genes that play a role in
the disease. There is genetic testing being used to detect if you carry these genes or not.
Accuracy: The source is very accurate to me. It was released by the Alzheimers organization.
Currency: I could not find an exact date this article was written. However, I feel as if it still
current because Alzheimers genetic testing is a relatively new topic.
Authority: This article was written by researchers from the organization. I feel as if they have the
authority to discuss the topic because they are currently researching the topic.
Purpose: The article is intended to inform the public about the genes and genetic testing of
Alzheimers.
Rating: I would rate this article a 3. It could use some more information to be better.
This source talks about the genes that are carriers of Alzheimers disease. However, it also
discusses the genetic testing that is being done to discover if you carry these genes or not.
I plan to use this source to talk about the genetic testing you can receive to find out if you carry
the genes or not.

Source 4) Why everyone is not afflicted with Alzheimers disease

"Why Everyone Doesn`t Get Afflicted with Alzheimer`s Disease." Zee News. 12 Aug. 2013. Web. 22
Nov. 2015.

Relevancy: This article is very relevant to my topic and research question. It discusses a doctors
view on why everyone doesnt get the disease. The doctor also discusses the genes he believes
play a role in the disease.
Accuracy: This source is somewhat accurate. It is a specific doctors opinion but, he also has
science to back up his beliefs.

Currency: This article was written in 2013. It is fairly current. Being that it is only a couple of
years old.
Authority: The writer of this article is a medical doctor that studies the brain so, I believe he has
authority to discuss the topic.
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to inform people of a doctors ideas of why everyone
doesnt get the disease.
Rating: I would rate this article a 2 because it does have bias due to it being an opinion.
This source talks about why everyone doesnt get the disease. It also talks about the genes one
doctor believes carries Alzheimers.
I plan to use this source in order to make my point of why everyone doesnt get the disease
stronger.