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The study investigates adults' willingness to undergo dementia risk screening and how privacy affects this decision.

Examining the decision to take a dementia risk test: Considerations for privacy in screening at-home

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Randomized survey identifies adults' willingness for dementia risk screenings, highlighting privacy implications.

The study investigates adults' willingness to undergo dementia risk screening and how privacy affects this decision.
Surveyed 527 adults nationwide using Amazon MTurk.
Analyzed data with logistic regression and random forest models.
Assessed willingness to take a test and privacy concerns related to sharing results.
Overall, participants were willing to take the dementia risk test.
Older adults showed increased willingness to be screened.
Non-White participants were over three times more likely to agree to screening only if results were kept private.

Reed et al. (2026) studied this question.

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