Knowledge, perceptions, and feelings associated with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias among middle‐aged Latinas residing in an underserved agricultural community in California

By 2060, Latinos will represent nearly one‐third of Americans and the Latino elderly population over 65 will nearly quadruple. Over the next 40 years, Latinos are projected to have the largest increase in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (ADRD) cases. Despite the expected number of Latinos with ADRD, knowledge gaps are particularly large for Latinas living in regions typically underrepresented in ADRDs research, such as rural and/or agricultural regions. Therefore, the goal of this study is to assess knowledge, perceptions, and feelings associated with ADRD among a sample of middle‐age Latina women.