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.
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.

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 every 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.

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.

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 wrote 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.

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.