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Development and testing of the resistiveness to care scale by Mahoney, Ellen K., Hurley, Ann C., Volicer, Ladislav, Bell, Margaret, Gianotis, Patricia, Hartshorn, Margaret, Lane, Patricia, Lesperance, Roberta, MacDonald, Sally, Novakoff, Lisa, Rheaume, Yvette, Timms, Roland, Warden, Victoria

“…A conceptual model and objective scale for measuring resistiveness to care in individuals with advanced dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) were empirically…”
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Assessment of discomfort in advanced Alzheimer patients by Hurley, A C, Volicer, B J, Hanrahan, P A, Houde, S, Volicer, L

“…An objective scale for measuring discomfort in noncommunicative patients with advanced Alzheimer's disease was empirically generated from the perspectives of…”
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Evaluation of Pain in Cognitively Impaired Individuals by Hurley, Ann C., Volicer, Ladislav

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Scales for evaluation of end-of-life care in dementia by VOLICER, Ladislav, HURLEY, Ann C, BLASI, Zuzka V

“…Systematic evaluation of end-of-life care in dementia has been hampered by a lack of instruments to specifically address those issues that are unique for…”
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Dimensions of decreased psychological well-being in advanced dementia by Volicer, L, Camberg, L, Hurley, A C, Ashley, J, Woods, P, Ooi, W L, McIntyre, K

“…Evaluation of psychological well-being among persons with an advanced dementia is primarily dependent on verbal and non-verbal cues and behaviors that are…”
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Structure and process of federal funding for AD research by Wells, N, Hurley, A C

“…This paper outlines the structure of the National Institute on Aging (NIA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) agency that funds a majority of Alzheimer…”
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Physical status and complications in patients with Alzheimer disease: implications for outcome studies by Volicer, L, Hurley, A C

“…Physical illnesses commonly coexist with dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT). Their presence complicates DAT research because it represents a confounding…”
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Effect of fever-management strategy on the progression of dementia of the Alzheimer type by Hurley, A C, Volicer, B J, Volicer, L

“…This study was undertaken to determine if the progression of dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) is accelerated by an intercurrent infection and if management…”
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Biophysical Characterization of an Integrin-Targeted Lipopolyplex Gene Delivery Vector by Mohd Mustapa, M. Firouz, Bell, Paul C, Hurley, Christopher A, Nicol, Alastair, Guénin, Erwann, Sarkar, Supti, Writer, Michele J, Barker, Susie E, Wong, John B, Pilkington-Miksa, Michael A, Papahadjopoulos-Sternberg, Brigitte, Ayazi Shamlou, Parviz, Hailes, Helen C, Hart, Stephen L, Zicha, Daniel, Tabor, Alethea B

“…Nonviral gene delivery vectors now show good therapeutic potential:  however, detailed characterization of the composition and macromolecular organization of…”
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Palliative fever management in Alzheimer patients. quality plus fiscal responsibility by Hurley, A C, Volicer, B, Mahoney, M A, Volicer, L

“…Aggressive medical treatment of infections does not affect the progressive course of dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) and has limited effect on the…”
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Review Article: Management of Behavioral Symptoms in Progressive Degenerative Dementias by Volicer, Ladislav, Hurley, Ann C.

“…Management of behavioral symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and other progressive degenerative dementias poses continuous challenge to both family and…”
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End-of-Life Care for Patients With Advanced Dementia by Hurley, Ann C, Volicer, Ladislav, Blasi, Zuzka V

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Impact of dementia special care units: resource use and outcomes by Volicer, L, Hurley, A C

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Reaching consensus: the process of recommending treatment decisions for Alzheimer's patients by Hurley, A C, Volicer, L, Rempusheski, V F, Fry, S T

“…Observational and interview data obtained from nurse caregivers and family members of patients with late-stage Alzheimer's disease were analyzed to explicate…”
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Development of a Model of Moral Distress in Military Nursing by Fry, Sara T, Harvey, Rose M, Hurley, Ann C, Foley, Barbara Jo

“…The purpose of this article is to describe the development of a model of moral distress in military nursing. The model evolved through an analysis of the moral…”
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Advance directives and dementia by Rempusheski, V F, Hurley, A C

“…Since the 1990 Patient Self-Determination Act, increasing numbers of adults are completing advance directives (ADs), but unfortunately many adults seen in a…”
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The role of projection operators in the theory of N-beam diffraction and the inversion of three-beam elastic scattering intensities by Hurley, A. C., Moodie, A. F., Johnson, A. W. S., Abbott, P. C.

“…Commencing from a projection‐operator description of N‐beam diffraction, the mathematical basis for the recovery of phase and amplitude information from a…”
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Measurement of severity in advanced Alzheimer's disease by Volicer, L, Hurley, A C, Lathi, D C, Kowall, N W

“…In late stages of dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT), most scales measuring only cognitive or functional deficits lose their sensitivity to detect further…”
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Past, present, and future directions for Alzheimer research by Hurley, A C, Wells, N

“…To understand the current thinking and future research directions in Alzheimer disease (AD), it is essential to examine the breadth of research into AD. AD was…”
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Assessment of behavioral symptom management in demented individuals by Volicer, L, Hurley, A C

“…This article is intended to stimulate interdisciplinary research by social, behavioral, and biomedical researchers to solve some of the problems for persons…”
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