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Is the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease greater for women than for men? by HEBERT, Liesi E, SCHERR, Paul A, MCCANN, Judith J, BECKETT, Laurel A, EVANS, Denis A

“…A large proportion of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are women; however, it is not clear whether this is due to higher risk of disease or solely to the…”
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Nursing Home Placement, Day Care Use, and Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's Disease by Wilson, Robert S., McCann, Judith J., Li, Yan, Aggarwal, Neelum T., Gilley, David W., Evans, Denis A.

“…Objective: People with Alzheimer's disease are often placed in a nursing home, sometimes after using adult day care services. How affected persons function…”
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Upper and Lower Extremity Motor Performance and Functional Impairment in Alzheimer’s Disease by Hebert, Liesi E., Bienias, Julia L., McCann, Judith J., Scherr, Paul A., Wilson, Robert S., Evans, Denis A.

“…This report examines the relation of upper and lower extremity motor performance to functional impairment among 371 persons with probable Alzheimer’s disease…”
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Physiologic markers of chronic stress in premenopausal, middle-aged women by Powell, Lynda H, Lovallo, William R, Matthews, Karen A, Meyer, Peter, Midgley, A Rees, Baum, Andrew, Stone, Arthur A, Underwood, Lynn, McCann, Judith J, Janikula Herro, Kristi, Ory, Marcia G

“…The purpose of this study was to identify physiological markers of chronic stress in middle-aged women that can be assessed simply and are thus feasible for…”
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Attitudes Toward and Experiences in End-of-life Care Education in the Intensive Care Unit: A Survey of Resident Physicians by Chen, Elaine, McCann, Judith J., Lateef, Omar B.

“…Introduction: Resident physicians provide the most physician care to intensive care unit (ICU) patients. The body of literature about residents’ palliative and…”
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Race, Any Cancer, Income, or Cognitive Function: What Inf luences Hospice or Aggressive Services Use at the End of Life Among Community-Dwelling Medicare Beneficiaries? by Karikari-Martin, Pauline, McCann, Judith J., Farran, Carol J., Hebert, Liesi E., Haffer, Samuel C., Phillips, Marcia

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Longitudinal Effects of Activities, Social Environment, and Psychotropic Medication Use on Behavioral Symptoms of Individuals With Alzheimer's Disease in Nursing Homes by Inventor, Ben R, Farran, Carol J, Paun, Olimpia, Cothran, Fawn, Rajan, Kumar, Swantek, Sandra S, McCann, Judith J

“…A secondary data analysis of 25,560 minutes of structured clinical observations from a longitudinal study examined the impact of time-varying background…”
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AN INDIVIDUALIZED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTERVENTION FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS OF PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL by Farran, Carol J, Rajan, K. Bharat, McCann, Judith J, Castro, Cynthia, King, Abby

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Predictors of Beginning and Ending Caregiving During a 3-Year Period in a Biracial Community Population of Older Adults by McCann, Judith J, Hebert, Liesi E, Bienias, Julia L, Morris, Martha Clare, Evans, Denis A

“…We sought to identify predictors of beginning and ending caregiving. At baseline and 3-year follow-up, we interviewed 4245 community residents (61.4% Black,…”
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Comparison of self-reported pain and the PAINAD scale in hospitalized cognitively impaired and intact older adults after hip fracture surgery by DeWaters, Trudy, Faut-Callahan, Margaret, McCann, Judith J, Paice, Judith A, Fogg, Lou, Hollinger-Smith, Linda, Sikorski, K, Stanaitis, H

“…The purpose of this study was a psychometric evaluation of the PAINAD to assess pain in hospitalized cognitively impaired and intact older adults admitted for…”
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The Effect of Adult Day Care Services on Time to Nursing Home Placement in Older Adults With Alzheimer's Disease by McCann, Judith J., Hebert, Liesi E., Li, Yan, Wolinsky, Fredric D., Gilley, David W., Aggarwal, Neelum T., Miller, Joanne M., Evans, Denis A.

“…Purpose: This longitudinal study examined whether the use of adult day care services delayed time to nursing home placement in persons with Alzheimer's…”
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Assessing family caregiver skill in managing behavioral symptoms of Alzheimer's disease by Farran, Carol J., Fogg, Louis G., McCann, Judith J., Etkin, Caryn, Dong, Xinqi, Barnes, Lisa L.

“…Objectives: This measurement study operationalized family caregiver skill in managing behavioral symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) by testing a…”
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Racial differences in the progression of cognitive decline in Alzheimer disease by Barnes, Lisa L, Wilson, Robert S, Li, Yan, Aggarwal, Neelum T, Gilley, David W, McCann, Judith J, Evans, Denis A

“…Alzheimer disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia in older persons, but little is known about racial differences in its clinical manifestations. The…”
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A Lifestyle Physical Activity Intervention for Caregivers of Persons With Alzheimer's Disease by Farran, Carol J., Staffileno, Beth A., Gilley, David W., McCann, Judith J., Yan Li, Castro, Cynthia M., King, Abby C.

“…Background: The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the effects of lifestyle physical activity in caregivers (CGs) of persons with Alzheimer's disease…”
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Do Community and Caregiver Factors Influence Hospice Use at the End of Life Among Older Adults With Alzheimer Disease? by Karikari-Martin, Pauline, McCann, Judith J, Hebert, Liesi E, Haffer, Samuel C, Phillips, Marcia

“…Hospice is an underused service among people with Alzheimer disease. This study used the Hospice Use Model to examine community, care recipient, and caregiver…”
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Efficacy of Behavioral Interventions for Dementia Caregivers by Farran, Carol J., Gilley, David W., McCann, Judith J., Bienias, Julia L., Lindeman, David A., Evans, Denis A.

“…Behavioral symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, particularly agitation, appear to be a major contributing factor to the emotional distress exhibited by family…”
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Role of Technology in Supporting Quality Control and Treatment Fidelity in a Family Caregiver Clinical Trial by Farran, Carol J., Etkin, Caryn D., McCann, Judith J., Paun, Olimpia, Eisenstein, Amy R., Wilbur, JoEllen

“…This article describes how a family caregiver lifestyle physical activity clinical trial uses research technology to enhance quality control and treatment…”
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Reluctant Gerontologists: Integrating Gerontological Nursing Content Into a Prelicensure Program by Miller, Joanne M, Coke, Lola, Moss, Angela, McCann, Judith J

“…Integration of readily available resources on care of older adults increased student and faculty interest and knowledge of gerontological nursing. The authors…”
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Creative Partnerships for Funding Nursing Research by McCann, Judith J., Hills, Elizabeth Blanchard, Zauszniewski, Jaclene A., Smith, Carol E., Farran, Carol J., Wilkie, Diana J.

“…The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) program are two federal funding mechanisms…”
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Do Behavioral Disturbances in Persons With Alzheimer's Disease Predict Caregiver Depression Over Time? by Danhauer, Suzanne C, McCann, Judith J, Gilley, David W, Beckett, Laurel A, Bienias, Julia L, Evans, Denis A

“…Random effects models were used to examine the association between behavioral disturbances in persons with Alzheimer's disease ( N = 90) and caregiver…”
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