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Perspectives of People with Dementia About Meaningful Activities: A Synthesis by Han, Areum, Radel, Jeff, McDowd, Joan M., Sabata, Dory

“…Qualitative studies were synthesized to describe perspectives of people with dementia regarding meaningful activities. Themes of connectedness were identified…”
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What eye-tracking methods can reveal about the role of information format in decision-aid processing: an exploratory study by Poirier, Mark W., Decker, Carole, Spertus, John A., McDowd, Joan M.

“…•Eye-tracking can be used to optimize the formatting of decision aids.•Graph format affected order and duration of processing risk/benefit information.•Graph…”
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Longitudinal stability of learning potential in people with schizophrenia: A 2.5 year follow-up by Rempfer, Melisa V., McDowd, Joan M., Brown, Catana E.

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Aerobic Exercise Improves Cognition and Motor Function Poststroke by Quaney, Barbara M., Boyd, Lara A., McDowd, Joan M., Zahner, Laura H., Jianghua He, Mayo, Matthew S., Macko, Richard F.

“…Background. Cognitive deficits impede stroke recovery. Aerobic exercise (AEX) improves cognitive executive function (EF) processes in healthy individuals,…”
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PTSD and cognitive symptoms relate to inhibition‐related prefrontal activation and functional connectivity by Clausen, Ashley N., Francisco, Alex J., Thelen, Joan, Bruce, Jared, Martin, Laura E., McDowd, Joan, Simmons, W. Kyle, Aupperle, Robin L.

“…Background Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with reduced executive functioning and verbal memory performance, as well as abnormal…”
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Measuring learning potential in people with schizophrenia: A comparison of two tasks by Rempfer, Melisa V., McDowd, Joan M., Brown, Catana E.

“…Learning potential measures utilize dynamic assessment methods to capture performance changes following training on a cognitive task. Learning potential has…”
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Cognitive predictors of a performance-based measure of instrumental activities of daily living following stroke by Tiznado, Denisse, Clark, Jillian M. R., McDowd, Joan

“…To inform cognitive interventions that target functional capacity for individuals who have survived stroke, an evaluation of predictors of daily functioning is…”
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Health-related quality of life and physical, mental, and cognitive disabilities among nursing home residents in Jordan by Almomani, Fidaa Mohammad, McDowd, Joan M., Bani-Issa, Wegdan, Almomani, Murad

“…Purpose To describe the physical, cognitive, psychological, and medical status of nursing home residents in Jordan. We also investigated the perceived…”
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Multitasking in older adults with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional analysis by Rucker, Jason L, McDowd, Joan M, Mahnken, Jonathan D, Burns, Jeffrey M, Sabus, Carla H, Britton-Carpenter, Amanda J, Utech, Nora B, Kluding, Patricia M

“…Deficits in the ability to multitask contribute to gait abnormalities and falls in many at-risk populations. However, it is unclear whether older adults with…”
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Predictors of instrumental activities of daily living in community-dwelling older adults by McDougall, Graham J., Han, Areum, Staggs, Vincent S., Johnson, David K., McDowd, Joan M.

“…Psychiatric mental health clinicians often rely on proxy and self-report evaluations to determine the cognitive function of older adults however, performance…”
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Simulator Driving Performance Predicts Accident Reports Five Years Later by Hoffman, Lesa, McDowd, Joan M

“…L. Hoffman, J. M. McDowd, P. Atchley, and R. A. Dubinsky (2005) reported that visual and attentional impairment (measured by the Useful Field of View test and…”
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Balance and gait of adults with very mild Alzheimer disease by Gras, Laura Z, Kanaan, Saddam F, McDowd, Joan M, Colgrove, Yvonne M, Burns, Jeffrey, Pohl, Patricia S

“…Studies have shown that adults with Alzheimer disease (AD) have gait and balance deficits; however, the focus has been on those with mild to severe disease…”
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Executive Function and Type 2 Diabetes: Putting the Pieces Together by Rucker, Jason L, McDowd, Joan M, Kluding, Patricia M

“…The devastating impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) on vascular, renal, retinal, and peripheral nerve functions has been well documented. However, there is…”
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“Black Women Don’t Always Put Our Healthcare First”: Facilitators and Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening and Perceptions of Human Papillomavirus Self-Testing Among Church-Affiliated African American Women by Christensen, Kelsey, Bauer, Alexandria G., Burgin, Tacia, Williams, Joah, McDowd, Joan, Sutkin, Gary, Bennett, Kymberly, Bowe Thompson, Carole, Berkley-Patton, Jannette Y.

“…Background: African American women are at greater risk for cervical cancer incidence and mortality than White women. Up to 90% of cervical cancers are caused…”
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The Benefits of Individualized Leisure and Social Activity Interventions for People with Dementia: A Systematic Review by Han, Areum, Radel, Jeff, McDowd, Joan M., Sabata, Dory

“…This systematic review describes the benefits of individualized leisure and social activity interventions for people with dementia (aim 1), how these…”
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Computer-Based Executive Function Training for Combat Veterans With PTSD: A Pilot Clinical Trial Assessing Feasibility and Predictors of Dropout by Clausen, Ashley N, Thelen, Joan, Francisco, Alex J, Bruce, Jared, Martin, Laura, McDowd, Joan, Aupperle, Robin L

“…While evidence-based PTSD treatments are often efficacious, 20-50% of individuals continue to experience significant symptoms following treatment. Further,…”
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The Role of Visual Attention in Predicting Driving Impairment in Older Adults by Hoffman, Lesa, McDowd, Joan M, Atchley, Paul, Dubinsky, Richard

“…This study evaluated the role of visual attention (as measured by the DriverScan change detection task and the Useful Field of View Test [UFOV]) in the…”
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Feasibility and Efficacy of Intensive Cognitive Training in Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Disease by Kanaan, Saddam F., McDowd, Joan M., Colgrove, Yvonne, Burns, Jeffery M., Gajewski, Byron, Pohl, Patricia S.

“…Cognitive training may be beneficial for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease (AD); however, the effects are modest with little evidence of carryover. Prior…”
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Adults With Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Exhibit Impairments in Multitasking and Other Executive Functions by Rucker, Jason L, Jernigan, Stephen D, McDowd, Joan M, Kluding, Patricia M

“…BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) contributes to functional impairment, and there is growing evidence that neuropsychological factors…”
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An Overview of Attention: Behavior and Brain by McDowd, Joan M

“…The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of attention as it has been studied in the field of psychology. Broad themes in terms of theory are…”
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