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View article: Public profiles in Alzheimer’s disease stigma: Unsupported, discriminated, and alone
Public profiles in Alzheimer’s disease stigma: Unsupported, discriminated, and alone Open
Introduction: Public stigma of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) can delay help-seeking and be a barrier to research participation. This study aimed to understand what, if any, patterns exist among aspects of AD stigma. Knowing this may advance opp…
Sharing Is Caring: Helping Institutions and Health Organizations Leverage Data for Educational Improvement Open
Competency-based medical education (CBME) has produced large collections of data, which can provide valuable information about trainees and medical education systems. Many organizations continue to struggle with accessing, collecting, gove…
Cognitive Complaint Types Can Correlate With Cognitive Testing, Perceived Stress, and Symptom Distress in Older Adults With Normal Cognition and Dementia Open
Objective: We examined how cognitive complaint types (CCTs) correlate with cognitive testing, perceived stress, and symptom distress in older adults with normal cognition and dementia. Methods: Older adults (n = 259) with normal cognition,…
Awareness of diagnosis predicts changes in quality of life in individuals with mild cognitive impairment and mild stage dementia Open
Background and Objective This observational study examined how awareness of diagnosis predicted changes in cognition and quality of life (QOL) 1 year later in older adults with normal cognition and dementia diagnoses. Research Design and M…
Development of the novice nurse practitioner role transition scale: An exploratory factor analysis Open
Background: Novice nurse practitioner role transition (NNPRT) can be described as stressful and turbulent, leading to decreased job satisfaction and increased intent to leave. No published instrument exists to measure NNPRT. Thus, research…
View article: The CoGenT3 Study: Examining Gender’s Impact on Education and Cognition Trends in Three American Generations
The CoGenT3 Study: Examining Gender’s Impact on Education and Cognition Trends in Three American Generations Open
How older adults protect their cognitive health, reduce their risk for cognitive decline, and manage cognitive changes vary for men and women. To advance what is known about these differences and to promote inclusion of sexual and gender m…
View article: A Simulation Study of Missing Data with Multiple Missing X’s
A Simulation Study of Missing Data with Multiple Missing X’s Open
When exploring missing data techniques in a realistic scenario, the current literature is limited: most studies only consider consequences with data missing on a single variable. This simulation study compares the relative bias of two comm…
P2‐656: PUBLIC PROFILES IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE STIGMA: UNSUPPORTED, DISCRIMINATED, AND ALONE Open
The public's views of persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) can create stigma that can cause delays in seeking help and contribute to isolation and discrimination. Prior studies show sociodemographic correlates of the public's reactions, s…
Relationships Between Cognitive Complaints and Quality of Life in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Alzheimer Disease Dementia, and Normal Cognition Open
Purpose: To examine in persons with varying degrees of cognitive impairment the relationship between self-reports of cognitive complaints and quality of life (QOL). Methods: Older adults (n=259) with normal cognition, mild cognitive impair…
What features of stigma do the public most commonly attribute to Alzheimer's disease dementia? Results of a survey of the U.S. general public Open
Introduction Understanding the prevalence of beliefs, attitudes, and expectations about Alzheimer's disease dementia in the public could inform strategies to mitigate stigma. Methods Random sample of 317 adults from the U.S. public was ana…
Awareness of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia Diagnoses Associated With Lower Self-Ratings of Quality of Life in Older Adults Open
Persons aware of their diagnostic label-either MCI or AD-and its prognosis report lower QOL than those unaware of these facts about themselves. These relationships are independent of the severity of cognitive impairment.
Bayesian Prior Choice in IRT Estimation Using MCMC and Variational Bayes Open
This study investigated the impact of three prior distributions: matched, standard vague, and hierarchical in Bayesian estimation parameter recovery in two and one parameter models. Two Bayesian estimation methods were utilized: Markov cha…