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Laraine Winter
Researcher at Thomas Jefferson University
Publications - 57
Citations - 5295
Laraine Winter is an academic researcher from Thomas Jefferson University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Dementia & Randomized controlled trial. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 54 publications receiving 4899 citations. Previous affiliations of Laraine Winter include Veterans Health Administration & United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Enhancing the Quality of Life of Dementia Caregivers from Different Ethnic or Racial Groups: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Steven H. Belle,Louis D. Burgio,Robert Burns,David W. Coon,Sara J. Czaja,Dolores Gallagher-Thompson,Laura N. Gitlin,Julie Klinger,Kathy Mann Koepke,Chin Chin Lee,Jennifer Martindale-Adams,Linda O. Nichols,Richard Schulz,Sidney M. Stahl,Alan B. Stevens,Laraine Winter,Song Zhang +16 more
TL;DR: The Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health (REACH) study as discussed by the authors found that the intervention had no detectable effect on the number of care recipients who were institutionalized.
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Enhancing the Quality of Life of Dementia Caregivers from Different Ethnic or Racial Groups
Steven H. Belle,Louis D. Burgio,Robert Burns,David W. Coon,Sara J. Czaja,Dolores Gallagher-Thompson,Laura N. Gitlin,Julie Klinger,Kathy Mann Koepke,Chin Chin Lee,Jennifer Martindale-Adams,Linda O. Nichols,Richard Schulz,Sidney M. Stahl,Alan B. Stevens,Laraine Winter,Song Zhang +16 more
TL;DR: The study found that quality of life improved for Hispanic and white caregivers and for black spousal caregivers in the intervention group but not in the control group, and that active engagement in skills training statistically significantly reduced caregiver depression.
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A Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Home Environmental Intervention Effect on Efficacy and Upset in Caregivers and on Daily Function of Persons With Dementia
TL;DR: The environmental program appears to have a modest effect on dementia patients' IADL dependence and among certain subgroups of caregivers the program improves self-efficacy and reduces upset in specific areas of caregiving.
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A Randomized Trial of a Multicomponent Home Intervention to Reduce Functional Difficulties in Older Adults
Laura N. Gitlin,Laraine Winter,Marie P. Dennis,Mary A. Corcoran,Sandy Schinfeld,Walter W. Hauck +5 more
TL;DR: To test the efficacy of a multicomponent intervention to reduce functional difficulties, fear of falling, and home hazards and enhance self‐efficacy and adaptive coping in older adults with chronic conditions.
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Tailored Activities to Manage Neuropsychiatric Behaviors in Persons With Dementia and Reduce Caregiver Burden: A Randomized Pilot Study
Laura N. Gitlin,Laraine Winter,Janice P. Burke,Nancy L. Chernett,Marie P. Dennis,Walter W. Hauck +5 more
TL;DR: Tailoring activities to the capabilities of dementia patients and training families in activity use resulted in clinically relevant benefits for patients and caregiver well-being.