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Laura N. Gitlin
Researcher at Drexel University
Publications - 214
Citations - 19467
Laura N. Gitlin is an academic researcher from Drexel University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Dementia & Family caregivers. The author has an hindex of 50, co-authored 186 publications receiving 14156 citations. Previous affiliations of Laura N. Gitlin include Thomas Jefferson University & Johns Hopkins University.
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Dementia prevention, intervention, and care
Gill Livingston,Gill Livingston,Andrew Sommerlad,Vasiliki Orgeta,Sergi G. Costafreda,Sergi G. Costafreda,Jonathan Huntley,Jonathan Huntley,David Ames,Clive Ballard,Sube Banerjee,Alistair Burns,Jiska Cohen-Mansfield,Claudia Cooper,Claudia Cooper,Nick C. Fox,Laura N. Gitlin,Robert Howard,Robert Howard,Helen C. Kales,Eric B. Larson,Eric B. Larson,Karen Ritchie,Karen Ritchie,Kenneth Rockwood,Elizabeth L Sampson,Quincy M. Samus,Lon S. Schneider,Geir Selbæk,Geir Selbæk,Linda Teri,Naaheed Mukadam +31 more
TL;DR: The Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care met to consolidate the huge strides that have been made and the emerging knowledge as to what the authors should do to prevent and manage dementia.
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Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2020 report of the Lancet Commission.
Gill Livingston,Gill Livingston,Jonathan Huntley,Andrew Sommerlad,Andrew Sommerlad,David Ames,Clive Ballard,Sube Banerjee,Carol Brayne,Alistair Burns,Jiska Cohen-Mansfield,Claudia Cooper,Sergi G. Costafreda,Amit Dias,Nick C. Fox,Laura N. Gitlin,Robert Howard,Helen C. Kales,Mika Kivimäki,Eric B. Larson,Adesola Ogunniyi,Vasiliki Orgeta,Karen Ritchie,Kenneth Rockwood,Elizabeth L Sampson,Quincy M. Samus,Lon S. Schneider,Geir Selbæk,Linda Teri,Naaheed Mukadam +29 more
TL;DR: Author(s): Livingston, Gill; Huntley, Jonathan; Sommerlad, Andrew ; Sommer Glad, Andrew; Ames, David; Ballard, Clive; Banerjee, Sube; Brayne, Carol; Burns, Alistair; Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska; Cooper, Claudia; Costafreda, Sergi G; Dias, Amit; Fox, Nick; Gitlin, Laura N; Howard, Robert; Kales, Helen C;
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Assessment and management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia
TL;DR: The paradigm shift needed to fully institute tailored treatments for people and families dealing with these symptoms in the community is discussed and non-pharmacologic approaches with the strongest evidence base involve family care giver interventions are discussed.
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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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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.