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Lea C. Watson
Researcher at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Publications - 26
Citations - 1360
Lea C. Watson is an academic researcher from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The author has contributed to research in topics: Depression (differential diagnoses) & Dementia. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 26 publications receiving 1286 citations. Previous affiliations of Lea C. Watson include Duke University.
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Screening accuracy for late-life depression in primary care: A systematic review
Lea C. Watson,Michael Pignone +1 more
TL;DR: Accurate and feasible screening instruments are available for detecting late-life depression in primary care and for those with subthreshold depressive disorders.
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Medication undertreatment in assisted living settings
Philip D. Sloane,Ann L. Gruber-Baldini,Sheryl Zimmerman,Mary T. Roth,Lea C. Watson,Malaz Boustani,Jay Magaziner,J. Richard Hebel +7 more
TL;DR: Undertreatment appears to be prevalent in RC/AL facilities and more attention may need to be paid to the use of treatments that have been shown to reduce long-term morbidity.
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Depression in assisted living: results from a four-state study.
TL;DR: Greater effort should be made to detect and treat depression in this setting, both to reduce suffering and prolong the resident's ability to remain in their preferred environment.
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Practice-Based Interventions Addressing Concomitant Depression and Chronic Medical Conditions in the Primary Care Setting: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Lea C. Watson,Halle R Amick,Bradley N. Gaynes,Kimberly A Brownley,Samruddhi Thaker,Meera Viswanathan,Daniel E Jonas +6 more
TL;DR: Assessment of collaborative care interventions for improving depression and quality of life in primary care patients with varying medical conditions found that intervention recipients achieved greater improvement than controls.
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Characteristics Associated With Depression in Long-Term Care Residents With Dementia
Ann L. Gruber-Baldini,Sheryl Zimmerman,Malaz Boustani,Lea C. Watson,Christianna S. Williams,Peter Reed +5 more
TL;DR: Depression was related to severe cognitive impairment, behavioral symptoms, pain, and for-profit nursing home residence and in residential care/assisted living and nursing home residents with dementia.