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Nancy R. LaPelle

Researcher at University of Massachusetts Medical School

Publications -  30
Citations -  6553

Nancy R. LaPelle is an academic researcher from University of Massachusetts Medical School. The author has contributed to research in topics: Unified Parkinson's disease rating scale & Public health. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 29 publications receiving 5068 citations.

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Movement Disorder Society-sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS): scale presentation and clinimetric testing results.

Christopher G. Goetz, +87 more
- 15 Nov 2008 - 
TL;DR: The combined clinimetric results of this study support the validity of the MDS‐UPDRS for rating PD.
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Simplifying Qualitative Data Analysis Using General Purpose Software Tools

TL;DR: The techniques outlined can be used for analyzing and managing many kinds of data, including key informant interviews, focus groups, document and literature reviews, and open-ended survey questions.
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Identifying strategies to improve access to credible and relevant information for public health professionals: a qualitative study

TL;DR: A dual strategy of promoting incremental improvements in existing information delivery systems based on the expressed preferences of the PH users of the systems and the concurrent development and rigorous evaluation of new models of information organization and delivery that draw on successful resources already operating to deliver information to clinical medical practitioners are proposed.
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Sustainability of public health programs: the example of tobacco treatment services in Massachusetts.

TL;DR: 2 key strategies-redefining the scope of services being offered and creative use of resources-were factors that determined whether some community agencies were able to sustain services at a much higher level than others after funding was discontinued.