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Nicole Ruggiano
Researcher at University of Alabama
Publications - 47
Citations - 712
Nicole Ruggiano is an academic researcher from University of Alabama. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Dementia. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 40 publications receiving 435 citations. Previous affiliations of Nicole Ruggiano include Florida International University & University of California, Riverside.
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Conducting secondary analysis of qualitative data: Should we, can we, and how?
Nicole Ruggiano,Tam E. Perry +1 more
TL;DR: This critical interpretive synthesis examined research articles published between 2006 and 2016 that involved qualitative secondary data analysis and assessed the context, purpose, and methodologies that were reported.
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Smartphone-Based Health Technologies for Dementia Care: Opportunities, Challenges, and Current Practices.
TL;DR: Findings indicate that individual available apps have limited functions (compared with the complex needs of caregivers) and little has been done to extend AD caregiving apps to Hispanic populations.
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CareHeroes Web and Android™ Apps for Dementia Caregivers: A Feasibility Study
Ellen L. Brown,Nicole Ruggiano,Timothy F Page,Lisa Roberts,Vagelis Hristidis,Karen Whiteman,Joana Castro +6 more
TL;DR: Although the study findings are promising, a longer term study to evaluate the impact of the CareHeroes app is indicated because of concerns about time constraints and not being familiar with technology.
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Rural Dementia Caregivers and Technology: What Is the Evidence?
TL;DR: A systematic review of technologically based interventions found that few studies identified their sample population as living in rural communities, and studies were more likely to report improved psychosocial outcomes of intervention groups, with few reporting positive effects on caregiving skills/self-efficacy.
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Person-Centeredness in Home- and Community-Based Long-Term Care: Current Challenges and New Directions
Nicole Ruggiano,David Edvardsson +1 more
TL;DR: This review highlights the need for person-centered care in HCBS and suggests that social workers may play a role in overcoming cultural and structural barriers to extending PCC to HCBS that include: the fragmentation of the industry, financial structures, regulation of services, and paternalism in policy and practice.