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Song Zhang
Researcher at University of Pittsburgh
Publications - 31
Citations - 3508
Song Zhang is an academic researcher from University of Pittsburgh. The author has contributed to research in topics: Dementia & Liver transplantation. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 26 publications receiving 3184 citations.
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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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End-of-life care and the effects of bereavement on family caregivers of persons with dementia.
Richard Schulz,Aaron B. Mendelsohn,William E. Haley,Diane Feeney Mahoney,Rebecca S. Allen,Song Zhang,Larry W. Thompson,Steven H. Belle +7 more
TL;DR: End-of-life care for patients with dementia was extremely demanding of family caregivers and intervention and support services were needed most before the patient's death, but caregivers showed remarkable resilience after the death.
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Effect of Multicomponent Interventions on Caregiver Burden and Depression: The REACH Multisite Initiative at 6-Month Follow-Up
Laura N. Gitlin,Louis D. Burgio,Diane Feeney Mahoney,Robert Burns,Song Zhang,Richard Schulz,Steven H. Belle,Sara J. Czaja,Dolores Gallagher-Thompson,Walter W. Hauck,Marcia G. Ory +10 more
TL;DR: Meta-analysis of pooled parameter estimates of 9 active compared with 6 control conditions of the Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health project at 6 months on caregiver burden and depressive symptoms suggested interventions should be multicomponent and tailored.
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Long-term Care Placement of Dementia Patients and Caregiver Health and Well-being
Richard Schulz,Steven H. Belle,Sara J. Czaja,Kathleen A. McGinnis,Alan B. Stevens,Song Zhang +5 more
TL;DR: Clinical interventions that better prepare the caregiver for a placement transition and treat their depression and anxiety following placement may be of great benefit to these individuals.