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Daniel William O'Connor

Daniel William O'Connor

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
48
Citations
9492
World Ranking
3147
National Ranking
222

Overview

Daniel William O'Connor is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine with a particular focus on psychiatry and mental health, genetics, general health professions, and clinical psychology. Their research portfolio includes 21 publications in medicine, with six dedicated to psychiatry and mental health, six to genetics, six to general health professions, and four to clinical psychology and health.

The scientist's research encompasses a variety of specialized topics including genomics and rare diseases, geriatric care and nursing homes, health disparities and outcomes, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, stroke rehabilitation and recovery, dementia and cognitive impairment research, and cystic fibrosis research advances. These main topics reflect a multidisciplinary approach to health sciences.

O'Connor has published frequently in journals such as Nature Reviews Drug Discovery and BMC Geriatrics, each hosting three of their works. Additional venues include the Australasian Journal on Ageing with two publications, as well as Clinical Gerontologist and Therapeutic Advances in Rare Disease with one publication each.

Recent papers that highlight the scope of their research are:

  • Research on rare diseases: ten years of progress and challenges at IRDiRC (2022, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery)
  • Befriending Older Adults in Nursing Homes: Volunteer Perceptions of Switching to Remote Befriending in the COVID-19 Era (2021, Clinical Gerontologist)
  • Boosting delivery of rare disease therapies: the IRDiRC Orphan Drug Development Guidebook (2020, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery)
  • The state-of-the-art of N-of-1 therapies and the IRDiRC N-of-1 development roadmap (2024, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery)
  • A cluster randomised trial of the program to enhance adjustment to residential living (PEARL): a novel psychological intervention to reduce depression in newly admitted aged care residents (2020, BMC Geriatrics)

Frequent collaborators include Adrian Kilcoyne, Philip Ambery, Phil Ambery, Anneliene Hechtelt Jonker, and Annemieke Aartsma-Rus. This network reflects interdisciplinary partnerships supporting the scientist's work across diverse topics.

Best Publications

  • The Prevalence of Dementia in Europe: A Collaborative Study of 1980–1990 Findings

    A Hofman;W A Rocca;C Brayne;M M B Breteler

  • Frequency and distribution of Alzheimer's disease in Europe: A collaborative study of 1980–1990 prevalence findings

    Walter A. Rocca;Albert Hofman;Carol Brayne;Monique M.B. Breteler

  • The reliability and validity of the Mini-Mental State in a British community survey.

    D.W. O'Connor;P.A. Pollitt;J.B. Hyde;J.L. Fellows

  • The influence of education, social class and sex on Mini-Mental State scores.

    D. W. O'connor;P. A. Pollitt;F. P. Treasure;C. P. B. Brook

  • Psychosocial treatments of behavior symptoms in dementia: a systematic review of reports meeting quality standards.

    Daniel William O'Connor;David J Ames;Betina Kim Gardner;Madeleine King

  • Memory complaints and impairment in normal, depressed, and demented elderly persons identified in a community survey.

    Daniel W. O'Connor;Penelope A. Pollitt;Martin Roth;C. Peter B. Brook

  • Do general practitioners miss dementia in elderly patients

    D. W. O'connor;P. A. Pollitt;J. B. Hyde;C. P. B. Brook

  • Incidence of dementia in a population older than 75 years in the United Kingdom.

    Eugene S. Paykel;Carol Brayne;Felicia A. Huppert;Caroline Gill

  • The prevalence of dementia as measured by the Cambridge Mental Disorders of the Elderly Examination.

    D. W. O'Connor;P. A. Pollitt;J. B. Hyde;J. L. Fellows

  • The efficacy of psychosocial approaches to behaviour disorders in dementia: a systematic literature review

    Janet Opie;Richard C Rosewarne;Daniel W O'Connor

  • Vascular risks and incident dementia: results from a cohort study of the very old.

    Carol Brayne;C Gill;Felicia A Huppert;C Barkley

  • A comparison of two treatments of agitated behavior in nursing home residents with dementia: simulated family presence and preferred music

    Kathryn Ann Garland;Edwina Beer;Barbara Joan Eppingstall;Daniel William O'Connor

  • Incidence of clinically diagnosed subtypes of dementia in an elderly population. Cambridge Project for Later Life.

    C Brayne;C Gill;F A Huppert;C Barkley

  • Population norms for the MMSE in the very old: Estimates based on longitudinal data

    Carole Dufouil;D Clayton;Carol Brayne;Lin-Yang Chi

  • Cognitive decline in an elderly population--a two wave study of change.

    Carol Brayne;C. Gill;E. S. Paykel;F. Huppert

  • Problems reported by relatives in a community study of dementia.

    D. W. O'Connor;P. A. Pollitt;M. Roth;C. P. B. Brook

  • Changes in self-rated health, disability and contact with services in a very elderly cohort: a 6-year follow-up study

    Tom R. Dening;Lin Yang Chi;Carol Brayne;Felicia A. Huppert

  • Dementia and normal aging

    Felicia A. Huppert;Carol Brayne;D. W. O'Connor

  • A randomized crossover trial to study the effect of personalized, one-to-one interaction using Montessori-based activities on agitation, affect, and engagement in nursing home residents with dementia

    Eva Simone van der Ploeg;Barbara Joan Eppingstall;Cameron J Camp;Susannah Jane Runci

  • Challenging behaviours in nursing home residents with dementia: a randomized controlled trial of multidisciplinary interventions

    Janet Opie;Colleen Doyle;Daniel W. O'Connor

Frequent Co-Authors

Carol Brayne
Carol Brayne University of Cambridge
Yun-Hee Jeon
Yun-Hee Jeon University of Sydney
Henry Brodaty
Henry Brodaty University of New South Wales
Lee-Fay Low
Lee-Fay Low University of Sydney
Felicia A. Huppert
Felicia A. Huppert University of Sydney
Marita P. McCabe
Marita P. McCabe Swinburne University of Technology
David Ames
David Ames University of Melbourne
Elizabeth Beattie
Elizabeth Beattie Queensland University of Technology
David Mellor
David Mellor Deakin University
Ruth Parslow
Ruth Parslow University of Melbourne

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