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Gerda G. Fillenbaum

Gerda G. Fillenbaum

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D-Index
81
Citations
32939
World Ranking
16427
National Ranking
8261

Overview

Gerda G. Fillenbaum is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has contributed to research primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Psychiatry and Mental Health, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, as well as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The research topics that Fillenbaum has focused on include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Frailty in Older Adults, Older Adults Driving Studies, Birth, Development, and Health, Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging, Nutrition and Health in Aging, and Chronic Disease Management Strategies.

Key publications authored by Fillenbaum include the following papers:

  • CERAD (Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease) Neuropsychology Assessment Battery: 35 Years and Counting, 2023, Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
  • Determinants of Maintenance and Recovery of Function in a Representative Older Community-Resident Biracial Sample, 2020, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Fillenbaum has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Bruce M. Burchett
  • Carl F. Pieper
  • Richard C. Mohs
  • Virginia B. Kraus
  • Sisi Ma

Their work has been published in a variety of venues, such as:

  • Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
  • EBioMedicine
  • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
  • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  • UNC Libraries

Fillenbaum's research encompasses multiple aspects of aging and cognitive health, including large-scale assessments and analyses related to Alzheimer's disease and functional performance in older adults. The diversity of subfields and topics indicates a multidisciplinary approach to understanding aging, health, and cognitive impairment.

Best Publications

  • The consortium to establish a registry for alzheimer’s disease (CERAD). Part I. Clinical and neuropsychological assessment of alzheimer’s disease

    J. C. Morris;A. Heyman;R. C. Mohs;J. P. Hughes

  • Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD)

    G. G. Fillenbaum;A. Heyman

  • Consortium to establish a registry for Alzheimer's disease (CERAD) clinical and neuropsychological assessment of Alzheimer's disease.

    John Morris;R. C. Mohs;H. Rogers;G. Fillenbaum

  • The Development, Validity, and Reliability of the OARS Multidimensional Functional Assessment Questionnaire.

    Gerda G. Fillenbaum;Michael A. Smyer

  • The Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD). Part V. A normative study of the neuropsychological battery

    Kathleen A. Welsh;Nelson Butters;Richard C. Mohs;D. Beekly

  • Multidimensional Functional Assessment of Older Adults: The Duke Older Americans Resources and Services Procedures

    Gerda G. Fillenbaum

  • Screening the elderly. A brief instrumental activities of daily living measure.

    Gerda G. Fillenbaum

  • Educational Status and Active Life Expectancy among Older Blacks and Whites

    Jack M. Guralnik;Kenneth C. Land;Dan Blazer;Gerda G. Fillenbaum

  • The Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD): Part IV. Rates of cognitive change in the longitudinal assessment of probable Alzheimer's disease

    J. C. Morris;S. Edland;C. Clark;D. Galasko

  • The Behavior Rating Scale for Dementia of the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease

    P N Tariot;J L Mack;M B Patterson;S D Edland

  • Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD): the first twenty years.

    Gerda G. Fillenbaum;Gerda G. Fillenbaum;Gerald van Belle;John C. Morris;Richard C. Mohs

  • Nutrition and Function: Is There a Relationship Between Body Mass Index and the Functional Capabilities of Community-Dwelling Elderly?

    Anthony N. Galanos;Carl F. Pieper;Joan C. Cornoni-Huntley;Connie W. Bales

  • Identifying frailty in hospitalized older adults with significant coronary artery disease.

    Jama L. Purser;Maragatha N. Kuchibhatla;Gerda G. Fillenbaum;Tina Harding

  • Variability in Annual Mini-Mental State Examination Score in Patients With Probable Alzheimer Disease: A Clinical Perspective of Data From the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease

    Christopher M. Clark;Lianne Sheppard;Gerda G. Fillenbaum;Douglas Galasko

  • Analysis of Change in Self-reported Physical Function among Older Persons in Four Population Studies

    Laurel A. Beckett;Dwight B. Brock;Jon H. Lemke;Carlos F. Mendes de Leon

  • Social context and self-assessments of health among the elderly.

    G G Fillenbaum

  • Sensitivity and specificity of standardized screens of cognitive impairment and dementia among elderly black and white community residents

    G. Fillenbaum;A. Heyman;K. Williams;B. Prosnitz

  • Risk due to inactivity in physically capable older adults.

    E M Simonsick;M E Lafferty;C L Phillips;C F Mendes de Leon

  • Weight Change in Alzheimer's Disease

    Heidi White;Heidi White;Carl Pieper;Ken Schmader;Ken Schmader;Gerda Fillenbaum

  • The Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD). Part VI. Family history assessment: A multicenter study of first-degree relatives of Alzheimer's disease probands and nondemented spouse controls

    J. M. Silverman;K. Raiford;S. Edland;G. Fillenbaum

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl F. Pieper
Carl F. Pieper Duke University
Dan G. Blazer
Dan G. Blazer Duke University
Joseph T. Hanlon
Joseph T. Hanlon University of Pittsburgh
Kenneth E. Schmader
Kenneth E. Schmader Duke University
Harvey J. Cohen
Harvey J. Cohen Duke University
John C. Morris
John C. Morris Washington University in St. Louis
Linda K. George
Linda K. George Duke University
Christopher M. Clark
Christopher M. Clark University of Pennsylvania
Lisa F. Berkman
Lisa F. Berkman Harvard University

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