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Overview

Lee-Fay Low is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and has contributed extensively to research in health professions, with a particular focus on dementia and cognitive impairment. Their work spans the fields of medicine, psychiatry and mental health, clinical psychology, social psychology, and sociology and political science.

Their research primarily addresses topics such as dementia and cognitive impairment research, geriatric care and nursing homes, mental health and patient involvement, intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving, mental health treatment and access, palliative care and end-of-life issues, and aging and gerontology research.

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Negative stereotypes, fear and social distance: a systematic review of depictions of dementia in popular culture in the context of stigma (2020, BMC Geriatrics)
  • Including ethnic minorities in dementia research: Recommendations from a scoping review (2022, Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions)
  • The Effectiveness of Dance Interventions on Psychological and Cognitive Health Outcomes Compared with Other Forms of Physical Activity: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis (2024, Sports Medicine)
  • Implementing a Reablement Intervention, "Care of People With Dementia in Their Environments (COPE)": A Hybrid Implementation-Effectiveness Study (2020, The Gerontologist)
  • Stakeholders' perspectives on adapting the World Health Organization iSupport for Dementia in Australia (2020, Dementia)

Their frequent co-authors include Yun-Hee Jeon, Henry Brodaty, Kate Laver, Meredith Gresham, and Lyn Phillipson.

Lee-Fay Low has published regularly in a number of venues specializing in dementia and aging, including:

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Dementia
  • BMC Geriatrics
  • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions

Their multidisciplinary work covers not only clinical and psychological aspects of dementia but also sociological and political dimensions related to caregiving and stigma. The combination of health professions, medicine, and mental health fields highlights the scope and complexity of their research interests.

Best Publications

  • Cholesterol as a risk factor for dementia and cognitive decline: a systematic review of prospective studies with meta-analysis.

    Kaarin J. Anstey;Darren M. Lipnicki;Lee-Fay Low

  • Nursing home staff attitudes towards residents with dementia: strain and satisfaction with work

    Henry Brodaty;Brian Draper;Lee-Fay Low

  • Psychosis, depression and behavioural disturbances in Sydney nursing home residents: prevalence and predictors

    Henry Brodaty;Brian Draper;Dania Saab;Lee-Fay Low

  • A systematic review of different models of home and community care services for older persons.

    Lee-Fay Low;Melvyn W. Yap;Henry Brodaty

  • What Is the Best Dementia Screening Instrument for General Practitioners to Use

    Henry Brodaty;Lee Fay Low;Louisa Gibson;Kim Burns

  • Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: a seven-tiered model of service delivery.

    Henry Brodaty;Brian M Draper;Lee-Fay Low

  • Development and Validation of the Revised Patients' Attitudes Towards Deprescribing (rPATD) Questionnaire: Versions for Older Adults and Caregivers

    Emily Reeve;Emily Reeve;Lee-Fay Low;Sepehr Shakib;Sepehr Shakib;Sarah N. Hilmer;Sarah N. Hilmer

  • Dementia literacy: recognition and beliefs on dementia of the Australian Public

    Lee-Fay Low;Kaarin Jane Anstey

  • Normal cognitive changes in aging.

    Kaarin J Anstey;Lee-Fay Low

  • A Systematic Review of Interventions to Change Staff Care Practices in Order to Improve Resident Outcomes in Nursing Homes

    Lee-Fay Low;Jennifer Fletcher;Belinda J Goodenough;Belinda J Goodenough;Yun-Hee Jeon

  • Negative stereotypes, fear and social distance: a systematic review of depictions of dementia in popular culture in the context of stigma.

    Lee-Fay Low;Farah Purwaningrum

  • Beliefs and attitudes of older adults and carers about deprescribing of medications: a qualitative focus group study

    Emily Reeve;Lee-Fay Low;Sarah N Hilmer

  • Does personality affect risk for dementia? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Lee-Fay Low;Fleur Harrison;Fleur Harrison;Steven M. Lackersteen

  • Characteristics of the GPCOG, a screening tool for cognitive impairment.

    Henry Brodaty;Nicola M. Kemp;Lee-Fay Low

  • Predictors and outcomes for caregivers of people with mild cognitive impairment: A systematic literature review

    Katrin Seeher;Lee-Fay Low;Simone Reppermund;Henry Brodaty

  • The relationship between the quality of the built environment and the quality of life of people with dementia in residential care.

    Richard Fleming;Belinda J Goodenough;Lee-Fay Low;Lynn Chenoweth

  • The Sydney Multisite Intervention of LaughterBosses and ElderClowns (SMILE) study: cluster randomised trial of humour therapy in nursing homes

    Lee-Fay Low;Henry Brodaty;Belinda Goodenough;Peter Spitzer

  • Review of gait, cognition, and fall risks with implications for fall prevention in older adults with dementia

    Weihong Zhang;Weihong Zhang;Lee-Fay Low;Michael Schwenk;Nicholas Mills;Nicholas Mills

  • Attitudes of Older Adults and Caregivers in Australia toward Deprescribing

    Emily Reeve;Emily Reeve;Lee-Fay Low;Sarah N. Hilmer;Sarah N. Hilmer

  • Aggression in the elderly.

    Henry Brodaty;Lee-Fay Low

Frequent Co-Authors

Henry Brodaty
Henry Brodaty University of New South Wales
Lindy Clemson
Lindy Clemson University of Sydney
Kaarin J. Anstey
Kaarin J. Anstey University of New South Wales
Julian N. Trollor
Julian N. Trollor University of New South Wales
Nicole A. Kochan
Nicole A. Kochan University of New South Wales
Melissa J. Slavin
Melissa J. Slavin University of New South Wales
Sharon L. Naismith
Sharon L. Naismith University of Sydney
Helen Christensen
Helen Christensen University of New South Wales
David Ames
David Ames University of Melbourne
Viviana M. Wuthrich
Viviana M. Wuthrich Macquarie University

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