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Patricia A. Parmelee

Patricia A. Parmelee

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Psychology

D-Index
45
Citations
12237
World Ranking
6568
National Ranking
3564

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Patricia A. Parmelee is affiliated with the University of Alabama in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines including Social Sciences, Psychology, and Medicine, with a particular focus on Health, General Health Professions, and Demography. They have contributed extensively to areas such as Health disparities and outcomes, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, as well as Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies.

The scientist's recent publication record includes papers addressing a range of topics within these fields. Notable recent works include:

  • "Ethnoracial disparities in cognition are associated with multiple socioeconomic status-stress pathways" (2021) published in Cognitive Research Principles and Implications
  • "Momentary Associations of Osteoarthritis Pain and Affect: Depression as Moderator" (2021) published in The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • "Pain in persons with dementia and the direct and indirect impacts on caregiver burden" (2021) published in Geriatric Nursing
  • "Enhancing sleep quality for nursing home residents with dementia: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial of an evidence-based frontline huddling program" (2021) published in BMC Geriatrics
  • "Sources of nonreplicability in aging ethnoracial health disparities research." (2021) published in Psychology and Aging

They have collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Dylan M. Smith, Emily Behrens, Kyrsten Hill, Brian S. Cox, and Shinae Choi. This network reflects interdisciplinary teamwork often necessary in aging, health disparities, and gerontology research.

The scientist has published often in the following venues:

  • Innovation in Aging
  • Cognitive Research Principles and Implications
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • Geriatric Nursing
  • IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology

Their work covers multiple key topics, including:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Patricia A. Parmelee was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in 1992, marking a notable point in their professional career.

Best Publications

  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Late Life: Consensus Statement Update

    Barry D. Lebowitz;Jane L. Pearson;Lon S. Schneider;Charles F. Reynolds

  • Validation of the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale in a geriatric residential population

    Patricia A. Parmelee;Paul D. Thuras;Ira R. Katz;M. Powell Lawton

  • Attachment to Place and the Representation of the Life Course by the Elderly

    Robert I. Rubinstein;Patricia A. Parmelee

  • An interdisciplinary expert consensus statement on assessment of pain in older persons

    Thomas Hadjistavropoulos;Keela Herr;Dennis C. Turk;Perry G. Fine

  • Depression among institutionalized aged: assessment and prevalence estimation.

    P A Parmelee;I R Katz;M P Lawton

  • The relation of pain to depression among institutionalized aged.

    Patricia A. Parmelee;Ira R. Katz;M. Powell Lawton

  • Pain complaints and cognitive status among elderly institution residents

    Patricia A. Parmelee;Buster Smithy;Ira R. Katz

  • Limited English proficiency as a barrier to mental health service use: a study of Latino and Asian immigrants with psychiatric disorders.

    Giyeon Kim;Claudia X. Aguado Loi;David A. Chiriboga;Yuri Jang

  • Psychometric properties of the Geriatric Depression Scale among the institutionalized aged.

    Patricia A. Parmelee;M. Powell Lawton;Ira R. Katz

  • Incidence of depression in long-term care settings.

    Patricia A. Parmelee;Ira R. Katz;M. Powell Lawton

  • Psychometric Characteristics of the Minimum Data Set II: Validity

    M. Powell Lawton;Robin Casten;Patricia A. Parmelee;Kimberly Van Haitsma

  • Sleep disturbance in osteoarthritis: linkages with pain, disability, and depressive symptoms.

    Patricia A. Parmelee;Caitlan A. Tighe;Natalie D. Dautovich

  • Pain in cognitively impaired older persons

    Patricia A. Parmelee

  • Twenty Seven – The Design of Special Environments for the Aged

    Patricia A. Parmelee;M. Powell Lawton

  • The relationships among anxiety, depression, and pain in a geriatric institutionalized sample.

    Robin J. Casten;Patricia A. Parmelee;Morton H. Kleban;M. Powell Lawton

  • Depression and mortality among institutionalized aged.

    Parmelee Pa;Katz Ir;Lawton Mp

  • Vulnerability of Older Latino and Asian Immigrants with Limited English Proficiency

    Giyeon Kim;Courtney B. Worley;Rebecca S. Allen;Latrice Vinson

  • The factorial generality of brief positive and negative affect measures.

    M. Powell Lawton;Morton H. Kleban;Jennifer Dean;Doris Rajagopal

  • Anxiety and Its Association With Depression Among Institutionalized Elderly.

    Patricia A. Parmelee;Ira R. Katz;M. Powell Lawton

  • Pharmacologic treatment of major depression for elderly patients in residential care settings.

    Katz Ir;Simpson Gm;Curlik Sm;Parmelee Pa

Frequent Co-Authors

Rebecca S. Allen
Rebecca S. Allen University of Alabama
Giyeon Kim
Giyeon Kim Chung-Ang University
Jamie DeCoster
Jamie DeCoster University of Virginia
David A. Chiriboga
David A. Chiriboga University of South Florida
John R. Nesselroade
John R. Nesselroade University of Virginia
Paul Thuras
Paul Thuras University of Minnesota
Kenneth D. Craig
Kenneth D. Craig University of British Columbia
Richard Schulz
Richard Schulz University of Pittsburgh
Lucia Gagliese
Lucia Gagliese York University
Jamila Bookwala
Jamila Bookwala Gettysburg College

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