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The STAR program, an evidence-based intervention to train direct care staff to effectively manage and reduce the problems experienced by persons with dementia and other memory impairments, has recently been translated:
A Chinese version was created by one of the SoN visiting professors, Dr. Jing-Jy Sellin Wang, Associate professor Dept. of Nursing & Inst. of Gerontology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan.
A Spanish version has been created by Dr. Jerson Laks, Associate Professor, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Both the DVD and the manual are now available and will be used to help professionals in these countries train others to improve the care of persons with dementia.
Training and Publications
Buist, D.S., Chubak, J., Prout, M., Yood, M.U., Bosco, J.L., Thwin SS, Gold HT, Owusu C, Field TS, Quinn VP, Wei F, Silliman RA. Referral, receipt, and completion of chemotherapy in patients with early-stage breast cancer older than 65 years and at high risk of breast cancer recurrence. J Clin Oncol. 2009;27(27):4508-14. .
Chubak, J., Boudreau, D.M., Fishman, P.A., Elmore, J.G. Cost of breast-related care in the year following false positive screening mammograms. Med Care. 2010;48(9):815-20.
Chubak, J., Bowles, E.J., Terry ,M.B., Trentham-Dietz, A., Buist, D.S. Antidepressant medications and change in mammographic density in postmenopausal women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009;18(2):676-9.
Hudson, S.V., Chubak, J., Coups, E.J., Blake-Gumbs, L., Jacobsen, P.B., Neugut, A.I., Buist, D.S. Identifying key questions to advance research and practice in cancer survivorship follow-up care: a report from the ASPO Survivorship Interest Group. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009;18(7):2152-4.
Kiosses, D.N., Teri, L., Velligan, D.I., Alexopoulos, G.S. A home-delivered intervention for depressed, cognitively impaired, disabled elders. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, July 2010 (Epub ahead of print). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20665555
Logsdon, R.G., Pike, K.C., McCurry, S.M., Hunter, P., Maher, J., Snyder, L., Teri, L. Early-stage memory loss support groups: outcomes from a randomized controlled clinical trial. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 2010, 65B(6), 691–697.
McCurry, S.M., Gibbons, L.E., Logsdon, R.G., Vitiello, M.V., Teri, L. Insomnia in caregivers of persons with dementia: Who is at risk and what can be done about it? Sleep Medicine Clinics, 2009, 4(4), 519-526.
McCurry, S.M., LaFazia, D.M., Logsdon, R.G., Teri, L. Managing sleep disturbances in adult family homes: Recruitment and implementation of a behavioral treatment program. Geriatric Nursing, 2009, 31(1), 36-44.
McCurry, S.M., LaFazia, D.M., Pike, K.C., Logsdon, R.G., Teri, L. Managing sleep disturbances in adult family homes: Recruitment and implementation of a behavioral treatment program. Geriatric Nursing, 2009, 30(1), 36-44.
Meeks, S., Looney, S.W., Teri, L., Van Haitsma, K. BE-ACTIV: A staff-assisted behavioral intervention for depression in nursing homes. The Gerontologist, 2008, 48, 105-114.
Mitchell, P.H., Teri, L., Veith, R., Buzaitis, A., Tirschwell, D., Becker, K, Fruin, M, Kohen, R., Cain, K.C. Living well with stroke: Design and methods for a randomized-controlled trial of a psychosocial-behavioral intervention for post-stroke depression. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 2008, 17(3), 109-115.
Teri, L. STAR: A dementia-specific training program for AL staff. Assisted Living Consult, 2009, 13-16.
Teri, L., Logsdon, R.G., McCurry, S.M. Exercise interventions for dementia and cognitive impairment: The Seattle Protocols. The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, 2008, 12(6), 391-394.
Teri, L., McKenzie, G.L., Pike, K.C., Farran, C.J., Beck, C., Paun, O., LaFazia, D. Staff training in assisted living: Evaluating treatment fidelity. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2010, 18(6), 502-509.
Logsdon, R.G., Pike, K.C., McCurry, S.M., Hunter, P., Maher, J., Snyder, L., & Teri, L. (2010) Early stage memory loss support groups: Outcomes from a randomized controlled clinical trial. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 65B (6), 691-97. PMCID: PMC2954328
McCurry, S.M., Pike, K.C., Logsdon, R.G., Vitiello, M.V., Larson, E.B., Teri, L. Predictors of short- and long-term adherence to a daily walking program in persons with Alzheimer's disease. American Journal of Alzheimers Disease and Other Dementias, 2010, 25(6):505-512. PMCID: PMC2935497
Logsdon, R.G., Teri, L., An evidence-based exercise and behavior management program for dementia care. Generations, 2010, 34(1), 80-83.
McKenzie, G., Teri, L. Psychosocial Therapies with Older Adults. In C. E.Coffey & J. L. Cummings (Eds.), Textbook of Geriatric Neuropsychiatry (3 ed.), 2011. Arlington, VA: The American Psychiatric Publishing.
Neville, C., Teri, L. Anxiety, anxiety symptoms and associations among older people with dementia in assisted living facilities. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 2011, 20(3), 195-201. doi: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2010.00724.x
McKenzie, G., Teri, L., Salazar, M.K., Farran., C.J., Beck, C., Paun, O. Relationship between system-level characteristics of assisted living facilities and the health and safety of unlicensed staff. American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Journal, 2011, 59(4), 173-180. doi: 10.3928/08910162-20110328-01
McGough, E.L., Kelly, V.E., Ciol, M.A., Logsdon, R.G., McCurry, S.M., Cochrane, B.B., Engel, J.M., and Teri, L. Associations between physical performance and executive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: Gait velocity and Timed Up & Go Test. Physical Therapy, 2011, 91(8), 1-10. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20100372
Resources
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NIH – National Institutes of Health
www.nih.gov
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
www.aarp.org
National Alzheimer’s Association
Telephone (toll-free): (800) 272-3900
www.alz.org
STATE AND REGIONAL RESEARCH GROUPS
Northwest Roybal Center for Translational Research on Aging
www.nwroybal.org
University of Washington de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging
www.agingcenter.org
Group Health Research Institute (GHRI)
www.grouphealthresearch.org
University of Washington Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC)
www.uwadrc.org
University of Washington Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS)
www.iths.org
RELATED SITES
National Council on Aging (NCOA)
www.ncoa.org
Cornell Institute for Translation Research on Aging
www.citra.org
Alliance for Aging Research
www.agingresearch.org
American Psychological Association
www.apa.org
The Gerontological Society of America
www.geron.org
