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| Dr. Louis Burgio Professor and Director |
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| Clinical Geropsychology | Clinical Health | ||||
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| Office: | 207 Osband Hall |
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| Phone: | (205) 348-7518 | ||||
| FAX: | (205) 348-8648 | ||||
| E-Mail: | lburgio@sw.ua.edu | ||||
| Website: | CMHA Homepage | ||||
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| Research Interests: | Dr. Burgio has done extensive work in applied gerontology and has been the recipient of continued NIH funding since 1990. He is a member of NIH's National Council for Nursing Research. He is presently examining environmental and behavioral interventions for reducing stress in dementia caregivers in community and nursing home settings. Dr. Burgio, a recent recipient of the M. Powell Lawton award from APA (Div. 20) has authored over 130 articles, is a Fellow of APA, and is on the board of editors for several aging related journals, including Psychology and Aging. | ||||
| Research Affiliations: | Clinical Geropsychology | ||||
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Allen, R.S.,Burgio, L.D.,Fisher, S.R., Hardin, M., & Shuster, J.L., (2005). Behavioral characteristics of agitated nursing home residents with dementia at the end of life. The Gerontologist, 45, 661-666. |
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| Burgio, L.D., and the REACH Investigators. (2006, In press). Annals of Internal Medicine. | |||||
| Fisher, S.E., Burgio, L.D., Thorn, B.E.,& Hardin, J.M. (2006). Obtaining self-report from cognitively impaired elders: Methodological issues and clinical implications for nursing home pain assessmetn. The Gerontologist, 46, 81-88. | |||||
| Czaja, S. J., Schulz, R., Belle, S.H., Burgio, L.D., Armstrong, N., Gitlin, L.N., et al. (2006). Data safety monitoring in social behaviroal intervention trials: The REACH II experience. Clinical Trials: The Journal of the Society for Clinical Trials, 3, 107-118. | |||||
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Roth, D. L., Burgio, L. D., Gitlin, L. N., Gallagher-Thompson, D., Coon, D. W., Belle, S. H., Steven, A. B., & Burns,R. (2003). Psychometric analysis of the revised memory and behavior problems checklist: Factor structure of occurrence and reaction ratings. Psychology and Aging, 18(4), 906–915. |
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