Susan E. Hickman
Oregon Health & Science University
25 Papers
328 Citations
Susan E. Hickman is an academic researcher from Oregon Health & Science University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 25 publications. Previous affiliations of Susan E. Hickman include Paradigm.
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Papers
High-Intensity Environmental Light in Dementia: Effect on Sleep and Activity
Philip D. Sloane,Christianna S. Williams,C. Madeline Mitchell,John S. Preisser,Wendy Wood,Ann Louise Barrick,Susan E. Hickman,Karminder S. Gill,Bettye Rose Connell,Jack D. Edinger,Sheryl Zimmerman +10 more
TL;DR: To determine whether high‐intensity ambient light in public areas of long‐term care facilities will improve sleeping patterns and circadian rhythms of persons with dementia, a large number of people with dementia have dementia.
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Impact of ambient bright light on agitation in dementia.
Ann Louise Barrick,Philip D. Sloane,Christianna S. Williams,C. Madeline Mitchell,Bettye Rose Connell,Wendy Wood,Susan E. Hickman,John S. Preisser,Sheryl Zimmerman +8 more
TL;DR: To evaluate the effect of ambient bright light therapy (BLT) on agitation among institutionalized persons with dementia, a large number of patients with dementia were enrolled for BLT treatment.
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The Effect of Ambient Bright Light Therapy on Depressive Symptoms in Persons with Dementia
Susan E. Hickman,Ann Louise Barrick,Christianna S. Williams,Sheryl Zimmerman,Bettye Rose Connell,Bettye Rose Connell,John S. Preisser,C. Madeline Mitchell,Philip D. Sloane +8 more
TL;DR: Assessment of the effect of ambient bright light therapy on depressive symptoms in persons with dementia finds it important to consider the role of light pollution in the development of dementia.
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Family reports of dying patients' distress: the adaptation of a research tool to assess global symptom distress in the last week of life.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors adapted the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale Global Distress Index (MSAS-GDI), a brief measure of patient global symptom distress, for use in a retrospective study of family reports about end-of-life care.
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Measurement of Quality of Care and Quality of Life at the End of Life
TL;DR: Recommendations for advancing the science of measurement at end of life are presented, charting a course for research that will improve the quality of care delivered and, consequently, thequality of life experienced at life's end.
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