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Pamela Roach

Asst Professor, Family Medicine & Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary
Verified email at ucalgary.ca
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[HTML][HTML] Psychotherapy mediated by remote communication technologies: a meta-analytic review

PE Bee, P Bower, K Lovell, S Gilbody, D Richards… - BMC psychiatry, 2008 - Springer
Background Access to psychotherapy is limited by psychopathology (eg agoraphobia),
physical disability, occupational or social constraints and/or residency in under-served …

The prevalence and incidence of frontotemporal dementia: a systematic review

DB Hogan, N Jetté, KM Fiest, JI Roberts… - Canadian Journal of …, 2016 - cambridge.org
BackgroundPopulation-based prevalence and incidence studies are essential for
understanding the burden of frontotemporal dementia (FTD). MethodsThe MEDLINE and …

Predictors of attitudes and adherence to COVID-19 public health guidelines in Western countries: a rapid review of the emerging literature

C Moran, DJT Campbell, TS Campbell… - Journal of Public …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Physical distancing, wearing face masks and hand hygiene are evidence-
based methods to protect the public from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection …

'Getting to Know Me': the development and evaluation of a training programme for enhancing skills in the care of people with dementia in general hospital settings

R Elvish, S Burrow, R Cawley, K Harney… - Aging & mental …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The aims of the study were to report on the development and evaluation of a staff
training intervention in dementia care designed for use in the general hospital setting: the …

'It's nice to have something to do': early‐onset dementia and maintaining purposeful activity

P Roach, N Drummond - Journal of psychiatric and mental …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Accessible summary Prevalence of dementia is expected to increase globally, and as such,
so is the demand on health, social, legal and financial services. It is important to understand …

Understanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on well-being and virtual care for people living with dementia and care partners living in the community

P Roach, A Zwiers, E Cox, K Fischer, A Charlton… - …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated public health measures that have impacted the
provision of care for people living with dementia and their families. Additionally, the isolation …

Subjective experiences of younger people with dementia and their families: Implications for UK research, policy and practice

P Roach, J Keady, P Bee, K Hope - Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, 2008 - cambridge.org
Young-onset dementia (dementia in people under 65 years of age) remains an under-
researched area of dementia care. As populations age in industrialized countries, dementia …

'Nobody would say that it is Alzheimer's or dementia at this age': Family adjustment following a diagnosis of early-onset dementia

P Roach, N Drummond, J Keady - Journal of Aging Studies, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives Family interaction and intergenerational dynamics have been known to influence
the efficacy of therapeutic interventions and as such, the understanding of such dynamics in …

Using the COVID-19 pandemic to reimagine global health teaching in high-income countries

S Atkins, AT Banerjee, K Bachynski, A Daftary… - BMJ Global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Our collective experience suggests that despite the pandemic chaos and fatigue, global
health teaching can be improved (box 1) by using COVID-19 as a teachable moment to …

Association between antiseizure medications and quality of life in epilepsy: A mediation analysis

M Wang, K Perera, CB Josephson, M Lamidi… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The relationship between antiseizure medications (ASMs), which improve health
outcomes by controlling seizures, and health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) is poorly …