Mildred Ramirez

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Publications

  1. ncbi Demoralization and attitudes toward residents among certified nurse assistants in relation to job stressors and work resources: cultural diversity in long term care
    Mildred Ramirez
    Hebrew Home for the Aged, Riverdale, USA
    J Cult Divers 13:119-25. 2006
  2. ncbi Differential item functioning (DIF) and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Overview, sample, and issues of translation
    Mildred Ramirez
    Research Division, Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale, 5901 Palisade Avenue, Riverdale, New York 10471, USA
    Med Care 44:S95-S106. 2006
  3. ncbi Prevalence estimates and health-related correlates of cognitive impairment from a probability sample of community-residing Latino elders
    Mildred Ramirez
    Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale, Research Division, 5901 Palisade Avenue, Riverdale, New York 10463, USA
    J Aging Health 19:559-74. 2007
  4. ncbi Correlates of dental visits among community-residing Latino elders: a public health alert
    Mildred Ramirez
    Research Division, Hebrew Home at Riverdale, Riverdale, NY 10471, USA
    Gerodontology 28:12-8. 2011
  5. ncbi An evaluation of a monitoring system intervention: falls, injuries, and affect in nursing homes
    Douglas Holmes
    Hebrew Home for Aged at Riverdale and Columbia University Faculty of Medicine, New York 10463, USA
    Clin Nurs Res 16:317-35. 2007
  6. ncbi Influence of cognitive impairment, illness, gender, and African-American status on psychiatric ratings and staff recognition of depression
    Jeanne A Teresi
    Research Division, Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale, 5901 Palisade Avenue, Riverdale, NY 10471, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 10:506-14. 2002
  7. ncbi The development and psychometric analyses of ADEPT: an instrument for assessing the interactions between doctors and their elderly patients
    Jeanne A Teresi
    Research Division of the Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale, Riverdale, New York 10471, USA
    Ann Behav Med 30:225-42. 2005

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Publications7

  1. ncbi Demoralization and attitudes toward residents among certified nurse assistants in relation to job stressors and work resources: cultural diversity in long term care
    Mildred Ramirez
    Hebrew Home for the Aged, Riverdale, USA
    J Cult Divers 13:119-25. 2006
    ..A decrease in perceived racism and increased in-services about confused residents contributed to more positive attitudes toward residents. Examination of the quality of long-term care should include consideration of cultural diversity...
  2. ncbi Differential item functioning (DIF) and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Overview, sample, and issues of translation
    Mildred Ramirez
    Research Division, Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale, 5901 Palisade Avenue, Riverdale, New York 10471, USA
    Med Care 44:S95-S106. 2006
    ..The articles in this section illustrate the use of different methods to examine DIF in relation to English and Spanish language administration of the MMSE...
  3. ncbi Prevalence estimates and health-related correlates of cognitive impairment from a probability sample of community-residing Latino elders
    Mildred Ramirez
    Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale, Research Division, 5901 Palisade Avenue, Riverdale, New York 10463, USA
    J Aging Health 19:559-74. 2007
    ..A profile of those with cognitive impairment is provided. Predictors of cognitive impairment and the association between depressive symptomatology and cognitive impairment are examined...
  4. ncbi Correlates of dental visits among community-residing Latino elders: a public health alert
    Mildred Ramirez
    Research Division, Hebrew Home at Riverdale, Riverdale, NY 10471, USA
    Gerodontology 28:12-8. 2011
    ..To examine oral service utilisation in a probability sample of community-residing Latino elders...
  5. ncbi An evaluation of a monitoring system intervention: falls, injuries, and affect in nursing homes
    Douglas Holmes
    Hebrew Home for Aged at Riverdale and Columbia University Faculty of Medicine, New York 10463, USA
    Clin Nurs Res 16:317-35. 2007
    ..Additional time spent in staff care was significantly related to decreased affective disorder. The findings related to Vigil are generally mixed. The question remains as to whether the improvement in affect was due to Vigil or vigilance...
  6. ncbi Influence of cognitive impairment, illness, gender, and African-American status on psychiatric ratings and staff recognition of depression
    Jeanne A Teresi
    Research Division, Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale, 5901 Palisade Avenue, Riverdale, NY 10471, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 10:506-14. 2002
    ..Equally important is further investigation of the potential biases associated with diagnosis and recognition of depression among African Americans...
  7. ncbi The development and psychometric analyses of ADEPT: an instrument for assessing the interactions between doctors and their elderly patients
    Jeanne A Teresi
    Research Division of the Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale, Riverdale, New York 10471, USA
    Ann Behav Med 30:225-42. 2005
    ..The lack of instruments and methodologies designed specifically for assessing doctor-elderly patient interactions has constricted research on effective communication in the medical care of older adults...