Adam P Spira

Summary

Affiliation: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Depressive symptoms in oldest-old women: risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia
    Adam P Spira
    Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 20:1006-15. 2012
  2. ncbi Objectively measured sleep quality and nursing home placement in older women
    Adam P Spira
    Department of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 60:1237-43. 2012
  3. ncbi Poor sleep quality and functional decline in older women
    Adam P Spira
    Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 60:1092-8. 2012
  4. ncbi Reliability and validity of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale in older men
    Adam P Spira
    Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 67:433-9. 2012
  5. ncbi Sleep and physical functioning in family caregivers of older adults with memory impairment
    Adam P Spira
    Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Int Psychogeriatr 22:306-11. 2010
  6. ncbi Anxiety symptoms and objectively measured sleep quality in older women
    Adam P Spira
    Division of Geriatrics and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 17:136-43. 2009
  7. ncbi Mild cognitive impairment, dementia, and their subtypes in oldest old women
    Kristine Yaffe
    Department of Psychiatry, University of California at San Francisco, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
    Arch Neurol 68:631-6. 2011
  8. ncbi Subclinical anxiety symptoms, sleep, and daytime dysfunction in older adults with primary insomnia
    Adam P Spira
    University of California, San Francisco, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USA
    J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 21:149-53. 2008
  9. ncbi Behavioral correlates of sleep-disordered breathing in older men
    Eric J Kezirian
    Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    Sleep 32:253-61. 2009
  10. ncbi Sleep-disordered breathing, hypoxia, and risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia in older women
    Kristine Yaffe
    Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
    JAMA 306:613-9. 2011

Detail Information

Publications19

  1. ncbi Depressive symptoms in oldest-old women: risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia
    Adam P Spira
    Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 20:1006-15. 2012
    ..We determined whether elevated depressive symptoms predicted 5-year incident mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia, and neuropsychological test performance among oldest-old women...
  2. ncbi Objectively measured sleep quality and nursing home placement in older women
    Adam P Spira
    Department of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 60:1237-43. 2012
    ..To determine the association between objectively measured sleep and subsequent placement in a nursing home or a personal care home...
  3. ncbi Poor sleep quality and functional decline in older women
    Adam P Spira
    Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 60:1092-8. 2012
    ..To determine whether objectively measured sleep quality predicts 5-year incident instrumental activity of daily living (IADL) impairment and decline in grip strength and gait speed in older women...
  4. ncbi Reliability and validity of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale in older men
    Adam P Spira
    Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 67:433-9. 2012
    ..These measures, however, have not been comprehensively evaluated for their psychometrics in older men. We determined the internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the PSQI and ESS in a sample of older men...
  5. ncbi Sleep and physical functioning in family caregivers of older adults with memory impairment
    Adam P Spira
    Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Int Psychogeriatr 22:306-11. 2010
    ..Sleep disturbance is common in caregivers of older adults with memory disorders. Little is known, however, about the implications of caregivers' poor sleep with regard to their physical functioning...
  6. ncbi Anxiety symptoms and objectively measured sleep quality in older women
    Adam P Spira
    Division of Geriatrics and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 17:136-43. 2009
    ..Few studies have examined the association between anxiety symptoms and objectively measured sleep quality in older adults. The authors determined this association in a large cohort of very old community-dwelling women...
  7. ncbi Mild cognitive impairment, dementia, and their subtypes in oldest old women
    Kristine Yaffe
    Department of Psychiatry, University of California at San Francisco, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
    Arch Neurol 68:631-6. 2011
    ..The population of oldest old is increasing, but the prevalence of cognitive impairment is not well characterized in this group...
  8. ncbi Subclinical anxiety symptoms, sleep, and daytime dysfunction in older adults with primary insomnia
    Adam P Spira
    University of California, San Francisco, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, USA
    J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 21:149-53. 2008
    ..Thus, subclinical anxiety symptoms may be an important target for clinical intervention to improve sleep and functioning in older adults with primary insomnia...
  9. ncbi Behavioral correlates of sleep-disordered breathing in older men
    Eric J Kezirian
    Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    Sleep 32:253-61. 2009
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  10. ncbi Sleep-disordered breathing, hypoxia, and risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia in older women
    Kristine Yaffe
    Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
    JAMA 306:613-9. 2011
    ..Cross-sectional studies have linked sleep-disordered breathing to poor cognition; however, it remains unclear whether sleep-disordered breathing precedes cognitive impairment in older adults...
  11. ncbi The relationship between objectively measured sleep disturbance and dementia family caregiver distress and burden
    Sherry A Beaudreau
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
    J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 21:159-65. 2008
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  12. ncbi Subclinical anxiety symptoms, sleep, and daytime dysfunction in older adults with primary insomnia
    Adam P Spira
    University of California, San Francisco, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, San Francisco, CA, USA
    J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 21:56-60. 2008
    ..Thus, subclinical anxiety symptoms may be an important target for clinical intervention to improve sleep and functioning in older adults with primary insomnia."..
  13. ncbi Sleep-disordered breathing and cognition in older women
    Adam P Spira
    Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 56:45-50. 2008
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  14. ncbi Neuropsychiatric symptoms in mild cognitive impairment: differences by subtype and progression to dementia
    Emily R Edwards
    Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 24:716-22. 2009
    ..In addition, it is unclear whether NPS increase risk of progression to dementia. We investigated the distribution of NPS across MCI subtypes and determined whether NPS increase risk of progression to dementia...
  15. ncbi Non-pharmacological prevention of major depression among community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review of the efficacy of psychotherapy interventions
    Su Yeon Lee
    Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States
    Arch Gerontol Geriatr 55:522-9. 2012
    ..Results suggest that psychotherapy is a safe and cost-effective method to reduce the public health burden of depression among older adults with subthreshold depression...
  16. ncbi Cognition in obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAS): current clinical knowledge and the impact of treatment
    Stephanie A Kielb
    Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 1620 McElderry Street, Reed Hall 2 East, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Neuromolecular Med 14:180-93. 2012
    ..We conclude with a discussion of the mechanisms that have been proposed to explain cognitive dysfunction in OSAS and directions for future research...
  17. ncbi Sleep problems, psychiatric hospitalization, and emergency department use among psychiatric patients with Medicaid
    Christopher N Kaufmann
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Mental Health, Hampton House, 624 North Broadway, 8th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Psychiatr Serv 62:1101-5. 2011
    ..This study examined the prevalence of sleep problems and their association with the use of inpatient and emergency department services by Medicaid recipients with serious mental illness...
  18. ncbi Memory training interventions for older adults: a meta-analysis
    Alden L Gross
    Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Aging Ment Health 16:722-34. 2012
    ..These findings can inform the design of future memory training programs for older adults...
  19. ncbi Effective use of consent forms and interactive questions in the consent process
    Barton W Palmer
    Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, USA
    IRB 30:8-12. 2008