Katherine Carroll Britt
Biographic Data
| ID | 239872 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katherine Carroll Britt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katherine Carroll |
| FAMILY NAME | Britt |
| SIGNATURE | BRITT K C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pennsylvania |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5119-1260 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Detecting Language-Related Disparities in Spiritual Care Using Artificial Intelligence
INTRODUCTION: Language barriers perpetuate health care disparities, yet traditional data sources overlook inequities in relationship‐based care. This study uses artificial intelligence to examine language‐related disparities in spiritual care, a domain largely documented in unstructured clinical notes. METHODS: We analyzed electronic health records of 7,360 deceased adults aged ≥65 years from a tertiary hospital (2010-2023). Natural language proc…
The association of spirituality and memory in older Black and White U.S. Adults
This study investigated associations between religiousness and spirituality with memory and executive function among cognitively unimpaired older Black and White adults. We examined data from the Aging Brain Cohort (ABC) at The University of Pennsylvania Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center from 2021 to 2022. Participants who reported higher spirituality but not religiousness had better memory but not executive function, controlling for age, educa…
Religious Coping, Stress, and Mental and Physical Health
This study examined the association between perceived stress and mental/physical health (SF-12) and the moderating role of positive and negative religious coping using data ( n = 5,059) from three cohorts (the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos ( n = 585), Nurses’ Health Study II ( n = 3,882), and The Strong Heart Study ( n = 592)) which included Hispanic/Latino, non-Hispanic White, and American Indian individuals in the USA. By inc…
Symptoms of dementia progression in cognitive impairment
This exploratory study explores the role of religious and spiritual (R/S) activity in cognitive impairment. We used data from respondents with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) from the Health and Retirement Study and Aging, Demographics, and Memory sub-study to investigate associations between religious service attendance and behavioral expressions, cognition, and sleep disturbances independently at two different time points using Spearman's Rho p…
Facets of Religion/Spirituality and Cognitive Health
Religion and spirituality (R/S) may be associated with better cognitive health, yet most published studies have been conducted in primarily White populations without investigating association variations by gender and race. A cross-sectional analysis of 1041 community-dwelling diverse older adults from the Philadelphia Healthy Brain Aging (PHBA) cohort study was conducted using multiple regression analysis. We examined associations between facets …
The association of telomere length and religiosity
An Examination of the Impact of Clergy-Involved Mental Health Activities for Their Congregants on Clergy Life Satisfaction, Happiness, and Perceptions of Having a Life Close to Ideal in the USA
Clergy play a crucial role in supporting the mental health of their congregants, but the impact on their own well-being is understudied. A review of 2019–2020 data from 636 U.S. religious leaders using generalized estimating equations analysis found that clergy use prayer, preaching, readings on mental health, and referrals to mental health professionals to support congregants’ well-being. Future longitudinal studies are needed to understand the …
Association of Religious Service Attendance and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, Cognitive Function, and Sleep Disturbances in All-Cause Dementia
Commonly reported in dementia, neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), cognitive decline, and sleep disturbances indicate dementia progression. With the growing dementia burden, identifying protective factors that may slow dementia progression is increasingly essential. Religion and spirituality are associated with better mental and physical health, yet few studies have been reported in older adults with dementia. This study examines associations betwee…
Older Adults with Dementia
Protective factors that slow dementia progression and improve quality of life are needed. Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), cognitive decline, and sleep disturbances are commonly found in dementia, indicate progression, and increase caregiver distress. The purpose of this study was to examine the association of private prayer with NPS, cognitive function, and sleep disturbances in older adults with dementia. We analyzed data from the Health and Re…
Living Alone During Covid-19
Findings suggest older adults who live alone may be more reactive to social contact during the COVID-19 outbreak than older adults who reside with others. In-person contact may confer distinct benefits not available via telephone contact, suggesting that possible interventions during the pandemic may work best with safe forms of in-person contact, possibly with nonfamily members
Living Alone During Covid-19
Findings suggest older adults who live alone may be more reactive to social contact during the COVID-19 outbreak than older adults who reside with others. In-person contact may confer distinct benefits not available via telephone contact, suggesting that possible interventions during the pandemic may work best with safe forms of in-person contact, possibly with nonfamily members
Living Alone During Covid-19
Findings suggest older adults who live alone may be more reactive to social contact during the COVID-19 outbreak than older adults who reside with others. In-person contact may confer distinct benefits not available via telephone contact, suggesting that possible interventions during the pandemic may work best with safe forms of in-person contact, possibly with nonfamily members
Older Adults with Dementia
Protective factors that slow dementia progression and improve quality of life are needed. Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), cognitive decline, and sleep disturbances are commonly found in dementia, indicate progression, and increase caregiver distress. The purpose of this study was to examine the association of private prayer with NPS, cognitive function, and sleep disturbances in older adults with dementia. We analyzed data from the Health and Re…
Association of Religious Service Attendance and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, Cognitive Function, and Sleep Disturbances in All-Cause Dementia
Commonly reported in dementia, neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS), cognitive decline, and sleep disturbances indicate dementia progression. With the growing dementia burden, identifying protective factors that may slow dementia progression is increasingly essential. Religion and spirituality are associated with better mental and physical health, yet few studies have been reported in older adults with dementia. This study examines associations betwee…
An Examination of the Impact of Clergy-Involved Mental Health Activities for Their Congregants on Clergy Life Satisfaction, Happiness, and Perceptions of Having a Life Close to Ideal in the USA
Clergy play a crucial role in supporting the mental health of their congregants, but the impact on their own well-being is understudied. A review of 2019–2020 data from 636 U.S. religious leaders using generalized estimating equations analysis found that clergy use prayer, preaching, readings on mental health, and referrals to mental health professionals to support congregants’ well-being. Future longitudinal studies are needed to understand the …
Symptoms of dementia progression in cognitive impairment
This exploratory study explores the role of religious and spiritual (R/S) activity in cognitive impairment. We used data from respondents with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) from the Health and Retirement Study and Aging, Demographics, and Memory sub-study to investigate associations between religious service attendance and behavioral expressions, cognition, and sleep disturbances independently at two different time points using Spearman's Rho p…
Facets of Religion/Spirituality and Cognitive Health
Religion and spirituality (R/S) may be associated with better cognitive health, yet most published studies have been conducted in primarily White populations without investigating association variations by gender and race. A cross-sectional analysis of 1041 community-dwelling diverse older adults from the Philadelphia Healthy Brain Aging (PHBA) cohort study was conducted using multiple regression analysis. We examined associations between facets …
The association of telomere length and religiosity
Detecting Language-Related Disparities in Spiritual Care Using Artificial Intelligence
INTRODUCTION: Language barriers perpetuate health care disparities, yet traditional data sources overlook inequities in relationship‐based care. This study uses artificial intelligence to examine language‐related disparities in spiritual care, a domain largely documented in unstructured clinical notes. METHODS: We analyzed electronic health records of 7,360 deceased adults aged ≥65 years from a tertiary hospital (2010-2023). Natural language proc…
The association of spirituality and memory in older Black and White U.S. Adults
This study investigated associations between religiousness and spirituality with memory and executive function among cognitively unimpaired older Black and White adults. We examined data from the Aging Brain Cohort (ABC) at The University of Pennsylvania Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center from 2021 to 2022. Participants who reported higher spirituality but not religiousness had better memory but not executive function, controlling for age, educa…
Religious Coping, Stress, and Mental and Physical Health
This study examined the association between perceived stress and mental/physical health (SF-12) and the moderating role of positive and negative religious coping using data ( n = 5,059) from three cohorts (the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos ( n = 585), Nurses’ Health Study II ( n = 3,882), and The Strong Heart Study ( n = 592)) which included Hispanic/Latino, non-Hispanic White, and American Indian individuals in the USA. By inc…
Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (7 works) · Cognition (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Dementia (3 works) · Disease (3 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (3 works)