Patricia A Miller
Biographic Data
| ID | 4012876 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Patricia A Miller |
| GIVEN NAMES | Patricia A |
| FAMILY NAME | Miller |
| SIGNATURE | MILLER P A |
| AFFILIATIONS | McMaster University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6679-8014 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Understanding the educational and support needs of informal care-givers of people with dementia attending an outpatient geriatric assessment clinic
Informal (unpaid) care-givers of older people with dementia experience stress and isolation, causing physical and psychiatric morbidity. Comprehensive geriatric assessment clinics represent an important geriatrician-led model of dementia care. Our qualitative study examined the educational and support needs of care-givers of people diagnosed with dementia at a geriatric assessment clinic, resources used to address those needs and challenges exper…
Seniors' narratives of asking (and not asking) for help after a fall: Implications for identity
Falls among community-dwelling seniors constitute a major public health concern because of the potential morbidity and mortality associated with the fall. This study examined the informal care networks accessed by Canadian seniors who had visited the Emergency Department as a result of a fall, and considered the implications of the processes of asking for and receiving help on the senior's identity. Four themes were identified. The first was valu…
Art Cart: Saving the Legacy, a Model for Positive Aging and the Productivity of Professional Artists
ART CART: SAVING THE LEGACY is an intergenerational, interdisciplinary, interprofessional arts legacy project that connects aging professional artists (62+) with teams of advanced students to undertake the preparation and preservation of their creative work, offering a model of positive aging and an educational experience that will help shape the future of our American cultural legacy. Created from needs documented in research, the project launch…
Of time and troubles: Patient involvement and the production of health care disparities
Patient involvement in care practice has many and diverse proponents. It is endorsed by health care institutions and promoted by community agencies representing people with illness. A vast literature documents the benefits of patient involvement and describes ways to enable it. This article contributes to a critical literature on patient involvement by documenting the work done by women with cancer in relation to care timelines and in responding …
Candidates for President of Aect
Sexual Fantasies of Black and of White College Students
The intent of the study was to obtain data on the incidence of sexual fantasies and on the relationship of sex and race to types of sexual fantasies listed on an original Sexual Fantasy Questionnaire. Participants were 128 college students between the ages of 18 and 34 yr., including 28 black women, 45 white women, 25 black men, and 30 white men. Analysis of responses to the 34 sexual fantasies led to conclusions that blacks were more likely to u…
Of time and troubles: Patient involvement and the production of health care disparities
Patient involvement in care practice has many and diverse proponents. It is endorsed by health care institutions and promoted by community agencies representing people with illness. A vast literature documents the benefits of patient involvement and describes ways to enable it. This article contributes to a critical literature on patient involvement by documenting the work done by women with cancer in relation to care timelines and in responding …
Seniors' narratives of asking (and not asking) for help after a fall: Implications for identity
Falls among community-dwelling seniors constitute a major public health concern because of the potential morbidity and mortality associated with the fall. This study examined the informal care networks accessed by Canadian seniors who had visited the Emergency Department as a result of a fall, and considered the implications of the processes of asking for and receiving help on the senior's identity. Four themes were identified. The first was valu…
Sexual Fantasies of Black and of White College Students
The intent of the study was to obtain data on the incidence of sexual fantasies and on the relationship of sex and race to types of sexual fantasies listed on an original Sexual Fantasy Questionnaire. Participants were 128 college students between the ages of 18 and 34 yr., including 28 black women, 45 white women, 25 black men, and 30 white men. Analysis of responses to the 34 sexual fantasies led to conclusions that blacks were more likely to u…
Candidates for President of Aect
Of time and troubles: Patient involvement and the production of health care disparities
Patient involvement in care practice has many and diverse proponents. It is endorsed by health care institutions and promoted by community agencies representing people with illness. A vast literature documents the benefits of patient involvement and describes ways to enable it. This article contributes to a critical literature on patient involvement by documenting the work done by women with cancer in relation to care timelines and in responding …
Art Cart: Saving the Legacy, a Model for Positive Aging and the Productivity of Professional Artists
ART CART: SAVING THE LEGACY is an intergenerational, interdisciplinary, interprofessional arts legacy project that connects aging professional artists (62+) with teams of advanced students to undertake the preparation and preservation of their creative work, offering a model of positive aging and an educational experience that will help shape the future of our American cultural legacy. Created from needs documented in research, the project launch…
Seniors' narratives of asking (and not asking) for help after a fall: Implications for identity
Falls among community-dwelling seniors constitute a major public health concern because of the potential morbidity and mortality associated with the fall. This study examined the informal care networks accessed by Canadian seniors who had visited the Emergency Department as a result of a fall, and considered the implications of the processes of asking for and receiving help on the senior's identity. Four themes were identified. The first was valu…
Understanding the educational and support needs of informal care-givers of people with dementia attending an outpatient geriatric assessment clinic
Informal (unpaid) care-givers of older people with dementia experience stress and isolation, causing physical and psychiatric morbidity. Comprehensive geriatric assessment clinics represent an important geriatrician-led model of dementia care. Our qualitative study examined the educational and support needs of care-givers of people diagnosed with dementia at a geriatric assessment clinic, resources used to address those needs and challenges exper…
Psychology (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 works) · Aggression (1 works)