Linda O Nichols
Biographic Data
| ID | 6636646 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Linda O Nichols |
| GIVEN NAMES | Linda |
| FAMILY NAME | O Nichols |
| SIGNATURE | NICHOLS L O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Thomas Jefferson University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7085-4883 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Supporting Bereaved Caregivers
The brief REACH VA intervention for bereaved caregivers, adapted from the REACH VA (Resources for Enhancing All Caregivers' Health) behavioral caregiver intervention, was piloted October 2023 to March 2025. REACH is structured and standardized to focus on information about grief and bereavement, support, and physical and emotional well-being through problem solving, cognitive reframing, and stress management, but targeted to each bereaved caregiv…
Building a Community of Anthropological Practice
The disciplinary contribution of anthropologists employed outside traditional anthropology departments has been a topic of discussion and debate in the field for nearly a century. Alongside industry, nongovernmental, and nonprofit career paths, an increasing number of anthropologists have developed productive research careers outside of academic anthropology departments. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which provides health…
Reader’s Comments on “Practicing Medical Anthropology at a Veterans Administration Medical Center”
As an anthropologist in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the past 30 years, I read with some concern the article in the latest issue of Practicing Anthropology, "Practicing Medical Anthropology at a Veterans Administration Medical Center: An Investigation of the Health Care Experiences of WWII-Era Veterans" by Dr. Denver Lewellen (Practicing Anthropology 35[3]:44-48)
Caregiver Appraisals of Functional Dependence in Individuals With Dementia and Associated Caregiver Upset
The CAFU is easily administered, reliable, and valid for evaluating appraisals of dependencies and upsetting care areas
Social Marketing as a Framework for Recruitment
Strategies to enhance recruitment are often undertaken without a comprehensive plan. A social marketing plan provides a framework to map out the steps in recruitment that will be needed and to plan for allocations of time, staff, and resources
Positive Aspects of Alzheimer's Caregiving
We examined differences in positive aspects of caregiving (PAC) among 275 African American and 343 Caucasian caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease from the National Institutes of Health Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Care Health (REACH) study sites in Birmingham, Memphis, and Philadelphia. African Americans reported higher scores on PAC than did Caucasians. African Americans' higher religiosity partially mediated the relationshi…
Mortality in a public and a private hospital compared
OBJECTIVES. The objectives of this study were to determine (1) if there were significant differences between patients who died at a public hospital and those who died at a university hospital that functions as a private, community hospital, and (2) if those differences were associated with an increased risk of death. METHODS. Chart review collected variables used by the Health Care Financing Administration in mortality analyses to examine how sev…
Positive Aspects of Alzheimer's Caregiving
We examined differences in positive aspects of caregiving (PAC) among 275 African American and 343 Caucasian caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease from the National Institutes of Health Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Care Health (REACH) study sites in Birmingham, Memphis, and Philadelphia. African Americans reported higher scores on PAC than did Caucasians. African Americans' higher religiosity partially mediated the relationshi…
Mortality in a public and a private hospital compared
OBJECTIVES. The objectives of this study were to determine (1) if there were significant differences between patients who died at a public hospital and those who died at a university hospital that functions as a private, community hospital, and (2) if those differences were associated with an increased risk of death. METHODS. Chart review collected variables used by the Health Care Financing Administration in mortality analyses to examine how sev…
Social Marketing as a Framework for Recruitment
Strategies to enhance recruitment are often undertaken without a comprehensive plan. A social marketing plan provides a framework to map out the steps in recruitment that will be needed and to plan for allocations of time, staff, and resources
Mortality in a public and a private hospital compared
OBJECTIVES. The objectives of this study were to determine (1) if there were significant differences between patients who died at a public hospital and those who died at a university hospital that functions as a private, community hospital, and (2) if those differences were associated with an increased risk of death. METHODS. Chart review collected variables used by the Health Care Financing Administration in mortality analyses to examine how sev…
Social Marketing as a Framework for Recruitment
Strategies to enhance recruitment are often undertaken without a comprehensive plan. A social marketing plan provides a framework to map out the steps in recruitment that will be needed and to plan for allocations of time, staff, and resources
Positive Aspects of Alzheimer's Caregiving
We examined differences in positive aspects of caregiving (PAC) among 275 African American and 343 Caucasian caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease from the National Institutes of Health Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Care Health (REACH) study sites in Birmingham, Memphis, and Philadelphia. African Americans reported higher scores on PAC than did Caucasians. African Americans' higher religiosity partially mediated the relationshi…
Caregiver Appraisals of Functional Dependence in Individuals With Dementia and Associated Caregiver Upset
The CAFU is easily administered, reliable, and valid for evaluating appraisals of dependencies and upsetting care areas
Reader’s Comments on “Practicing Medical Anthropology at a Veterans Administration Medical Center”
As an anthropologist in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the past 30 years, I read with some concern the article in the latest issue of Practicing Anthropology, "Practicing Medical Anthropology at a Veterans Administration Medical Center: An Investigation of the Health Care Experiences of WWII-Era Veterans" by Dr. Denver Lewellen (Practicing Anthropology 35[3]:44-48)
Building a Community of Anthropological Practice
The disciplinary contribution of anthropologists employed outside traditional anthropology departments has been a topic of discussion and debate in the field for nearly a century. Alongside industry, nongovernmental, and nonprofit career paths, an increasing number of anthropologists have developed productive research careers outside of academic anthropology departments. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which provides health…
Supporting Bereaved Caregivers
The brief REACH VA intervention for bereaved caregivers, adapted from the REACH VA (Resources for Enhancing All Caregivers' Health) behavioral caregiver intervention, was piloted October 2023 to March 2025. REACH is structured and standardized to focus on information about grief and bereavement, support, and physical and emotional well-being through problem solving, cognitive reframing, and stress management, but targeted to each bereaved caregiv…
Medicine (4 works) · Health care (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture (2 works) · Applied anthropology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (2 works) · Disease (2 works)