Publications by authors named "C Gregory Elliott"
Background: As Alzheimer disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD) progress, individuals increasingly require assistance from unpaid, informal caregivers to support them in activities of daily living. These caregivers may experience high levels of financial, mental, and physical strain associated with providing care. CareVirtue is a web-based tool created to connect and support multiple individuals across a care network to coordinate care activities and share important information, thereby reducing care burden.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objectives: Rural caregivers of people living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) face unique caregiving challenges. Current interventions do not address many of the systemic barriers experienced by rural ADRD caregivers, including barriers related to geography, healthcare services access, and financial insecurity. The objective of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of rural ADRD caregivers' needs, strengths, and strategies in obtaining caregiving support, and to represent these attributes in the form of personas that can be used to design interventions for rural ADRD caregivers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLeptosphaeria maculans is the causal agent of blackleg disease in Brassica napus, leading to substantial yield losses. Sirodesmin PL, the principal toxin produced by L. maculans, has been implicated in the infective process in plants.
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- - Nurses play a vital role in shaping health policy to ensure equitable access to palliative care for those with life-limiting illnesses, as outlined in a critical analysis of British Columbia's Palliative Care Benefits (BCPCB) program.
- - The study uses Fairclough's Dialectical-Relational Critical Discourse Analysis to examine how the BCPCB establishes criteria for residents' eligibility and access to palliative care resources based on their needs and illness burden.
- - Findings reveal that the BCPCB's eligibility criteria are vague and discriminatory, suggesting that palliative care nurses could significantly influence and improve the program and its practices.