Publications by authors named "L Barry Albright"

Background: Although family caregivers play a critical role in care delivery, research has shown that they face significant physical, emotional, and informational challenges. One promising avenue to address some of caregivers' unmet needs is via the design of digital technologies that support caregivers' complex portfolio of responsibilities. Augmented reality (AR) applications, specifically, offer new affordances to aid caregivers as they perform care tasks in the home.

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  • Older adults are at higher risk of loneliness due to age-related changes, leading to health issues like cognitive decline and cardiovascular disease.
  • A study explored the experiences of 24 older adults participating in a web-based loneliness intervention through semi-structured interviews, analyzing their feedback.
  • Participants reported improved social skills, better relationships, and increased confidence in social interactions, indicating that web-based loneliness interventions combined with cognitive behavioral therapy can be effective for older adults.
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Objectives: Using data from a large random sample of U.S. older adults ( = 7982), the effect of loneliness and social isolation on all-cause mortality was examined considering their separate and combined effects.

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Unlabelled: Applied behavior-analytic skills are derived from precise, technical, objective operational definitions and exemplars of natural phenomena. In some cases, technical behavior-analytic terminology can be challenging for students and practitioners to learn and apply given a person's individual history with the concepts. One of the conceptual areas of behavior analysis that learners tend to struggle with more than other areas is the functional account of human language or verbal behavior.

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Background: The resources of West African mental health care systems are severely constrained, which contributes to significant unmet mental health needs. Consequently, people with psychiatric conditions often receive care from traditional and faith healers. Healers may use practices that constitute human rights violations, such as flogging, caging, forced fasting, and chaining.

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