Heather McCreath

· Adjunct Professor

University of California, Los Angeles · Geriatrics and Gerontology

Active 1984–2026

h-index47

Citations9.0k

Papers12016 last 5y

Funding$538k

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Research topics

Medicine
Internal medicine
Psychology
Family medicine
Emergency medicine
Nursing
Developmental psychology
Physical therapy
Gerontology
Neuroscience

Selected publications

Reliability of the Bates‐Jensen wound assessment tool for pressure injury assessment: The pressure ulcer detection study
Wound Repair and Regeneration · 2019-03-04 · 113 citations
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The Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool (BWAT) is used to assess wound healing in clinical practice. The purpose of this study was to evaluate BWAT use among nursing home residents with pressure injury. Findings and reliability estimates from the BWAT related to pressure injury characteristics (stage, anatomic location) and natural history (resolved, persisted) among 142 ethnically and racially diverse residents are reported. In this prospective 16-week study, 305 pressure injuries among 142 part…
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Effect of a Coordinated Community and Chronic Care Model Team Intervention vs Usual Care on Systolic Blood Pressure in Patients With Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack
JAMA Network Open · 2021 · 87 citations
Importance: Few stroke survivors meet recommended cardiovascular goals, particularly among racial/ethnic minority populations, such as Black or Hispanic individuals, or socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. Objective: To determine if a chronic care model-based, community health worker (CHW), advanced practice clinician (APC; including nurse practitioners or physician assistants), and physician team intervention improves risk factor control after stroke in a safety-net setting (ie, health…
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Developmental trends in sleep during adolescents' transition to young adulthood
Sleep Medicine · 2019-04-19 · 73 citations
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Sleep–Wake Timings in Adolescence: Chronotype Development and Associations with Adjustment
Journal of Youth and Adolescence · 2021 · 72 citations
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Sleep problems in adolescence are prospectively linked to later depressive symptoms via the cortisol awakening response
Development and Psychopathology · 2019-08-07 · 46 citations
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Sleep disturbance is a symptom of and a well-known risk factor for depression. Further, atypical functioning of the HPA axis has been linked to the pathogenesis of depression. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of adolescent HPA axis functioning in the link between adolescent sleep problems and later depressive symptoms. Methods: A sample of 157 17-18 year old adolescents (61.8% female) completed the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory (PSQI) and provided salivary cortisol samples…
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Recent grants

NIH Grant RC1AG035664
NIH · $538k · 2012

Frequent coauthors

David B. Reuben
University of California, Los Angeles
52 shared
Emmett B. Keeler
50 shared
Stephen Bohan
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
50 shared
Luna Ragsdale
Duke University
50 shared
Christopher W. Baugh
Brigham and Women's Hospital
50 shared
S. Henderson
Institute for Breathing and Sleep
49 shared
Bozhang Sun
49 shared
Li-Lin Liang
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
49 shared

Education

PhD, Psychology
Arizona State University
1995

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