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   Deborah T Gold, Affiliated Faculty
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  Associate Professor of Medical Sociology and Director

Office Location:  1507 South Hospital
Office Phone:  919-660-7530
Email Address:  send me a message
Web Page:   http://www.geri.duke.edu/people/gold.html

Education:

  • PhD Northwestern 1986
  • Ph.D. Northwestern University Medical School
  • M.Ed National College of Education 1979
  • B.A., English and Latin University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1973

Research Interests:

Dr. Gold's research focuses on the psychosocial consequences of chronic illness in late life. In particular, she has studies the impact of an exercise and psychosocial intervention on women with osteoporosis living in retirement communities as well as the impact of chronic pain on community-dwelling older women with osteoporosis. She has also looked at issues of quality of life in Paget's disease of bone, Parkinson's disease, syncope, and cancer. In addition, Dr. Gold has also investigated the sibling relationships of older adults and how those relations change across the life course. She is particularly interested in race and gender differences in older sibling dyads. Dr. Gold also heads the Data Processing Team of the Duke longitudinal study entitled Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (EPESE).

Representative Publications   (More Publications)
  1. "Blalock, S.J., Currey, S.S., DeVellis, R.F., DeVellis, B.M., Giorgino, K.B., Anderson, J.J.B., Dooley, M.A., & Gold, D.T. (2000). Effects of educational materials concerning osteoporosis on women's knowledge, beliefs, and behavior. American Journal of Health Promotion, 14, 161-169.."   (2001).
  2. "Gold, D.T. (2001). The non-skeletal consequences of osteoporotic fractures: Psychological and social outcomes. Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, 27, 255-262.."   (2001).
  3. "Mendes de Leon, C.F., Gold, D.T., Glass, T.A., Kaplan, L., & George, L.K. (2001). Disability as a function of social networks and support in elderly African-Americans and whites: the Duke EPESE 1986-1992. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 56B, S179-S190.."   (2001).
  4. "Roberto, K.A., & Gold, D.T. (2001). The challenges of chronic pain in later life: A selectively annotated bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.."   (2001).
  5. "Gold, D.T., Stegmaier, K., Bales, C.W., Lyles, K.W., Westlund, R.E., & Drezner, M.K. (1993). Psychosocial functioning and osteoporosis in late life: Results of a multidisciplinary intervention. Journal of Women's Health, 2, 149-155.."   (1993).
  6. "Blazer, D.G., Hays, J.C., Fillenbaum, G.G., & Gold, D.T. (1997). Memory complaint as a predictor of cognitive decline: A comparison of African-American and White elders. Journal of Aging and Health, 9, 171-184.."   (1997).
  7. "Gold, D.T., Woodbury, M.A., & George, L.K. (1990). Relationship classification using Grade of Membership (GOM) analysis: A typology of sibling relationships in later life. Journal of Gerontology, 45, S43-S51.."   (1990).
  8. "Hays, J.C., Gold, D.T., & Pieper, C.F. (1997). Sibling bereavement in late life. Omega, 35, 25-42.."   (1997).
  9. "Lyles, K.W., Gold, D. T., Newton, R.A., Parekh, S., Shipp, K.M., Pieper, C.F., Krishan, R., & Carson, CC III (1997). Peyronie's disease is associated with Paget's disease of bone. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 12, 929-934.."   (1997).
  10. "Roberto, K.A., & Gold, D.T. (1997). Spousal support of older women with osteoporotic pain: Congruity of perceptions. Journal of Women and Aging, 9, 17-31."   (1997).
  11. "Roberto, K.A., & Gold, D.T. (in press). Older families and chronic health problems: The influence of osteoporosis on the lives of married couples. In Brubaker, T. (Ed.), Family relationships in later life, 2nd edition.."   (1997).
  12. "Blalock SJ, DeVellis RF, Giorgino KB, DeVellis BM, Gold DT, Dooley MA, Anderson JJB, Smith SL: Osteoporosis prevention: Using a stage model approach to examine the predictors of behavior. Health Psychology 15: 84-93, 1996.."   (1996).
  13. "Gold DT, Boisture J, Shipp KM, Pieper CF, Lyles KW: Paget's disease of bone and quality of life. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 11: 1897-1903, 1996.."   (1996).
  14. "Gold DT, Lyles KW, Shipp KM, Harper KD, Drezner MK: Unexpected consequences of osteoporosis: An evolving basis for treatment decisions. In Marcus R, Feldman D Kelsey J (eds): Osteoporosis, San Diego, CA: Academic Press, pp 1089-1096, 1996.."   (1996).
  15. "Gold DT, Pieper CF, Westlund RE, Blazer DG: Do racial differences in hypertension persist in successful agers? Findings from the MacArthur Study of Successful Aging. Journal of Aging and Health 8: 207-219, 1996.."   (1996).
  16. "Gold DT: Continuities and discontinuities in sibling relationships across the life span. In VL Bengtson (ed), Adulthood and Aging: Research on Continuities and Discontinuities, New York: Springer, pp 228-243, 1996.."   (1996).
  17. "Gold DT: Cross-fertilization of the life course and other theoretical paradigms: An introduction. The Gerontologist 36: 224-225, 1996.."   (1996).
  18. "Gold DT: The clinical impact of vertebral fractures: Quality of life in women with osteoproosis. Bone 18: 185S-190S, 1996.."   (1996).
  19. "Hays JC, Schoenfeld D, Blazer DG, Gold DT: Global self-ratings of health mortality: Hazard in the North Carolina Piedmont. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 49: 969-979, 1996.."   (1996).
  20. "Gold, D.T., & Drezner, M.K. (1995). Osteoporosis and quality of life: Impact on delivery of care. In B.L. Riggs and L.J. Melton III (Eds.), Osteoporosis: Etiology, diagnosis, and management (pp. 475-486), 2nd edition. Philadephia: Lippincott-Raven Publishers.."   (1995).
  21. "Hays, J.C., Fillenbaum, G.G., Gold, D.T. ,Shanley, M.C., & Blazer, D.G. (1995). Black-white and urban-rural differences in stability of household composition among the elderly. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 50B, S301-S311.."   (1995).
  22. "Lyles, K.W., Lammers, J.E., Shipp, K.M., Sherman, L., Pieper, C.F., & Gold, D.T. (1995). Functional and mobility impairments associated with Paget's Disease of Bone. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 43, 502-506.."   (1995).
  23. "Gold DT: Family relationships in later life. In (Manheimer RJ) Older Americans Almanac. Detroit: Gale Research Inc., pp 319-342, 1994.."   (1994).
  24. "Gold DT: Social support in later life. In (ed Manheimer RJ), Older Americans Almanac. Detroit: Gale Research Inc., pp 359-370, 1994.."   (1994).
  25. "Gold, D.T. (1994). Chronic musculoskeletal pain: Older women and their coping strategies. Journal of Women and Aging, 6, 43-58.."   (1994).
  26. "Linzer M, Gold DT, Pontinen M, Divine GW, Felder A, Brooks WB: Recurrent syncope as a chronic disease: Preliminary validation of a disease-specific measure of functional impairment. Journal of Geneal Internal Medicine 9: 181-186, 1994.."   (1994).
  27. "Schoenfeld DE, Malmrose LC, Blazer DG, Gold DT, Seeman TE: Self-rated health and mortality in the high-functioning elderly--a closer look at healthy individuals: MacArthur Field Study of Successful Aging. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences 49: M109-M115, 1994.."   (1994).
  28. "Gold DT, Stegmaier K, BalesCW, Lyles KW, Westlund RE, Drezner MK: Psychosocial functioning and osteoporosis in late life: Results of a multidisciplinary intervention. Journal of Women's Health 2: 149-155, 1993.."   (1993).
  29. "Gold, D.T., & Schmader, K. (1993). An introduction to aging. In R. Michaels (Ed.), Psychiatry Revised edition (pp. 1-18). Philadelphia: J.B. Lippencott Company.."   (1993).
  30. "Lyles, K.W., Gold, D.T., Shipp, K.M., Pieper, C.F., Martinez, S., & Mulhausen, P.L. (1993). Association of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures with impaired functional status. American Journal of Medicine, 94, 595-601.."   (1993).
  31. "Weinberger, M., Gold, D.T., Divine, G.W., Cowper, P.A., Hodgson, L.G., Schreiner, P.J., & George, L.K. (1993). Expenditures in caring for patients with dementia. American Journal of Public Health, 83, 338-341.."   (1993).
  32. "Weinberger, M., Gold, D.T., Divine, G.W., Cowper, P.A., Hodgson, L.G., Schreiner, P.J., & George, L.K. (1993). Social service interventions for caregivers of patients with dementia: Impact on health care utilization and expenditures. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 41, 153-156.."   (1993).


 
 
 

 
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