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Linda L. Davis
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Office Location:  Pearson Building
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Web Page:  http://faculty.duhs.duke.edu/faculty/info?pid=13841
Division:  Adult and Family Programs Division

Research Interests:

My research interests are grounded in my early experiences as an adult nurse practitioner and include elder care, family stress, coping and adaptation, and methods and measures for clinical research around those issues.

Keywords:

Aging • Caregiver skill training • Caregiving • Cognitive-behavioral interventions • Dementia • Family coping • Research methods and measurement

Representative Publications   (More Publications)   (search)

  • Davis, L. L. and Chestnutt, D. and Molloy, M. and Deshefy-Longhi, T. and Shim, B. and Gilliss, C. L., Adapters, strugglers, and case managers: a typology of spouse caregivers., Qualitative health research, vol. 24 no. 11 (November, 2014), pp. 1492-500, ISSN 1049-7323 [doi]  [abs]
  • Day, J. R. and Anderson, R. A. and Davis, L. L., Compassion fatigue in adult daughter caregivers of a parent with dementia., Issues in mental health nursing, vol. 35 no. 10 (October, 2014), pp. 796-804, ISSN 1096-4673 [doi]  [abs]
  • Hyatt, K. and Davis, L. L. and Barroso, J., Chasing the care: soldiers experience following combat-related mild traumatic brain injury., Military medicine, vol. 179 no. 8 (August, 2014), pp. 849-55, ISSN 1930-613X [doi]  [abs]
  • Shaw, R. J. and McDuffie, J. R. and Hendrix, C. C. and Edie, A. and Lindsey-Davis, L. and Nagi, A. and Kosinski, A. S. and Williams Jr, J. W., Effects of nurse-managed protocols in the outpatient management of adults with chronic conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis., Annals of internal medicine, vol. 161 no. 2 (July, 2014), pp. 113-21, ISSN 1539-3704 [doi]  [abs]
  • Shaw, R. J. and Steinberg, D. M. and Zullig, L. L. and Bosworth, H. B. and Johnson, C. M. and Davis, L. L., mHealth interventions for weight loss: a guide for achieving treatment fidelity., Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, vol. 2014 (May, 2014), pp. 1-5, ISSN 1527-974X [doi]  [abs]
  • Shaw, R. J. and Bosworth, H. B. and Silva, S. S. and Lipkus, I. M. and Davis, L. L. and Sha, R. S. and Johnson, C. M., Mobile Health Messages Help Sustain Recent Weight Loss., The American journal of medicine (September, 2013), ISSN 1555-7162 [doi]  [abs]
  • Shim, B. and Barroso, J. and Gilliss, C. L. and Davis, L. L., Finding meaning in caring for a spouse with dementia., Applied nursing research : ANR, vol. 26 no. 3 (August, 2013), pp. 121-6, ISSN 1532-8201 [doi]  [abs]
  • Habermann, B. and Hines, D. and Davis, L. L., Caring for parents with neurodegenerative disease: a qualitative description., Clinical nurse specialist CNS, vol. 27 no. 4 (August, 2013), pp. 182-7, ISSN 1538-9782 [doi]  [abs]
  • Shaw, R. J. and McDuffie, J. R. and Hendrix, C. C. and Nagi, A. and Edie, A. and Lindsey-Davis, L. and Williams, J. W. Jr., A Systematic Review: Effects of Nurse-Managed Protocols in the Outpatient Management of Adults with Chronic Illness. (VA-ESP Project #09-010) (August, 2013), VA Health Services Research and Development  [abs]
  • Van Houtven, C. H. and Thorpe, J. M. and Chestnutt, D. and Molloy, M. and Boling, J. C. and Davis, L. L., Do nurse-led skill training interventions affect informal caregivers' out-of-pocket expenditures?, The Gerontologist, vol. 53 no. 1 (February, 2013), pp. 60-70, ISSN 1758-5341 [doi]  [abs]
  • Shaw, R. J. and Bosworth, H.B. and Hess, J.C. and Silva, S. and Lipkus, I. and Davis, L.L. and Johnson, C.M., Development of a theoretically driven mHealth short message service (SMS) application for sustaining weight loss., JMIR mHealth and uhealth, vol. 1 no. 1 (2013), pp. e5 [available here], [doi]  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L., Caring for frail older adults: a theoretical and methodological agenda., Research in gerontological nursing, vol. 5 no. 4 (October, 2012), pp. 231-2, ISSN 1940-4921 [doi]
  • Shim, B. and Barroso, J. and Davis, L. L., A comparative qualitative analysis of stories of spousal caregivers of people with dementia: negative, ambivalent, and positive experiences., International journal of nursing studies, vol. 49 no. 2 (February, 2012), pp. 220-9, ISSN 1873-491X [doi]  [abs]
  • Levy, J. A. and Landerman, L. R. and Davis, L. L., Advances in mediation analysis can facilitate nursing research., Nursing research, vol. 60 no. 5 (September-October, 2011), pp. 333-9, ISSN 1538-9847 [doi]  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L. and Gilliss, C. L. and Harper, M. S., Family caregiving: Implications for rural practice, policy, education and research., in Rural caregiving in the United States: Research, practice, policy, edited by Talley, R. C., Chwalisz, K., & Buckwalter, K. C. (September, 2011), pp. 19-32, Springer Publishing Company, New York, ISBN 978-1-4614-0301-2 (Invited book chapter.)
  • Buckwalter, K. C. and Davis, L. L., Elder caregiving in rural communities, in Rural caregiving in the United States: Research, practice, policy, edited by Talley, R. C., Chwalisz, K., & Buckwalter, K. C. (September, 2011), pp. 33-46, Springer Publishing Company, New York, ISBN 978-1-4614-0301-2 (Invited book chapter.)
  • Shim, B. and Landerman, L. R. and Davis, L. L., Correlates of care relationship mutuality among carers of people with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease., Journal of advanced nursing, vol. 67 no. 8 (August, 2011), pp. 1729-38, ISSN 1365-2648 [doi]  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L. and Gilliss, C. L. and Deshefy-Longhi, T. and Chestnutt, D. H. and Molloy, M., The nature and scope of stressful spousal caregiving relationships., Journal of family nursing, vol. 17 no. 2 (May, 2011), pp. 224-40, ISSN 1552-549X [doi]  [abs]
  • Bowers, M. T. and Gilliss, C. L. and Davis, L. L., Acute and primary care advanced practice nursing: Past, present and future., in Advanced practice nursing: Emphasizing common roles, 3rd Ed., edited by Stanley, J. M. (2011), pp. 114-145, F. A. Davis, Philadelphia, ISBN 978-0-8036-2207-4
  • McLennon, S. M. and Habermann, B. and Davis, L. L., Deciding to institutionalize: why do family members cease caregiving at home?, The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, vol. 42 no. 2 (April, 2010), pp. 95-103, ISSN 0888-0395  [abs]
  • Davis, L. and Chestnutt, D., Family care for frail elders., in The encyclopedia of elder care: the comprehensive resource on geriatric and social care, edited by Mezey, M. D., Siegler, E. L., & Capezuti, J. (2008), Springer Publishing Company, New York, ISBN 9780826102591
  • Brown, C. J. and Williams, B. R. and Woodby, L. L. and Davis, L. L. and Allman, R. M., Barriers to mobility during hospitalization from the perspectives of older patients and their nurses and physicians., Journal of hospital medicine (Online), vol. 2 no. 5 (September, 2007), pp. 305-13, ISSN 1553-5606 [doi]  [abs]
  • Habermann, B. and Davis, L. L., Lessons learned from a Parkinson's disease caregiver intervention pilot study., Applied nursing research : ANR, vol. 19 no. 4 (November, 2006), pp. 212-215, ISSN 0897-1897 [doi]  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L. and Weaver, M. and Habermann, B., Differential attrition in a caregiver skill training trial., Research in nursing & health, vol. 29 no. 5 (October, 2006), pp. 498-506, ISSN 0160-6891 [doi]  [abs]
  • Rice, M. and Broome, M. E. and Habermann, B. and Kang, D. and Davis, L. L., Implementing the research budget., Western journal of nursing research, vol. 28 no. 2 (March, 2006), pp. 234-41, ISSN 0193-9459 [doi]  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L. and Weaver, M. and Habermann, B. and Buckwalter, K., Participant-centered adaptations in caregiver trials: strategies for managing confounds., Nursing outlook, vol. 53 no. 2 (June, 2005), pp. 73-8, ISSN 0029-6554 [doi]  [abs]
  • Habermann, B. and Davis, L. L., Caring for family with Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease: needs, challenges and satisfaction., Journal of gerontological nursing, vol. 31 no. 6 (June, 2005), pp. 49-54, ISSN 0098-9134 [doi]  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L., Today's rural caregiving: Managing mood without medication., Today's Caregiver no. 229 (June 23, 2005) [htm]
  • Sujijantartarat, R. and Booth, R. S. and Davis, L. L., Nosocomial urinary tract infection: nursing-sensitive quality indicator in a Thai hospital., Journal of Nursing Care Quality, vol. 20 no. 2 (2005 Apr-Jun), pp. 134-139, ISSN 1057-3631  [abs]
  • Gilliss, C. L. and Davis, L. L., Primary care and advanced practice nursing: Past, present, and future., in Advanced practice nursing: Emphasizing common roles, edited by Stanley, J. M. (2005), pp. 122-45, F. A. Davis Co., Philadelphia, PA, ISBN 0-8036-1229-X  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L. and Weaver, M. and Zamrini, E. and Stevens, A. and Kang, D. and Parker Jr., C. R., Biopsychological markers of distress in informal caregivers., Biological research for nursing, vol. 6 no. 2 (October, 2004), pp. 90-9, ISSN 1099-8004 [doi]  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L. and Burgio, L. D. and Buckwalter, K. C. and Weaver, M., A comparison of in-home and telephone-based skill training with caregivers of persons with dementia., Journal of Mental Health & Aging, vol. 10 no. 1 (Spring, 2004), pp. 31-44, ISSN 1078-4470  [abs]
  • Buckwalter, K. and Davis, L. L., The caregivers’ toolbox: Combating blue mood thinking., Today’s Caregiver (March-April 2003), pp. 28-30
  • Coen Buckwalter, K. and Lindsey Davis, L. and Wakefield, B. J. and Kienzle, M. G. and Murray, M. A., Telehealth for elders and their caregivers in rural communities., Family & community health, vol. 25 no. 3 (October, 2002), pp. 31-40, ISSN 0160-6379  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L. and Broome, M. E. and Cox, R. P., Maximizing retention in community-based clinical trials., Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing / Sigma Theta Tau, vol. 34 no. 1 (2002), pp. 47-53, ISSN 1527-6546 [doi]  [abs]
  • Buckwalter, K. and Davis, L., Elder caregiving in rural communities., White Paper commissioned by the U.S. Administration on Aging (Spring, 2002) [Caregiving%20in%20Rural%20Communities.htm]  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L. and Buckwalter, K., Family caregiving after nursing home admission., Journal of Mental Health & Aging, vol. 7 no. 3 (Fall, 2001), pp. 361-379  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L., Assessing functional ability in persons with dementia: using family caregivers as informants., The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, vol. 33 no. 4 (August, 2001), pp. 194-5, 200-2, ISSN 0888-0395 [doi]  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L., Altered family processes: Caring for the dependent family member., in Nursing care of older adults: Diagnoses, outcomes, and interventions, 2nd Ed., edited by Maas, M. L., Buckwalter, K. C., Hardy, M., Tripp-Reimer, T., & Titler, M. (2001), pp. 719-726, Mosby, St. Louis, MO, ISBN 0323012590
  • Burgio, L. and Allen-Burge, R. and Stevens, A. and Davis, L. and Marson, D., Caring for Alzheimer's disease patients: Issues of verbal communication and social interaction., in The gerontological prism: Developing interdisciplinary bridges, Society and Aging Series, edited by Clair, J. M. & Allman, R. M. (2000), pp. 49–74, Baywood Publishing Co., Amityville, NY, ISBN 0-89503-201-5
  • Cox, R. P. and Davis, L. L., Family problem-solving: Measuring the elusive concept., Journal of Family Nursing, vol. 5 no. 3 (August, 1999), pp. 332-360, ISSN 1074-8407  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L. and Burgio, L. D., Planning cognitive-behavioral management programs for long-term care., Issues in mental health nursing, vol. 20 no. 6 (1999), pp. 587-601, ISSN 0161-2840 [doi]  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L., Telephone-based interventions with family caregivers: A feasibility study., Journal of Family Nursing, vol. 4 no. 3 (August, 1998), pp. 255-270 [doi]  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L. and Gilliss, C. L., Primary care and advanced practice nursing: Past, present and future., in Advanced practice nursing: Emphasizing common roles, 1st Ed., edited by Sheehy, C. M. & McCarthy, M. (1998), pp. 114-36, F. A. Davis Co., Philadelphia, PA, ISBN ISBN 13:9780803602342; ISBN 10:0803602340  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L., What comes around doesn’t necessarily go around: A commentary on “Building Community”, Families, Systems & Health, vol. 15 no. 4 (Winter, 1997), pp. 401-404 [doi]  [abs]
  • Cleeland, E. A. and Davis, L. L., Depression in elders with dementia: Implications for home healthcare practice, Home Healthcare Nurse, vol. 15 no. 11 (November, 1997), pp. 780-787, 790-791, ISSN 0884-741X  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L. and Buckwalter, K. and Burgio, L. D., Measuring problem behaviors in dementia: Developing a methodological agenda., Advances in Nursing Science, 20(1), 40-55., vol. 20 no. 1 (September, 1997), pp. 40-55, ISSN 0161-9268 [doi]  [abs]
  • Grant, J. S. and Davis, L. L., Selection and use of content experts for instrument development., Research in nursing & health, vol. 20 no. 3 (June, 1997), pp. 269-74, ISSN 0160-6891 [doi]  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L., Family conflicts around dementia home-care., Families, Systems & Health: The Journal of Collaborative Family HealthCare, vol. 15 no. 1 (Spring, 1997), pp. 85-98, ISSN 1091-7527  [abs]
  • Grant, J. S. and Davis, L. L., Living with loss: The stroke family caregiver, Journal of Family Nursing, vol. 3 no. 1 (February, 1997), pp. 36-56, ISSN 1074-8407  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L., Commentary on "Teenage mothers at age 30", Western Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 27 no. 7 (November, 1995), pp. 858-859  [abs]
  • Grant, J. S. and Davis, L. L., Using the literature to design a study in the rehabilitation setting: an example with stroke patients., Rehabilitation nursing : the official journal of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses, vol. 20 no. 3 (June, 1995), pp. 144-8, 154, ISSN 0278-4807 [doi]  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L. and Cox, R. P., Using interventive questions to empower family decision making., Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN, vol. 14 no. 1 (June, 1995), pp. 48-55, ISSN 0730-4625 [doi]  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L. and Grant, J. S., Constructing the reality of recovery: family home care management strategies., ANS. Advances in nursing science, vol. 17 no. 2 (December, 1994), pp. 66-76, ISSN 0161-9268 [doi]  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L. and Cox, R. P., Looking through the constructivist lens: the art of creating nursing work groups., Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, vol. 10 no. 1 (May, 1994), pp. 38-46, ISSN 8755-7223 [doi]  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L., Family caregiving for middle-aged and elderly families: An international nursing research issue., Japanese Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 27 no. 2-3 (1994), pp. 71-75
  • Davis, L. L. and Gilliss, C. L., Primary care: Meaning and diversity for advanced practice role applications, in Joining forces: Articulating the advanced practice role of professional nursing, edited by Sheehy, C. M. & McCarthy, M. (1994), F. A. Davis Co., Philadelphia, PA
  • Davis, L. L., Family scores revisited--a comparison of three approaches to data aggregation., Western journal of nursing research, vol. 15 no. 5 (October, 1993), pp. 649-57, ISSN 0193-9459 [doi]  [abs]
  • Cox, R. P. and Davis, L. L., Social constructivist approaches for brief, episodic, problem-focused family encounters., The Nurse practitioner, vol. 18 no. 8 (August, 1993), pp. 45-9, ISSN 0361-1817  [abs]
  • Grant, J. S. and Davis, L. L. and Kinney, M. R., Criteria for critiquing clinical nursing research reports., Journal of post anesthesia nursing, vol. 8 no. 3 (June, 1993), pp. 163-71, ISSN 0883-9433 [doi]  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L. and Grant, J. S., Focus on psychometrics: Guidelines for using psychometric consultants in nursing studies., Research in nursing & health, vol. 16 no. 2 (April, 1993), pp. 151-5, ISSN 0160-6891 [doi]  [abs]
  • Grant, J. S. and Kinney, M. R. and Davis, L. L., Using conceptual frameworks or models to guide nursing research., The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses, vol. 25 no. 1 (February, 1993), pp. 52-6, ISSN 0888-0395 [doi]  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L. and Barham, P. D. and Kwentus, K. S., Bringing degrees to staff nurses., Nursing management, vol. 20 no. 5 (May, 1989), pp. 60-62, ISSN 0744-6314  [abs]
  • Gilliss, C. L. and Davis, L. L., Does family intervention make a difference? An integrative review and meta-analysis., in The nursing of families: theory/research/education/practice... selected papers from the Second International Family Nursing Conference, edited by Feetham, S.L., Meister, S. L., Bell, J. M., & Gilliss, C. L. (1993), pp. 259-65, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA, ISBN 978-0-8039-4716-0
  • Davis, L. L., Instrument review: Getting the most from a panel of experts, Applied Nursing Research, vol. 5 no. 4 (November, 1992), pp. 194-197 [doi]  [abs]
  • Gilliss, C. L. and Davis, L. L., Family nursing research: precepts from paragons and peccadilloes., Journal of advanced nursing, vol. 17 no. 1 (January, 1992), pp. 28-33, ISSN 0309-2402 [doi]  [abs]
  • Lilley, L. L. and Davis, L. L., Building a management library: experienced nurses pick their favorite references., Nursing & health care : official publication of the National League for Nursing, vol. 12 no. 3 (March, 1991), pp. 130-4, 149-50, ISSN 0276-5284 [doi]  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L., Hardiness: The health-promoting personality characteristic., in Conceptual foundations of professional nursing practice, edited by Creasia, J. L. & Parker, B. (1991), pp. 525-540, Mosby Year Book, St. Louis, MO, ISBN 080166148X
  • Davis, L. L., Illness uncertainty, social support, and stress in recovering individuals and family care givers., Applied nursing research : ANR, vol. 3 no. 2 (May, 1990), pp. 69-71, ISSN 0897-1897 [doi]  [abs]
  • Martin, A. C. and Davis, L. L., Mental health problems in primary care: a study of nurse practitioners' practice., The Nurse practitioner, vol. 14 no. 10 (October, 1989), pp. 46-7, 50-6, ISSN 0361-1817  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L. and Barham, P. D., Get the most from your preceptorship program., Nursing outlook, vol. 37 no. 4 (Jul-Aug, 1989), pp. 167-71, ISSN 0029-6554  [abs]
  • Hutto, C. B. and Davis, L. L., 12-hour shifts: Panacea or problem?, Nursing Management, vol. 20 no. 8 (August, 1989), pp. 56A, 56D, 56F, ISSN 0744-6314
  • Baldwin, J. A. and Davis, L. L., Assessing parents as health educators., Pediatric nursing, vol. 15 no. 5 (1989 Sep-Oct), pp. 453-7, ISSN 0097-9805  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L. and Barham, P. D., The nursing shortage. Recruiting IRNs., Nursing & health care : official publication of the National League for Nursing, vol. 9 no. 7 (September, 1988), pp. 368-372, ISSN 0276-5284  [abs]
  • Pheifer, W. G. and Davis, L. L., Men in nursing: their contributions to the mainstream nursing literature, 1955-1985., Journal of nursing history : a publication of the Nursing Archives Associates at Boston University, vol. 3 no. 1 (November, 1987), pp. 5-16, ISSN 0888-5796  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L., Convalescence and implications for nursing research., Image--the journal of nursing scholarship, vol. 19 no. 3 (Fall, 1987), pp. 114-20, ISSN 0743-5150
  • Gillow, K. E. and Davis, L. L., Lesbian stress and coping methods., Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services, vol. 25 no. 9 (September, 1987), pp. 28-32, ISSN 0279-3695  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L., The politics of interdisciplinary collaboration in professional practice., Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, vol. 2 no. 4 (Summer, 1986), pp. 206, 266, ISSN 8755-7223
  • Davis, L. L., Professional collaboration in health care administration., Nursing administration quarterly, vol. 7 no. 4 (Summer, 1983), pp. 45-51, ISSN 0363-9568  [abs]
  • Hayes, W. S. and Davis, L. L., What is a health care contract?, Health values, vol. 4 no. 2 (June, 1980), pp. 82-6, 89, ISSN 0147-0353  [abs]
  • Davis, L. L., He who cannot, teaches . . ., AJN The American Journal of Nursing, vol. 79 no. 7 (July, 1979), pp. 1979, ISSN 0002-936X [aspx]
  • Davis, L. L. and Hayes, W. S., Media for an integrated nursing curriculum., The Journal of nursing education, vol. 16 no. 8 (October, 1977), pp. 12-5, ISSN 0148-4834  [abs]
Selected Grant Support

  • Family Reintegration Experiences of Soldiers with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Uniformed Services University of the Health Services, HU0001-11-1-TS14-N11-C17.      
  • Project ASSIST for Chronic Illness Caregivers, National Institutes of Health / National Institute of Nursing Research, 7R01-NR008285-04.      
  • Behavioral and Team Functioning to Meet Resident Needs, National Institute of Nursing Research, NR03497-06.      
  • Biopsychological Markers of Distress in AD Caregivers, Hartford Foundation Southeast Center for Excellence in Geriatric Medicine..      
  • Parkinson's Disease: Family Management Styles and Associated Contexts, Neuroscience Nurses Foundation.      
  • REACH II: Multi-site Intervention Trial with Diverse Caregivers, National Institute of Nursing Research - National Institute on Aging, 2U01 NR04261.      
  • Behavioral Case Management for Family Caregivers of Dementia Patients, National Institute on Aging, P50 AG16582.      
  • Two Methods of Caregiver Skill Training, National Institute of Nursing Research, K01-NR00095.      
  • Telephone-based Skill Training for ARD Caregivers, UAB Alzheimer's Disease Center.      
  • Discharge Planning for Stroke Patients and Their Families, UAB Lister Hill Center for Health Policy.      

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