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Megan E Shepherd-Banigan

Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences
Population Health Sciences
215 Morris Street, DUMC Box 104023, Durham, NC 27701

Scholarly Works - Conferences


Caregiver Quality of Life When Persons Living with Dementia Spend Time in Healthcare Settings

Conference Innovation in Aging · December 1, 2025 AbstractDementia significantly impacts the quality of life (QoL) of both persons living with dementia (PLWD) and their family caregivers. Efforts are underway to develop person-centered measures that refl ... Full text Cite

Characterizing Key Drivers of Respite Use Among Veteran Caregivers

Conference Innovation in Aging · December 1, 2025 AbstractRespite care has been shown to reduce caregiver burden and may delay long-term care placement, yet it remains underutilized, with only 12-15% of US caregivers reporting use of these services. Unde ... Full text Cite

Characterizing Key Drivers of Respite Use Among Veteran Caregivers

Conference Innovation in Aging · December 1, 2025 AbstractRespite care has been shown to reduce caregiver burden and may delay long-term care placement, yet it remains underutilized, with only 12-15% of US caregivers reporting use of these services. Unde ... Full text Cite

Trends in mechanical ventilation among Veterans living with dementia

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · April 2025 Link to item Cite

Trends in mechanical ventilation among Veterans living with dementia

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · April 2025 Link to item Cite

PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS INFORM A PERSON-CENTERED MEASURE OF “HOME TIME”

Conference Innovation in Aging · December 31, 2024 AbstractTo build a person-centered “hometime” measure for use for persons living with dementia (PLWD, inclusive of mild cognitive impairment), we conducted in-depth interviews with PLWD and spouses who suppo ... Full text Cite

MENTAL ILLNESS AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT USE IN VETERANS WITH DEMENTIA: DOES RESIDENCE MATTER?

Conference Innovation in Aging · December 31, 2024 AbstractLikelihood of dementia increases among individuals with mental illness. For patients with Alzheimer’s-related and related dementia (ADRD), mental illness can complicate clinical care and may reduce c ... Full text Cite

Use of high cost care among Veterans with comorbid mental illness and Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias

Conference Plos One · May 1, 2023 Introduction/Objective Alzheimer's Disease and Other Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) leads to frequent emergency department (ED) and inpatient use. Mental health symptoms among persons with AD/ADRD increases cognitive and functional disabilities and could cont ... Full text Cite

Abstract 017: Impact of Gentrification on Cardiovascular Disease Surveillance Using Data from the Electronic Health Record

Conference Circulation · March 5, 2019 Introduction: Current static approaches of CVD surveillance may not capture the true health of neighborhoods as the influx of younger, healthier, and wealthier individuals (i.e., gentrification) can i ... Full text Cite

NONPHARMACOLOGIC TREATMENTS FOR MENOPAUSE-ASSOCIATED VASOMOTOR SYMPTOMS

Conference JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE · April 1, 2017 Link to item Cite