Brenda Diane Jamerson

Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2020 - Present Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Core Member of the Center for Biobehavioral Health Disparities Research · 2014 - Present Center on Health & Society, Social Science Research Institute

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Published June 23, 2016

Study helps identify traits that may cause elders to need help with medications

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Recent Publications

The use of ibuprofen to treat fever in COVID-19: A possible indirect association with worse outcome?

Journal Article Med Hypotheses · November 2020 Fever has been reported as a common symptom occurring in COVID-19 illness. Over the counter antipyretics such as ibuprofen and acetaminophen are often taken by individuals to reduce the discomfort of fever. Recently, the safety of ibuprofen in COVID-19 pat ... Full text Link to item Cite

Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency: An Actionable Risk Factor for Patients with COVID-19?

Journal Article Arch Med Res · October 2020 Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a common X-linked mutation that is more prevalent in African, Asian, Latin American and Mediterranean populations. Although most individuals are asymptomatic, exposure to certain food, drugs, or infect ... Full text Link to item Cite

A New Method of Identifying Characteristics of Needing Help to Take Medications in an Older Representative Community-Dwelling Population: The Older Adults Medication Assist Scale.

Journal Article J Am Geriatr Soc · June 2016 OBJECTIVES: To determine the sociodemographic characteristics, health conditions, and cognitive and functional status associated with baseline prevalence and new need for help taking medication 3 years later and to construct a brief scale indicative of nee ... Full text Link to item Cite

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