Scholars@Duke
Deborah Oyeyemi Walton

Deborah Oyeyemi Walton

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care

Scholarly Works

Correlates and predictors of self-efficacy among dementia caregivers: D-CARE findings.

Journal article Alzheimers Dement · July 2026 INTRODUCTION: Greater dementia caregiver self-efficacy (CSE) may have considerable benefits for persons living with dementia (PLWD). The correlates of CSE have received little study. METHODS: Secondary analysis of an 18-month randomized pragmatic clinical ... Full text Link to item Cite

Self-efficacy change among diverse family caregivers in dementia care.

Journal article J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci · January 12, 2026 OBJECTIVES: To determine whether changes in caregiver self-efficacy (beliefs about one's ability to manage dementia-related problems and access help) differed by caregiver race and ethnicity across all participants enrolled in a large pragmatic trial of co ... Full text Link to item Cite

End-of-Life Care for Older Adults With Dementia by Race and Ethnicity and Physicians' Role.

Journal article JAMA Health Forum · November 7, 2025 IMPORTANCE: Evidence is limited regarding whether end-of-life care for individuals with dementia varies by race and ethnicity, and whether observed variations can be explained by differences in the physicians providing their care. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate en ... Full text Link to item Cite

Acute cytomegalovirus proctitis and epididymitis acquired via sexual transmission in an immunocompetent patient: a case report.

Journal article J Med Case Rep · November 10, 2023 BACKGROUND: We present a case report of an immunocompetent host with presumed sexually transmitted cytomegalovirus proctitis and epididymitis, where there currently is a sparsity of published data. CASE PRESENTATION: A 21-year-old previously healthy Caucas ... Full text Link to item Cite

Changes in late-life assistance networks for Black and White older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Journal article J Am Geriatr Soc · November 2023 BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted older Black Americans. Given that assistance networks play a crucial role in older adults' ability to respond to challenges, we sought to investigate whether older adults' assistance network ... Full text Link to item Cite

COVID-19-Related Changes in Assistance Networks for U.S. Older Adults With and Without Dementia.

Journal article J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci · March 13, 2023 OBJECTIVES: Prepandemic research suggests assistance networks for older adults grow over time and are larger for those living with dementia. We examined how assistance networks of older adults changed in response to the onset of the coronavirus disease 201 ... Full text Link to item Cite

EEG pre-burst suppression: characterization and inverse association with preoperative cognitive function in older adults.

Journal article Front Aging Neurosci · 2023 The most common complication in older surgical patients is postoperative delirium (POD). POD is associated with preoperative cognitive impairment and longer durations of intraoperative burst suppression (BSup) - electroencephalography (EEG) with repeated p ... Full text Link to item Cite

Developing an animated COVID-19 e-curriculum for adults with dementia and caregivers: Challenges and solutions.

Journal article Patient Educ Couns · January 2023 OBJECTIVES: Effective education and support for adults with dementia and their caregivers around pandemic issues is critical for protecting them. Animation-based learning has shown promise in patient education. We collaborated with educators and support st ... Full text Link to item Cite

Relationship Between Depression/Anxiety and Cognitive Function Before and 6 Weeks After Major Non-Cardiac Surgery in Older Adults.

Journal article J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol · January 2022 OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between affective measures and cognition before and after non-cardiac surgery in older adults. METHODS: Observational prospective cohort study in 103 surgical patients age ≥ 60 years old. All participants underwent ... Full text Link to item Cite

A protocol to reduce self-reported pain scores and adverse events following lumbar punctures in older adults.

Journal article J Neurol · July 2020 OBJECTIVE: Lumbar punctures (LPs) are important for obtaining CSF in neurology studies but are associated with adverse events and feared by many patients. We determined adverse event rates and pain scores in patients prospectively enrolled in two cohort st ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cognition and Capacity to Consent for Elective Surgery

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS · October 1, 2019 Link to item Cite

The INTUIT Study: Investigating Neuroinflammation Underlying Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction.

Journal article J Am Geriatr Soc · April 2019 BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Every year, up to 40% of the more than 16 million older Americans who undergo anesthesia/surgery develop postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) or delirium. Each of these distinct syndromes is associated with decreased quality of ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Depression, Anxiety and Postoperative Cognition in Older Adults

Conference JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY · April 1, 2019 Link to item Cite

The Impact of Chronic Kidney Disease on Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Decompression and Fusion.

Journal article World Neurosurg · February 2018 OBJECTIVE: To determine whether preoperative chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with inferior perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing lumbar arthrodesis. METHODS: Medical records of 293 adult (≥18 years old) patients with spine deformity unde ... Full text Link to item Cite