Michael Paul Cary | Scholars@Duke

Michael Paul Cary
Associate Professor in the School of Nursing

Michael Cary, PHD, RN, joined the DUSON faculty in August, 2012. He has over eight years of nursing experience in long-term care, rehabilitation, and community health settings. Dr. Cary earned a BS in health services administration with a double minor in business administration and health information systems from James Madison University, and his BSN and MSN degrees (health systems management concentration) from the University of Virginia. He completed his PhD at University of Virginia School of Nursing in 2012.

Dr. Cary's dissertation research project, “Inpatient Rehabilitation Outcomes among Medicare Hip Fracture Patients”, which was funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research, lays the foundation for future work focusing on quality measures for rehabilitation, coordinated care and the comparative effectiveness of different post-acute care settings. While completing his doctoral studies, Michael gained experience in teaching both undergraduate and graduate students in the classroom as well as in online learning environments. He is co-teaching Nursing Care of Older Adults and Their Families in the ABSN program during the fall semester, and will teach this course again in the spring.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2018
Core Member of the Center for Biobehavioral Health Disparities Research, Center on Biobehaviorial Health Disparities Research, Social Science Research Institute 2014

Contact Information

311 Trent Drive, Office 1050 Clipp Building, Durham, NC 27710
michael.cary@duke.edu (919) 613-6031

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- M.S.N., University of Virginia 2006
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2013 - 2018
- Instructor, Temporary in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2012
Expertise
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Research
Selected Grants
- Trends and Predictors of Poor Discharge Outcomes following Impatient Rehabilitation for Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury awarded by University of Texas Medical Branch 2019 - 2020
- Duke CTSA (KL2) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2018
External Relationships
- UpToDate
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Goode, V., Cary, M., Crego, N., & Thornlow, D. (2021). Using Clinical Data to Improve the Quality of Health Care. Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing : Official Journal of the American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses, 36(2), 207–208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jopan.2021.01.001
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  - Oyesanya, T. O., Harris, G., Yang, Q., Byom, L., Cary, M. P., Zhao, A. T., & Bettger, J. P. (2021). Inpatient rehabilitation facility discharge destination among younger adults with traumatic brain injury: differences by race and ethnicity. Brain Injury, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2021.1895317
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  - Cary, M. P., Zhuang, F., Draelos, R. L., Pan, W., Amarasekara, S., Douthit, B. J., … Colón-Emeric, C. S. (2021). Machine Learning Algorithms to Predict Mortality and Allocate Palliative Care for Older Patients With Hip Fracture. J Am Med Dir Assoc, 22(2), 291–296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2020.09.025
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  - Cary, M. P., Randolph, S. D., Broome, M. E., & Carter, B. M. (2020). Creating a culture that values diversity and inclusion: An action-oriented framework for schools of nursing. Nursing Forum, 55(4), 687–694. https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12485
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  - Hall, R. K., Cary, M. P., Washington, T. R., & Colón-Emeric, C. S. (2020). Quality of life in older adults receiving hemodialysis: a qualitative study. Qual Life Res, 29(3), 655–663. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-019-02349-9
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  - Shepherd-Banigan, M., Smith, V. A., Lindquist, J. H., Cary, M. P., Miller, K. E. M., Chapman, J. G., & Van Houtven, C. H. (2020). Identifying treatment effects of an informal caregiver education intervention to increase days in the community and decrease caregiver distress: a machine-learning secondary analysis of subgroup effects in the HI-FIVES randomized clinical trial. Trials, 21(1), 189. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-4113-x
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  - Randolph, S. D., Cary, M. P., Johnson, R., & Gonzalez-Guarda, R. M. (2019). Black Fathers' Preferences for Sexual Health Interventions with their Adolescent Sons. Journal of the National Medical Association, 111(5), 569–572. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnma.2019.03.003
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  - Bell, L. M., Brennan-Cook, J., Sisson, J., Steigerwald, M., Cook, C., Cicero, E. C., & Cary, M. P. (2019). Learning about culturally humble care of sexual and gender minority patients. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 14(3), 216–218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2019.04.006
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  - Goode, V. M., Morgan, B., Muckler, V. C., Cary, M. P., Zdeb, C. E., & Zychowicz, M. (2019). Multimodal Pain Management for Major Joint Replacement Surgery. Orthopedic Nursing, 38(2), 150–156. https://doi.org/10.1097/nor.0000000000000525
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  - Cary, Jr., M. P., Smith, V. A., Shepherd-Banigan, M., Lindquist, J. H., Chapman, J. G., Hastings, S. N., & Van Houtven, C. H. (2019). Moderators of Treatment Outcomes from Family Caregiver Skills Training: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Obm Geriatrics, 3(2), 1–1. https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.geriatr.1902049
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  - Bailey, D. E., Muir, A. J., Adams, J. A., Thygeson, N. M., Williams, H., Cary, M. P., & Anderson, R. A. (2019). Clinical Encounters and Treatment Initiation for Chronic Hepatitis C Patients: Applications of Adaptive Leadership Framework for Chronic Illness. Sage Open, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244018824461
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  - Cary, M. P., Prvu Bettger, J., Jarvis, J. M., Ottenbacher, K. J., & Graham, J. E. (2018). Successful Community Discharge Following Postacute Rehabilitation for Medicare Beneficiaries: Analysis of a Patient-Centered Quality Measure. Health Serv Res, 53(4), 2470–2482. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.12796
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  - Molloy, M. A., Cary, M. P., Brennan-Cook, J., Cantey, D. S., Tocchi, C., Bailey, D. E., & Oermann, M. H. (2018). Preparing Clinicians for Transitioning Patients Across Care Settings and Into the Home Through Simulation. Home Healthcare Now, 36(4), 225–231. https://doi.org/10.1097/nhh.0000000000000667
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  - Cary, M. P., Goode, V., Crego, N., Thornlow, D., Colón-Emeric, C. S., Hoenig, H. M., … Merwin, E. I. (2018). Hospital Readmission in Total Hip Replacement Patients in 2009 and 2014. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 99(6), 1213–1216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2017.12.031
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  - Colón-Emeric, C. S., Corazzini, K., McConnell, E. S., Pan, W., Toles, M., Hall, R., … Anderson, R. A. (2017). Effect of Promoting High-Quality Staff Interactions on Fall Prevention in Nursing Homes: A Cluster-Randomized Trial. Jama Intern Med, 177(11), 1634–1641. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.5073
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  - Goode, V., Crego, N., Cary, M. P., Thornlow, D., & Merwin, E. (2017). Improving Quality and Safety Through Use of Secondary Data: Methods Case Study. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 39(11), 1477–1501. https://doi.org/10.1177/0193945916672449
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  - Cantey, D. S., Randolph, S. D., Molloy, M. A., Carter, B., & Cary, M. P. (2017). Student-Developed Simulations: Enhancing Cultural Awareness and Understanding Social Determinants of Health. The Journal of Nursing Education, 56(4), 243–246. https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20170323-11
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  - Cary, M. P., Thorpe, R. J., Walker, J. L., Gamaldo, A. A., Allaire, J. C., & Whitfield, K. E. (2016). The Effects of Social Support on Physical Functioning in Older African Americans: Longitudinal Results from the Baltimore Study of Black Aging. Journal of the National Medical Association, 108(4), 195–200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnma.2016.07.003
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  - Walker, J. L., Thorpe, R. J., Harrison, T. C., Baker, T. A., Cary, M., Szanton, S. L., … Whitfield, K. E. (2016). The Relationship between Pain, Disability, and Sex in African Americans. Pain Management Nursing : Official Journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses, 17(5), 294–301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmn.2016.05.007
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  - Cary, M. P., Spencer, M., Carroll, A., Hand, D. H., Amis, K., Karan, E., … Hoenig, H. M. (2016). Benefits and Challenges of Delivering Tele-rehabilitation Services to Rural Veterans. Home Healthc Now, 34(8), 440–446. https://doi.org/10.1097/NHH.0000000000000441
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  - Kletzel, S. L., Cary, M. P., Ciro, C., Berbrayer, D., Dawson, D., Hoffecker, L., … Heyn, P. C. (2016). Brain Gaming: A User's Product Guide for the Clinician. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 97(8), 1399–1400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2016.03.001
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  - Colón-Emeric, C., Toles, M., Cary, M. P., Batchelor-Murphy, M., Yap, T., Song, Y., … Anderson, R. A. (2016). Sustaining complex interventions in long-term care: a qualitative study of direct care staff and managers. Implement Sci, 11, 94. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-016-0454-y
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  - Cary, M. P., Pan, W., Sloane, R., Bettger, J. P., Hoenig, H., Merwin, E. I., & Anderson, R. A. (2016). Self-Care and Mobility Following Postacute Rehabilitation for Older Adults With Hip Fracture: A Multilevel Analysis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 97(5), 760–771. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2016.01.012
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  - Cary, M. P., Baernholdt, M., & Merwin, E. I. (2016). Changes in Payment Regulation and Acute Care Use for Total Hip Replacement: Trends in Length of Stay, Costs, and Discharge, 1997-2012. Rehabilitation Nursing : The Official Journal of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses, 41(2), 67–77. https://doi.org/10.1002/rnj.210
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  - Thorpe, R. J., Wynn, A. J., Walker, J. L., Smolen, J. R., Cary, M. P., Szanton, S. L., & Whitfield, K. E. (2016). Relationship Between Chronic Conditions and Disability in African American Men and Women. Journal of the National Medical Association, 108(1), 90–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnma.2015.12.012
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  - Cary, M. P., Merwin, E. I., Oliver, M. N., & Williams, I. C. (2016). Inpatient Rehabilitation Outcomes in a National Sample of Medicare Beneficiaries With Hip Fracture. Journal of Applied Gerontology : The Official Journal of the Southern Gerontological Society, 35(1), 62–83. https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464814541325
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  - Cary, M. P., Baernholdt, M., Anderson, R. A., & Merwin, E. I. (2015). Performance-based outcomes of inpatient rehabilitation facilities treating hip fracture patients in the United States. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 96(5), 790–798. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2015.01.003
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  - Jones, R. A., Wenzel, J., Hinton, I., Cary, M., Jones, N. R., Krumm, S., & Ford, J. G. (2011). Exploring cancer support needs for older African-American men with prostate cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 19(9), 1411–1419. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-010-0967-x
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  - Cary, M., & Lyder, C. H. (2011). Geriatric assessment: Essential skills for nurses. American Nurse Today, 6(7).
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  - Lopez, K. D., Gerling, G. J., Cary, M. P., & Kanak, M. F. (2010). Cognitive work analysis to evaluate the problem of patient falls in an inpatient setting. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : Jamia, 17(3), 313–321. https://doi.org/10.1136/jamia.2009.000422
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  - Cary, M. P., Goode, V., Crego, N., Thornlow, D., Colón-Emeric, C., van Houtven, C., & Merwin, E. I. (n.d.). Hospital Readmission and Costs of Total Knee Replacement Surgery in 2009 and 2014: Potential Implications for Health Care Managers. Health Care Manag (Frederick), 38(1), 24–28. https://doi.org/10.1097/HCM.0000000000000246
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  - Cary, M. P., Hall, R. K., Anderson, A. L., Burd, A., McConnell, E. S., Anderson, R. A., & Colón-Emeric, C. S. (n.d.). Management Team Perceptions of Risks and Strategies for Preventing Falls Among Short-Stay Patients in Nursing Homes. Health Care Manag (Frederick), 37(1), 76–85. https://doi.org/10.1097/HCM.0000000000000192
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- Conference Papers
  - PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS, FUNCTIONING AND RESILIENCE AMONG OLDER AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN. (2016). In The Gerontologist (Vol. 56, pp. 472–473). Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnw162.1895
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  - PAIN AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AMONG OLDER AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN. (2015). In The Gerontologist (Vol. 55, pp. 760–761). Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnv397.03
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  - PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS AMONG MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN. (2015). In The Gerontologist (Vol. 55, pp. 761–761). Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnv397.04
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  - Cary, M. P., & Whitfield, K. E. (2013). ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SOCIAL SUPPORT AND PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING IN OLDER AFRICAN AMERICANS. In Gerontologist (Vol. 53, pp. 432–432). OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC.
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  - Thorpe, R., Walker, J. L., Cary, M. P., Szanton, S., & Whitfield, K. E. (2013). ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CHRONIC CONDITIONS AND DISABILITY IN AFRICAN AMERICANS. In Gerontologist (Vol. 53, pp. 432–432).
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  - Cary, M., & Gerling, G. J. (2008). An engineering work analysis applied to patient falls in the nursing domain. In Amia ... Annual Symposium Proceedings. Amia Symposium (p. 892).
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