Dr. Culp is a nurse epidemiologist who conducts clinical research related to elders, both in the community and in the health care system. He currently is funded from the National Institute for Aging to study delirium in long-term care elders. Specific areas in his program of gerontological research are hydration, renal disease, and cognitive functioning. He is also interested in research related to modifying the workplace for older employees and injury prevention/health care for under-served worker populations. Dr. Culp is Core Director of the Occupational Health Nursing for the Heartland Education and Research Center for Occupational Health and Safety and holds a secondary appointment in the College of Public Health. Dr. Culp is a Fellow in both the American Academy of Nursing and the Gerontological Society of America. PhD in Epidemiology, The University of Iowa MA in Nursing, The University of Iowa BSN, The University of Iowa
Articles
Twelve-month gall outcomes among delirium subtypes (with S. K. Decrane and B. Wakefield), Journal for Healthcare Quality (2012)
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine falls as an outcome measure at...
Twelve-month mortality among delirium subtypes (with S. K. DeCrane and B. Wakefield), Clinical Nursing Research (2011)
This study used data from the Delirium Among the Elderly in Rural Long-Term Care Facilities...
Evaluation of long- and short-handled hand hoes for land preparation, developed in a participatory manner among women vegetable farmers in The Gambia (with L. Vanderwal, R. Rautiainen, R. Kuye, C. Peek-Asa, T. Cook, M. Ramirez, and K. Donham), Applied Ergonomics (2011)
OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated land preparation interventions (new short- and long-handled hoes), developed in a...
Disaster strikes! Long-term care resident outcomes following a natural disaster (with P. Z. Cacchione, L. M. Willoughby, and J. C. Langan), Journal of Gerontological Nursing (2011)
This report describes the outcomes of 17 long-term care residents who were participating in a...
Relationship of cardiovascular disease to stress and vital exhaustion in an urban, midwestern police department (with Sandra L. Ramey, Yelena Perkhounkova, and Nancy Downing), AAOHN Journal (2011)
This study explored risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) among 336 officers of a Midwestern...
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