Walker, Richard

Dementia in Africa: current evidence, knowledge gaps, and future directions

Akinyemi, R. O., Yaria, J., Ojagbemi, A., Guerchet, M., Okubadejo, N., Njamnshi, A. K., Sarfo, F. S., Akpalu, A., Ogbole, G., Ayantayo, T., et al. (2022) · Alzheimer's & Dementia

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchAlzheimer's disease research and treatments

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PD Disease State Assessment in Naturalistic Environments Using Deep Learning

Hammerla, N., Fisher, J., Andras, P., Rochester, L., Walker, R., & Ploetz, T. (2015) · Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence

Context-Aware Activity Recognition SystemsBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention

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Measuring the burden and mortality of hospitalisation in Parkinson's disease: A cross-sectional analysis of the English Hospital Episodes Statistics database 2009–2013

Low, V., Ben-Shlomo, Y., Coward, E., Fletcher, S., Walker, R., & Clarke, C. E. (2015) · Parkinsonism & Related Disorders

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsChronic Disease Management Strategies

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Geriatric medicine: services and training in Africa

Dotchin, C. L., Akinyemi, R. O., Gray, W. K., & Walker, R. W. (2013) · Age and Ageing

Global Health Workforce IssuesGlobal Health and Surgery

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The prevalence of Parkinson's disease in rural Tanzania

Dotchin, C., Msuya, O., Kissima, J., Massawe, J., Mhina, A., Moshy, A., Aris, E., Jusabani, A., Whiting, D., Masuki, G., et al. (2008) · Movement Disorders

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsDeep Brain Stimulation and Movement Disorders

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Cognitive screening tools for identification of dementia in illiterate and low-educated older adults, a systematic review and meta-analysis

Paddick, S.-M., Gray, W. K., McGuire, J., Richardson, J., Dotchin, C., & Walker, R. W. (2017) · International Psychogeriatrics

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchHistorical and Modern Theater Studies

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The frequency and nature of sleep disorders in a community‐based population of patients with Parkinson’s disease

Porter, B., Macfarlane, R., & Walker, R. (2008) · European Journal of Neurology

Sleep and related disordersParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

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The prevalence of dementia in rural Tanzania: a cross‐sectional community‐based study

Longdon, A. R., Paddick, S., Kisoli, A., Dotchin, C., Gray, W. K., Dewhurst, F., Chaote, P., Teodorczuk, A., Dewhurst, M., Jusabani, A. M., et al. (2013) · International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMental Health Treatment and Access

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Social representation and practices related to dementia in Hai District of Tanzania

Mushi, D., Rongai, A., Paddick, S.-M., Dotchin, C., Mtuya, C., & Walker, R. (2014) · BMC Public Health

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMental Health Treatment and Access

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Body-worn sensors in Parkinson’s disease: evaluating their acceptability to patients

Fisher, J. M., Hammerla, N. Y., Rochester, L., Andras, P., & Walker, R. W. (2016) · Telemedicine and e-Health

Context-Aware Activity Recognition SystemsNon-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring

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Validation of the Identification and Intervention for Dementia in Elderly Africans (IDEA) cognitive screen in Nigeria and Tanzania

Paddick, S.-M., Gray, W. K., Ogunjimi, L., lwezuala, B., Olakehinde, O., Kisoli, A., Kissima, J., Mbowe, G., Mkenda, S., Dotchin, C. L., et al. (2015) · BMC Geriatrics

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchHistorical and Modern Theater Studies

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Development and Validation of the Identification and Intervention for Dementia in Elderly Africans (IDEA) Study Dementia Screening Instrument

Gray, W. K., Paddick, S.-M., Kisoli, A., Dotchin, C. L., Longdon, A. R., Chaote, P., Samuel, M., Jusabani, A. M., & Walker, R. W. (2014) · Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchHistorical and Modern Theater Studies

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Cognitive stimulation therapy as a sustainable intervention for dementia in sub-Saharan Africa: feasibility and clinical efficacy using a stepped-wedge design

Paddick, S.-M., Mkenda, S., Mbowe, G., Kisoli, A., Gray, W. K., Dotchin, C. L., Ternent, L., Ogunniyi, A., Kissima, J., Olakehinde, O., et al. (2017) · International Psychogeriatrics

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchAlzheimer's disease research and treatments

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Nitrate-Rich Beetroot Juice Reduces Blood Pressure in Tanzanian Adults with Elevated Blood Pressure: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial

Siervo, M., Shannon, O., Kandhari, N., Prabhakar, M., Fostier, W., Köchl, C., Rogathi, J., Temu, G., Stephan, B. C., Gray, W. K., et al. (2020) · The Journal of Nutrition

Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesSodium Intake and Health

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Distress in Parkinson’s disease: contributions of disease factors and metacognitive style

Allott, R., Wells, A., Morrison, A. P., & Walker, R. (2005) · British Journal of Psychiatry

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

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Comparing the influence of exercise intensity on brain-derived neurotrophic factor serum levels in people with Parkinson’s disease: a pilot study

O’Callaghan, A., Harvey, M., Houghton, D., Gray, W. K., Weston, K. L., Oates, L. L., Romano, B., & Walker, R. W. (2020) · Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsPhysical Activity and Health

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Development and community-based validation of the IDEA study Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IDEA-IADL) questionnaire

Collingwood, C., Paddick, S.-M., Kisoli, A., Dotchin, C. L., Gray, W. K., Mbowe, G., Mkenda, S., Urasa, S., Mushi, D., Chaote, P., et al. (2014) · Global Health Action

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchHealth Education and Validation

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Prevalence of active epilepsy in rural Tanzania: A large community-based survey in an adult population

Hunter, E., Rogathi, J., Chigudu, S., Jusabani, A., Jackson, M., McNally, R., Gray, W., Whittaker, R. G., Iqbal, A., Birchall, D., et al. (2012) · Seizure

Epilepsy research and treatmentMental Health Treatment and Access

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The prevalence of essential tremor in rural northern Tanzania

Dotchin, C. L., & Walker, R. W. (2008) · Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

Deep Brain Stimulation and Movement DisordersParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

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Effectiveness of App-Based Cognitive Screening for Dementia by Lay Health Workers in Low Resource Settings. A Validation and Feasibility Study in Rural Tanzania

Paddick, S.-M., Yoseph, M., Gray, W. K., Andrea, D., Barber, R., Colgan, A., Dotchin, C., Urasa, S., Kissima, J., Haule, I., et al. (2021) · Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchHistorical and Modern Theater Studies

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Mixed methods implementation research of cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) for dementia in low and middle-income countries: study protocol for Brazil, India and Tanzania (CST-International)

Spector, A., Stoner, C. R., Chandra, M., Vaitheswaran, S., Du, B., Comas-Herrera, A., Dotchin, C., Ferri, C., Knapp, M., Krishna, M., et al. (2019) · BMJ Open

Health Policy Implementation ScienceDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

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The Nairobi Declaration—reducing the burden of dementia in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): declaration of the 2022 Symposium on Dementia and Brain Aging in LMICs

Maestre, G., Carrillo, M., Kalaria, R., Acosta, D., Adams, L., Adoukonou, T., Akinwande, K., Akinyemi, J., Akinyemi, R., Akpa, O., et al. (2023) · Alzheimer's & Dementia

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMental Health Treatment and Access

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Community validation of the IDEA study cognitive screen in rural Tanzania: Community validation of the IDEA cognitive screen

Gray, W. K., Paddick, S. M., Collingwood, C., Kisoli, A., Mbowe, G., Mkenda, S., Lissu, C., Rogathi, J., Kissima, J., Walker, R. W., et al. (2016) · International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchHistorical and Modern Theater Studies

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Screening for Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Balance Between Task Shifting, Simplicity, Brevity, and Training

Stone, L., Heward, J., Paddick, S.-M., Dotchin, C. L., Walker, R. W., Collingwood, C., Thornton, J., Yarwood, V., McCartney, J., Irwin, C., et al. (2018) · Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchHealth Education and Validation

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