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Pamela W. Duncan

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Senior Fellow

 

 

 

 


Location:

Duke University

 


Education:

University of North Carolina Ph.D. in Epidemiology, 1991
University of North Carolina M.A. in College Teaching, 1978
Columbia University B.S. in Physical Therapy, 1973

 


 

  


Primary Academic Appointment:

Professor and Bette Busch Maniscalco Research Fellow

 


Research Interests:

Rehabilitation outcomes, epidemiology, stroke, health services research, rehabilitation intervention

  


Recent Publications:

Berlowitz DR, Hoenig H, Cowper DC, Duncan PW, Vogel WB. Impact of comorbidities on stroke rehabilitation outcomes: does the method matter? Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008 Oct;89(10):1903-6. PMID: 18929019 [PubMed - in process]

Reeves MJ, Bushnell CD, Howard G, Gargano JW, Duncan PW, Lynch G, Khatiwoda A, Lisabeth L. Sex differences in stroke: epidemiology, clinical presentation, medical care, and outcomes. Lancet Neurol. 2008 Oct;7(10):915-26. Epub 2008 Aug 21. PMID: 18722812 [PubMed - in process]

Ilfeld BM, Ball ST, Gearen PF, Le LT, Mariano ER, Vandenborne K, Duncan PW, Sessler DI, Enneking FK, Shuster JJ, Theriaque DW, Meyer RS. Ambulatory continuous posterior lumbar plexus nerve blocks after hip arthroplasty: a dual-center, randomized, triple-masked, placebo-controlled trial. Anesthesiology. 2008 Sep;109(3):491-501. PMID: 18719448 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Woodbury ML, Velozo CA, Richards LG, Duncan PW, Studenski S, Lai SM. Longitudinal stability of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment of the upper extremity. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008 Aug;89(8):1563-9. PMID: 18674991 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Bushnell CD, Lee J, Duncan PW, Newby LK, Goldstein LB. Impact of comorbidities on ischemic stroke outcomes in women. Stroke. 2008 Jul;39(7):2138-40. Epub 2008 May 1. PMID: 18451349 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Ilfeld BM, Le LT, Meyer RS, Mariano ER, Vandenborne K, Duncan PW, Sessler DI, Enneking FK, Shuster JJ, Theriaque DW, Berry LF, Spadoni EH, Gearen PF. Ambulatory continuous femoral nerve blocks decrease time to discharge readiness after tricompartment total knee arthroplasty: a randomized, triple-masked, placebo-controlled study. Anesthesiology. 2008 Apr;108(4):703-13.
PMID: 18362603 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Duncan PW, Sullivan KJ, Behrman AL, Azen SP, Wu SS, Nadeau SE, Dobkin BH, Rose DK, Tilson JK; LEAPS Investigative Team. Protocol for the Locomotor Experience Applied Post-stroke (LEAPS) trial: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Neurol. 2007 Nov 8;7:39. PMID: 17996052 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Duncan PW, Velozo CA. State-of-the-science on postacute rehabilitation: measurement and methodologies for assessing quality and establishing policy for postacute care.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2007 Nov;88(11):1482-7. Review. PMID: 17964893 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Pohl PS, Duncan P, Perera S, Long J, Liu W, Zhou J, Kautz SA. Rate of isometric knee extension strength development and walking speed after stroke. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2002 Nov-Dec;39(6):651-7. PMID: 17943667 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Friborg J, Jarrett RF, Liu MY, Falk KI, Koch A, Olsen OR, Duncan P, Wohlfarht J, Chen JY, Melbye M. Epstein-Barr virus immune response in high-risk nasopharyngeal carcinoma families in Greenland. J Med Virol. 2007 Dec;79(12):1877-81. PMID: 17935169 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Nelson ME, Rejeski WJ, Blair SN, Duncan PW, Judge JO, King AC, Macera CA, Castaneda-Sceppa C. Physical activity and public health in older adults: recommendation from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2007 Aug;39(8):1435-45. Review. PMID: 17762378 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Donovan NJ, Kendall DL, Heaton SC, Kwon S, Velozo CA, Duncan PW. Conceptualizing functional cognition in stroke. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2008 Mar-Apr;22(2):122-35. Epub 2007 Aug 30. Review. PMID: 17761809 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Nelson ME, Rejeski WJ, Blair SN, Duncan PW, Judge JO, King AC, Macera CA, Castaneda-Sceppa C; American College of Sports Medicine; American Heart Association. Physical activity and public health in older adults: recommendation from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2007 Aug 28;116(9):1094-105. Epub 2007 Aug 1. PMID: 17671236 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Lai SM, Duncan PW, Keighley J, Johnson D. Depressive symptoms and independence in BADL and IADL. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2002 Sep-Oct;39(5):589-96. PMID: 17642023 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Pohl PS, Duncan PW, Perera S, Liu W, Lai SM, Studenski S, Long J. Influence of stroke-related impairments on performance in 6-minute walk test. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2002 Jul-Aug;39(4):439-44. PMID: 17638141 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Woodbury ML, Velozo CA, Richards LG, Duncan PW, Studenski S, Lai SM. Dimensionality and construct validity of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment of the upper extremity. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2007 Jun;88(6):715-23. PMID: 17532892 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Schmid A, Duncan PW, Studenski S, Lai SM, Richards L, Perera S, Wu SS. Improvements in speed-based gait classifications are meaningful. Stroke. 2007 Jul;38(7):2096-100. Epub 2007 May 17. PMID: 17510461 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Jia H, Uphold CR, Zheng Y, Wu S, Chen GJ, Findley K, Duncan PW. A further investigation of health-related quality of life over time among men with HIV infection in the HAART era. Qual Life Res. 2007 Aug;16(6):961-8. Epub 2007 Apr 28. PMID: 17468942 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Effects of stroke severity and training duration on locomotor recovery after stroke: a pilot study. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2007 Mar-Apr;21(2):137-51. PMID: 17312089 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Jia H, Zheng Y, Reker DM, Cowper DC, Wu SS, Vogel WB, Young GC, Duncan PW. Multiple system utilization and mortality for veterans with stroke. Stroke. 2007 Feb;38(2):355-60. Epub 2006 Dec 28.

Jia H, Zheng YE, Cowper DC, Stansbury JP, Wu SS, Vogel WB, Duncan PW, Reker DM. Race/ ethnicity: who is counting what? J Rehabil Res Dev. 2006 Jul-Aug;43(4):475-84. PMID: 17123187 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Ilfeld BM, Vandenborne K, Duncan PW, Sessler DI, Enneking FK, Shuster JJ, Theriaque DW, Chmielewski TL, Spadoni EH, Wright TW. Ambulatory continuous interscalene nerve blocks decrease the time to discharge readiness after total shoulder arthroplasty: a randomized, triple-masked, placebo-controlled study. Anesthesiology. 2006 Nov;105(5):999-1007. PMID: 17065895 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Barak S, Duncan PW. Issues in selecting outcome measures to assess functional recovery after stroke. NeuroRx. 2006 Oct;3(4):505-24. Review. PMID: 17012065 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Whitson HE, Pieper CF, Sanders L, Horner RD, Duncan PW, Lyles KW. Adding injury to insult: fracture risk after stroke in veterans. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006 Jul;54(7):1082-8. PMID: 16866679 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Frontera WR, Fuhrer MJ, Jette AM, Chan L, Cooper RA, Duncan PW, Kemp JD, Ottenbacher KJ, Peckham PH, Roth EJ, Tate DG. Rehabilitation Medicine Summit: Building Research Capacity--executive summary. Assist Technol. 2006 Spring;18(1):2-14. PMID: 16796237 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Frontera WR, Fuhrer MJ, Jette AM, Chan L, Cooper RA, Duncan PW, Kemp JD, Ottenbacher KJ, Peckham HP, Roth EJ, Tate DG. Rehabilitation medicine summit: building research capacity. Top Stroke Rehabil. 2005 Fall;12(4):68-80. PMID: 16698738 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Frontera WR, Fuhrer MJ, Jette AM, Chan L, Cooper RA, Duncan PW, Kemp JD, Ottenbacher KJ, Peckham PH, Roth EJ, Tate DG. Rehabilitation Medicine Summit: Building Research Capacity-Executive Summary. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2005 Nov-Dec;42(6):x-xxiii. PMID: 16680608 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Frontera WR, Fuhrer MJ, Jette AM, Chan L, Cooper RA, Duncan PW, Kemp JD, Ottenbacher KJ, Peckham PH, Roth EJ, Tate DG. Rehabilitation Medicine Summit: Building Research Capacity: executive summary. Am J Occup Ther. 2006 Mar-Apr;60(2):165-76. PMID: 16596920 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Frontera WR, Fuhrer MJ, Jette AM, Chan L, Cooper RA, Duncan PW, Kemp JD, Ottenbacher KJ, Peckham PH, Roth EJ, Tate DG. Rehabilitation Medicine Summit: building research capacity. J Spinal Cord Med. 2006;29(1):70-81. PMID: 16572568 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Kwon S, Duncan P, Studenski S, Perera S, Lai SM, Reker D.Measuring stroke impact with SIS: construct validity of SIS telephone administration. Qual Life Res. 2006 Apr;15(3):367-76. PMID: 16547774 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Frontera WR, Fuhrer MJ, Jette AM, Chan L, Cooper RA, Duncan PW, Kemp JD, Ottenbacher KJ, Peckham PH, Roth EJ, Tate DG. Rehabilitation medicine summit: building research capacity (executive summary). Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2006 Feb;15(1):3-14. PMID: 16533088 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Lai SM, Studenski S, Richards L, Perera S, Reker D, Rigler S, Duncan PW. Therapeutic exercise and depressive symptoms after stroke. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006 Feb;54(2):240-7. PMID: 16460374 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Frontera WR, Fuhrer MJ, Jette AM, Chan L, Cooper RA, Duncan PW, Kemp JD, Ottenbacher KJ, Peckham PH, Roth EJ, Tate DG. Rehabilitation medicine summit: building research capacity. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2006 Jan-Feb;21(1):1-7.PMID: 16456387 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Frontera WR, Fuhrer MJ, Jette AM, Chan L, Cooper RA, Duncan PW, Kemp JD, Ottenbacher KJ, Peckham PH, Roth EJ, Tate DG. Rehabilitation Medicine Summit: Building Research Capacity--executive summary. Phys Ther. 2006 Feb;86(2):285-98; discussion 299-300. PMID: 16445342 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Frontera WR, Fuhrer MJ, Jette AM, Chan L, Cooper RA, Duncan PW, Kemp JD, Ottenbacher KJ, Peckham PH, Roth EJ, Tate DG. Rehabilitation medicine summit: building research capacity. Executive summary. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2006 Jan;87(1):148-52. PMID: 16401455 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Frontera WR, Fuhrer MJ, Jette AM, Chan L, Cooper RA, Duncan PW, Kemp JD, Ottenbacher KJ, Peckham PH, Roth EJ, Tated DG. Rehabilitation medicine summit: building research capacity. Disabil Rehabil. 2006 Jan 15;28(1):71-5. No abstract available. PMID: 16393836 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Frontera WR, Fuhrer MJ, Jette AM, Chan L, Cooper RA, Duncan PW, Kemp JD, Ottenbacher KJ, Peckham PH, Roth EJ, Tate DG. Rehabilitation medicine summit: building research capacity Executive Summary. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2006 Jan 3;3:1. PMID: 16390550 [PubMed]

Frontera WR, Fuhrer MJ, Jette AM, Chan L, Cooper RA, Duncan PW, Kemp JD, Ottenbacher KJ, Peckham PH, Roth EJ, Tate DG. Rehabilitation Medicine Summit: building research capacity. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2005 Dec;84(12):913-7. PMID: 16327406 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Bates B, Choi JY, Duncan PW, Glasberg JJ, Graham GD, Katz RC, Lamberty K, Reker D, Zorowitz R; US Department of Defense; Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Adult Stroke Rehabilitation Care: executive summary. Stroke. 2005 Sep;36(9):2049-56. PMID: 16120847 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Duncan PW, Zorowitz R, Bates B, Choi JY, Glasberg JJ, Graham GD, Katz RC, Lamberty K, Reker D. Management of Adult Stroke Rehabilitation Care: a clinical practice guideline. Stroke. 2005 Sep;36(9):e100-43. No abstract available. PMID: 16120836 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 


Contact Information:

Duke Center for Clinical Health Policy Research
2200 West Main Street, Suite 220
Durham, North Carolina 27705
Phone: (919) 286-3921 or 681-2060 (PT)
Fax: (919) 286- 5601
Email: pamela.duncan@duke.edu

 

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