# Laura P. Sands

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/laura-p-sands/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 13,060 |
| Field | Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders |
| h-index | 63 |
| i10-index | 135 |
| Last Known Institution | Virginia Tech |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5035862018 |
| ORCID iD | 0000-0003-2446-4486 |
| Works | 239 |

## Researcher papers

- [Conceptualization and Measurement of Quality of Life in Dementia: The Dementia Quality of Life Instrument (DQoL)](https://scholariq.org/papers/conceptualization-and-measurement-of-quality-of-life-in-dementia-the-dementia/)
- [Patient and caregiver characteristics associated with depression in caregivers of patients with dementia](https://scholariq.org/papers/patient-and-caregiver-characteristics-associated-with-depression-in-caregivers/)
- [Postoperative Delirium: The Importance of Pain and Pain Management](https://scholariq.org/papers/postoperative-delirium-the-importance-of-pain-and-pain-management/)
- [Depressive symptoms and cognitive decline in nondemented elderly women: a prospective study.](https://scholariq.org/papers/depressive-symptoms-and-cognitive-decline-in-nondemented-elderly-women-a/)
- [A systematic review of the separate and combined effects of energy restriction and exercise on fat-free mass in middle-aged and older adults: implications for sarcopenic obesity](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-systematic-review-of-the-separate-and-combined-effects-of-energy-restriction/)
- [Psychological Stress Perturbs Epidermal Permeability Barrier Homeostasis](https://scholariq.org/papers/psychological-stress-perturbs-epidermal-permeability-barrier-homeostasis/)
- [Measurement properties of skindex-16: A brief quality-of-life measure for patients with skin diseases](https://scholariq.org/papers/measurement-properties-of-skindex-16-a-brief-quality-of-life-measure-for/)
- [The Role of Postoperative Analgesia in Delirium and Cognitive Decline in Elderly Patients: A Systematic Review](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-role-of-postoperative-analgesia-in-delirium-and-cognitive-decline-in-elderly/)
- [Impact of intraoperative hypotension and blood pressure fluctuations on early postoperative delirium after non-cardiac surgery](https://scholariq.org/papers/impact-of-intraoperative-hypotension-and-blood-pressure-fluctuations-on-early/)
- [Measurement Properties of Skindex-16: A Brief Quality-of-Life Measure for Patients with Skin Diseases](https://scholariq.org/papers/measurement-properties-of-skindex-16-a-brief-quality-of-life-measure-for-2/)
- [Health Burden, Support Adequacy, and Depressive Symptoms in Older Men With HIV](https://scholariq.org/papers/health-burden-support-adequacy-and-depressive-symptoms-in-older-men-with-hiv/)

## Researcher topics

- [Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders](https://scholariq.org/topics/intensive-care-unit-cognitive-disorders/)
- [Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/dementia-and-cognitive-impairment-research/)
- [Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes](https://scholariq.org/topics/geriatric-care-and-nursing-homes/)
- [Anesthesia and Sedative Agents](https://scholariq.org/topics/anesthesia-and-sedative-agents/)
- [Frailty in Older Adults](https://scholariq.org/topics/frailty-in-older-adults/)

## Researcher university

- [Virginia Tech](https://scholariq.org/institutions/virginia-tech/)

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