Regina Gibson

Assistant Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

Geriatrics, College of Medicine

2 h-index 10 pubs 67 cited

Research Areas

Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes Health Literacy and Information Accessibility Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Pain Management and Opioid Use Health disparities and outcomes Mental Health Research Topics Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

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Regina Gibson, Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, focuses her research on the health and well-being of older adults, with a particular emphasis on rural populations and those with chronic conditions. Her recent work investigates the use of tablet surveys to monitor chronic pain and quality of life in older adults living in rural Arkansas. Gibson also studies knowledge gaps related to naloxone use and the safe use of prescription opioids among older adults in high opioid-prescribing regions of the southern United States. She has explored caregiver stress in dementia and non-dementia groups and examined the resilience and adaptability of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her research also includes evaluating amino acid levels in hospitalized patients with delirium and addressing healthcare disparities in dementia assessment within primary care settings. Gibson has a h-index of 2 and 67 citations across 10 publications.

Metrics

h-index: 2
Publications: 10
Citations: 67

Selected Publications

Assessment of Caregiver Stress Across Dementia and Non-Dementia Groups (2025) DOI
MONITORING CHRONIC PAIN AND QUALITY OF LIFE USING TABLET SURVEYS IN OLDER ADULTS LIVING IN RURAL ARKANSAS (2024) DOI
KNOWLEDGE GAPS REGARDING NALOXONE USE AMONG OLDER ADULTS IN HIGH OPIOID PRESCRIBING REGIONS IN SOUTHERN USA (2024) DOI
Resilience and Adaptability of Older Adults: Findings from the COVID-19 Impact Survey (2024) DOI
EVALUATION OF AMINO ACIDS LEVELS OF HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH DELIRIUM (2023) DOI
KNOWLEDGE DEFICITS ABOUT THE SAFE USE OF PRESCRIPTION OPIOIDS AND NALOXONE IN OLDER ADULTS IN ARKANSAS (2022) DOI
HEALTHCARE DISPARITY IN THE ASSESSMENT OF DEMENTIA IN THE PRIMARY CARE SETTING (2022) DOI
Daily Consumption of a Specially Formulated Essential Amino Acid-Based Dietary Supplement Improves Physical Performance in Older Adults With Low Physical Functioning (2021) DOI

Grants & Funding

State Opioid Response Grant Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration - Pass Through: Arkansas Department of Human Services Principal Investigator
DAABHS SOR III OPAL Narcan Drug Project Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration - Pass Through: Arkansas Department of Human Services Principal Investigator