Regina Gibson

Assistant Professor

UAMS

Also affiliated: Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (2004)

Faculty Researcher

Geriatrics, College of Medicine

2 h-index 9 pubs 68 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

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Regina Gibson, Assistant Professor in Geriatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, focuses her research on health and well-being in older adults. Her work investigates factors influencing physical performance, chronic pain management, and quality of life in this population, particularly in rural settings. Gibson has studied the impact of dietary supplements, such as essential amino acids, on physical function in older adults with low physical functioning. She also examines knowledge gaps and deficits related to prescription opioid safety and naloxone use among older adults in high opioid-prescribing regions of the Southern USA. Her research further explores caregiver stress in dementia and non-dementia groups, as well as resilience and adaptability of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gibson has a scholarly h-index of 2, with 9 total publications and 67 citations.

Metrics

h-index: 2
Publications: 9
Citations: 68

Selected Publications

Assessment of Caregiver Stress Across Dementia and Non-Dementia Groups (2025)

Innovation in Aging DOI OpenAlex
MONITORING CHRONIC PAIN AND QUALITY OF LIFE USING TABLET SURVEYS IN OLDER ADULTS LIVING IN RURAL ARKANSAS (2024)

Innovation in Aging DOI OpenAlex
KNOWLEDGE GAPS REGARDING NALOXONE USE AMONG OLDER ADULTS IN HIGH OPIOID PRESCRIBING REGIONS IN SOUTHERN USA (2024)

Innovation in Aging 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Resilience and Adaptability of Older Adults: Findings from the COVID-19 Impact Survey (2024)

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EVALUATION OF AMINO ACIDS LEVELS OF HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH DELIRIUM (2023)

Innovation in Aging DOI OpenAlex
KNOWLEDGE DEFICITS ABOUT THE SAFE USE OF PRESCRIPTION OPIOIDS AND NALOXONE IN OLDER ADULTS IN ARKANSAS (2022)

Innovation in Aging DOI OpenAlex
HEALTHCARE DISPARITY IN THE ASSESSMENT OF DEMENTIA IN THE PRIMARY CARE SETTING (2022)

Innovation in Aging DOI OpenAlex
Daily Consumption of a Specially Formulated Essential Amino Acid-Based Dietary Supplement Improves Physical Performance in Older Adults With Low Physical Functioning (2021)

The Journals of Gerontology Series A 32 citations DOI OpenAlex
National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene trial: Advancing the science of recruitment and breast cancer risk assessment in minority communities (2013)

Clinical Trials 26 citations DOI OpenAlex
Arkansas special populations access network perception versus reality—cancer screening in primary care clinics (2006)

Cancer 16 citations DOI OpenAlex
Report of the Working Groups on Breast MRI: Report of the Biopsy and Intervention Working Group (2004)

The Breast Journal 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Intraoperative Subareolar Radioisotope Injection for Immediate Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (2004)

Annals of Surgery 49 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.

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