Biography and Research Information
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Karen Coker's research examines interventions to improve health outcomes in older adults. She has investigated the impact of essential amino acid-based dietary supplements on physical performance and plasma protein expression in older adults with low physical functioning. Her work also addresses health literacy concerning delirium in geriatric patients and their caregivers. Additionally, Coker has explored patient experiences and knowledge gaps related to health issues affecting older adults, including opinions towards aging in specific communities, the effect of protein supplementation on orthostatic hypotension in heart failure patients, monitoring chronic pain and quality of life via tablet surveys in rural older adults, and knowledge gaps regarding naloxone use in high opioid-prescribing regions. She collaborates with researchers Gohar Azhar, Amanda Pangle, Shakshi Sharma, and Regina Gibson at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Metrics
- h-index: 4
- Publications: 12
- Citations: 126
Selected Publications
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Opinions towards Aging in the Marshallese Community residing in Northwest Arkansas (2025)
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Effect of Protein Supplementation on Orthostatic Hypotension in Older Adult Patients with Heart Failure (2025)
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MONITORING CHRONIC PAIN AND QUALITY OF LIFE USING TABLET SURVEYS IN OLDER ADULTS LIVING IN RURAL ARKANSAS (2024)
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KNOWLEDGE GAPS REGARDING NALOXONE USE AMONG OLDER ADULTS IN HIGH OPIOID PRESCRIBING REGIONS IN SOUTHERN USA (2024)
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Resilience and Adaptability of Older Adults: Findings from the COVID-19 Impact Survey (2024)
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A Response to: Quality Improvement in Delirium Health Literacy in Older Adult Patients and Their Caregivers Attending a Geriatric Clinic [Response to Letter] (2023)
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Correction to: Differential plasma protein expression after ingestion of essential amino acid-based dietary supplement versus whey protein in low physical functioning older adults (2023)
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Differential plasma protein expression after ingestion of essential amino acid-based dietary supplement verses whey protein in low physical functioning older adults (2023)
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Quality Improvement in Delirium Health Literacy in Older Adult Patients and Their Caregivers Attending a Geriatric Clinic (2022)
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Daily Consumption of a Specially Formulated Essential Amino Acid-Based Dietary Supplement Improves Physical Performance in Older Adults With Low Physical Functioning (2021)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Gohar Azhar
Institute on Aging
9 shared publications
In database
- Daily Consumption of a Specially Formulated Essential Amino Acid-Based Dietary Supplement Improves Physical Performance in Older Adults With Low Physical Functioning
- Differential plasma protein expression after ingestion of essential amino acid-based dietary supplement verses whey protein in low physical functioning older adults
- Quality Improvement in Delirium Health Literacy in Older Adult Patients and Their Caregivers Attending a Geriatric Clinic
- Correction to: Differential plasma protein expression after ingestion of essential amino acid-based dietary supplement versus whey protein in low physical functioning older adults
- A Response to: Quality Improvement in Delirium Health Literacy in Older Adult Patients and Their Caregivers Attending a Geriatric Clinic [Response to Letter]
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
Jeanne Y. Wei
Institute on Aging
9 shared publications
In database
- Daily Consumption of a Specially Formulated Essential Amino Acid-Based Dietary Supplement Improves Physical Performance in Older Adults With Low Physical Functioning
- Differential plasma protein expression after ingestion of essential amino acid-based dietary supplement verses whey protein in low physical functioning older adults
- Quality Improvement in Delirium Health Literacy in Older Adult Patients and Their Caregivers Attending a Geriatric Clinic
- Correction to: Differential plasma protein expression after ingestion of essential amino acid-based dietary supplement versus whey protein in low physical functioning older adults
- A Response to: Quality Improvement in Delirium Health Literacy in Older Adult Patients and Their Caregivers Attending a Geriatric Clinic [Response to Letter]
Showing 5 of 9 shared publications
Amanda Pangle
Institute on Aging
6 shared publications
In database
- Differential plasma protein expression after ingestion of essential amino acid-based dietary supplement verses whey protein in low physical functioning older adults
- Quality Improvement in Delirium Health Literacy in Older Adult Patients and Their Caregivers Attending a Geriatric Clinic
- Correction to: Differential plasma protein expression after ingestion of essential amino acid-based dietary supplement versus whey protein in low physical functioning older adults
- A Response to: Quality Improvement in Delirium Health Literacy in Older Adult Patients and Their Caregivers Attending a Geriatric Clinic [Response to Letter]
- Resilience and Adaptability of Older Adults: Findings from the COVID-19 Impact Survey
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Shakshi Sharma
Institute on Aging
5 shared publications
In database
- Quality Improvement in Delirium Health Literacy in Older Adult Patients and Their Caregivers Attending a Geriatric Clinic
- A Response to: Quality Improvement in Delirium Health Literacy in Older Adult Patients and Their Caregivers Attending a Geriatric Clinic [Response to Letter]
- KNOWLEDGE GAPS REGARDING NALOXONE USE AMONG OLDER ADULTS IN HIGH OPIOID PRESCRIBING REGIONS IN SOUTHERN USA
- MONITORING CHRONIC PAIN AND QUALITY OF LIFE USING TABLET SURVEYS IN OLDER ADULTS LIVING IN RURAL ARKANSAS
- Effect of Protein Supplementation on Orthostatic Hypotension in Older Adult Patients with Heart Failure
Robert R. Wolfe
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
3 shared publications
In database
- Daily Consumption of a Specially Formulated Essential Amino Acid-Based Dietary Supplement Improves Physical Performance in Older Adults With Low Physical Functioning
- Differential plasma protein expression after ingestion of essential amino acid-based dietary supplement verses whey protein in low physical functioning older adults
- Correction to: Differential plasma protein expression after ingestion of essential amino acid-based dietary supplement versus whey protein in low physical functioning older adults
Regina Gibson
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
3 shared publications
In database
- Resilience and Adaptability of Older Adults: Findings from the COVID-19 Impact Survey
- KNOWLEDGE GAPS REGARDING NALOXONE USE AMONG OLDER ADULTS IN HIGH OPIOID PRESCRIBING REGIONS IN SOUTHERN USA
- MONITORING CHRONIC PAIN AND QUALITY OF LIFE USING TABLET SURVEYS IN OLDER ADULTS LIVING IN RURAL ARKANSAS
Onna Lau
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Quality Improvement in Delirium Health Literacy in Older Adult Patients and Their Caregivers Attending a Geriatric Clinic
- A Response to: Quality Improvement in Delirium Health Literacy in Older Adult Patients and Their Caregivers Attending a Geriatric Clinic [Response to Letter]
Bader Alkharisi
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
2 shared publications
- Quality Improvement in Delirium Health Literacy in Older Adult Patients and Their Caregivers Attending a Geriatric Clinic
- A Response to: Quality Improvement in Delirium Health Literacy in Older Adult Patients and Their Caregivers Attending a Geriatric Clinic [Response to Letter]
Anil Anandam
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Quality Improvement in Delirium Health Literacy in Older Adult Patients and Their Caregivers Attending a Geriatric Clinic
- A Response to: Quality Improvement in Delirium Health Literacy in Older Adult Patients and Their Caregivers Attending a Geriatric Clinic [Response to Letter]
Sakiru Isa
University of Tennessee Health Science Center (US)
2 shared publications
- Quality Improvement in Delirium Health Literacy in Older Adult Patients and Their Caregivers Attending a Geriatric Clinic
- A Response to: Quality Improvement in Delirium Health Literacy in Older Adult Patients and Their Caregivers Attending a Geriatric Clinic [Response to Letter]
Priya Mendiratta
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
2 shared publications
- Quality Improvement in Delirium Health Literacy in Older Adult Patients and Their Caregivers Attending a Geriatric Clinic
- A Response to: Quality Improvement in Delirium Health Literacy in Older Adult Patients and Their Caregivers Attending a Geriatric Clinic [Response to Letter]
Ambika Verma
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Differential plasma protein expression after ingestion of essential amino acid-based dietary supplement verses whey protein in low physical functioning older adults
- Correction to: Differential plasma protein expression after ingestion of essential amino acid-based dietary supplement versus whey protein in low physical functioning older adults
Xiaomin Zhang
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
2 shared publications
- Differential plasma protein expression after ingestion of essential amino acid-based dietary supplement verses whey protein in low physical functioning older adults
- Correction to: Differential plasma protein expression after ingestion of essential amino acid-based dietary supplement versus whey protein in low physical functioning older adults
Pankaj Patyal
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2 shared publications
In database
- Differential plasma protein expression after ingestion of essential amino acid-based dietary supplement verses whey protein in low physical functioning older adults
- Correction to: Differential plasma protein expression after ingestion of essential amino acid-based dietary supplement versus whey protein in low physical functioning older adults
Wei Zhang
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
2 shared publications
In database
- Differential plasma protein expression after ingestion of essential amino acid-based dietary supplement verses whey protein in low physical functioning older adults
- Correction to: Differential plasma protein expression after ingestion of essential amino acid-based dietary supplement versus whey protein in low physical functioning older adults
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