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George Demiris, PhD, FACMI
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University of Pennsylvania
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6f The Penn Community Collaboratory for Co-Design
6d Hospice Caregiving Research Network
107 The Sense4Safety intervention is a technology mediated intervention to support fall risk prediction and fall prevention for older adults with mild cognitive impairment in low resource settings.
93 The Penn Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratory for Healthy Aging
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107 The Sense4Safety intervention is a technology mediated intervention to support fall risk prediction and fall prevention for older adults with mild cognitive impairment in low resource settings.
93 The Penn Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratory for Healthy Aging
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40 Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg, 1994.
21 a Ph.D. 1f (Health Informatics) c
30 University of Minnesota, 2000.
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40 Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg, 1991.
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113 Ulrich CM, Oh O, Bin You S, Topaz M, Rahemi Z, Stokes L, Pruinelli L, Demiris G, Flatley Brennan P.: What Does Moral Agency Mean for Nurses in the Era of Artificial Intelligence? Hastings Cent Rep 2026.
145 He W, Hou B, Zheng A, Feng Y, Klein A, O'Connor K, Yang S, Shang T, Demiris G, Gonzalez-Hernandez G, Shen L.: Advanced topic modeling with large language models: analyzing social media content from dementia caregivers. Innov Aging 9: S38-S47, Dec 2025.
13c Cho H, Huang L, Sefcik JS, Hodgson NA, Hirschman K, Washington K, Oliver DP, Demiris G.: Examining Social Support and Digital Literacy Among Caregivers of People Living With Dementia Receiving Hospice Services. Am J Hosp Palliat Care Dec 2025.
10a Cho E, Naylor MD, Demiris G, Winnay SS, Cibildak A.: Development and Validation of an App Rating System for Caregiver Financial Management Apps. Sage Open Aging 11: 30495334251379916, Sep 2025.
131 Pitzer K, Washington KT, Hudson DL, Makinde KW, Becker TD, Oliver DP, Benson JJ, Demiris G.: Associations between area deprivation and mental health by household income among cancer caregivers. Support Care Cancer 33: 614, Jun 2025.
174 Zhai S, Palermo TM, Shenoi S, Demiris G, Howard W, Kientz J, Yuwen W, Ward TM.: A shared-management web-based intervention for sleep deficiency in school-age children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and their parents: feasibility and acceptability study. J Clin Sleep Med 21: 1007-1021, Jun 2025.
135 Cho H, Cho E, You SB, Sefcik JS, Hodgson NA, Demiris G.: Understanding Digital Literacy of Persons With Dementia and Their Caregivers: A Scoping Review and an Evolutionary Concept Analysis of Empirical Studies. J Appl Gerontol Jun 2025.
14c Demiris G, Harrison S, Sefcik J, Skubic M, Richmond TS, Hodgson NA.: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Technology-Mediated Fall Risk Prevention Intervention for Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 80: glaf043, May 2025.
12a Cho E, Cho H, Demiris G, Harrison S, Ji X, Yuh A, Sokolsky O, Lee I.: Older Adults' Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Passive Sensors to Measure Loneliness: A Qualitative Study. Sage Open Aging 11: 30495334251325607, Apr 2025.
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157 Oh O, Harrison S, Sefcik JS, Richmond TS, Hodgson N, Demiris G.: "I had eyes on me to help me": a qualitative descriptive study on trust in passive monitoring systems among older adults with mild cognitive impairment. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 81: glag018, Feb 2026.113 Ulrich CM, Oh O, Bin You S, Topaz M, Rahemi Z, Stokes L, Pruinelli L, Demiris G, Flatley Brennan P.: What Does Moral Agency Mean for Nurses in the Era of Artificial Intelligence? Hastings Cent Rep 2026.
145 He W, Hou B, Zheng A, Feng Y, Klein A, O'Connor K, Yang S, Shang T, Demiris G, Gonzalez-Hernandez G, Shen L.: Advanced topic modeling with large language models: analyzing social media content from dementia caregivers. Innov Aging 9: S38-S47, Dec 2025.
13c Cho H, Huang L, Sefcik JS, Hodgson NA, Hirschman K, Washington K, Oliver DP, Demiris G.: Examining Social Support and Digital Literacy Among Caregivers of People Living With Dementia Receiving Hospice Services. Am J Hosp Palliat Care Dec 2025.
10a Cho E, Naylor MD, Demiris G, Winnay SS, Cibildak A.: Development and Validation of an App Rating System for Caregiver Financial Management Apps. Sage Open Aging 11: 30495334251379916, Sep 2025.
131 Pitzer K, Washington KT, Hudson DL, Makinde KW, Becker TD, Oliver DP, Benson JJ, Demiris G.: Associations between area deprivation and mental health by household income among cancer caregivers. Support Care Cancer 33: 614, Jun 2025.
174 Zhai S, Palermo TM, Shenoi S, Demiris G, Howard W, Kientz J, Yuwen W, Ward TM.: A shared-management web-based intervention for sleep deficiency in school-age children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and their parents: feasibility and acceptability study. J Clin Sleep Med 21: 1007-1021, Jun 2025.
135 Cho H, Cho E, You SB, Sefcik JS, Hodgson NA, Demiris G.: Understanding Digital Literacy of Persons With Dementia and Their Caregivers: A Scoping Review and an Evolutionary Concept Analysis of Empirical Studies. J Appl Gerontol Jun 2025.
14c Demiris G, Harrison S, Sefcik J, Skubic M, Richmond TS, Hodgson NA.: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Technology-Mediated Fall Risk Prevention Intervention for Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 80: glaf043, May 2025.
12a Cho E, Cho H, Demiris G, Harrison S, Ji X, Yuh A, Sokolsky O, Lee I.: Older Adults' Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Passive Sensors to Measure Loneliness: A Qualitative Study. Sage Open Aging 11: 30495334251325607, Apr 2025.
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