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Kathy Wright

Medicine · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1985
Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesStress Responses and CortisolFamily Caregiving in Mental IllnessBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies

Publications

138

Citations

1,304

Est. group size

~8

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

42

Publishing since 1985

Research summary
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Kathy Wright's research focuses on caregiver stress, cognitive impairment, and cardiovascular health, with particular attention to African American and Black communities. Her work combines nursing science with tools like stress-tracking via mobile technology, hair cortisol measurement, and brain imaging to study how stress, discrimination, and lifestyle factors affect cognitive and cardiovascular health, especially in caregivers of people with dementia and in individuals managing hypertension.

Caregiver stress and dementia careCognitive impairment and brain healthCardiovascular health and hypertension in Black communitiesStress biomarkers (cortisol) and neural processingDigital health tools for chronic condition self-management

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade but remained fairly steady overall, with recent years (2023-2025) showing a modest increase in activity compared to earlier years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 8.4/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 13 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 6 publications202021: 13 publications212022: 7 publications222023: 8 publications232024: 8 publications242025: 14 publications14252026: 5 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Innovation in Aging×11
  • Nursing Research×6
  • Research in Gerontological Nursing×4
  • Journal of Advanced Nursing×4
  • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society×3
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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