Krista Harrison, PhD
Researcher
We must invest in structures that provide social, functional, medical and community support to people living with dementia and the people in their lives who care for them.
Current Work
Krista is an Associate Professor in the Division of Geriatrics at UCSF. Her research focuses on improving systems of care for older adults living at home with serious illnesses like dementia and their caregivers.
Words of Strength
Synthesizing and connecting
Vision
To reduce the scale and impact of dementia we must invest in structures that provide social, functional, medical and community support to people living with dementia and the people in their lives who care for them in the setting that best matches their needs and wishes.
Strategy
Krista is using existing survey data as well as talking to people living at home with dementia and their caregivers to understand what challenges they encounter and how we can improve their care, including through the end-of-life.
Impact
Since becoming an Atlantic Fellow Krista has worked with an interdisciplinary, international team to gather over 60 interviews with people living with different dementia syndromes, current caregivers, former caregivers, and clinicians. They use this data to inform clinical and policy interventions that better serve the geriatric palliative care needs of people with dementia.
Motivation
In the United States, more than 5.9 million people live with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (ADRD); up to 30% die at home every year with substantial caregiver support; this proportion is increasing over time.
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