Karen Coker

Researcher

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

4 h-index 12 pubs 124 cited

Research Areas

Nutrition and Health in Aging Health Literacy and Information Accessibility Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes Health Disparities and Outcomes Diet and metabolism studies

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Karen Coker's research investigates health and quality of life in older adults. Her work has examined the effects of dietary supplements, specifically essential amino acid-based formulations and whey protein, on physical performance and plasma protein expression in older adults with low physical functioning. Coker has also studied the impact of protein supplementation on orthostatic hypotension in older adult patients with heart failure. Her research extends to understanding knowledge gaps regarding naloxone use in older adults in high opioid prescribing regions and monitoring chronic pain and quality of life using tablet surveys in rural older adults. Additionally, she has explored health literacy and quality improvement initiatives related to delirium in geriatric clinics and investigated opinions towards aging within the Marshallese community in Northwest Arkansas. Coker's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 4 with 124 total citations across 12 publications. Key collaborators include Gohar M. Azhar, Amanda Pangle, Jeanne Y. Wei, and Robert R. Wolfe, all from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 12
  • Citations: 124

Selected Publications

  • Opinions towards Aging in the Marshallese Community residing in Northwest Arkansas (2025) DOI
  • Effect of Protein Supplementation on Orthostatic Hypotension in Older Adult Patients with Heart Failure (2025) DOI
  • MONITORING CHRONIC PAIN AND QUALITY OF LIFE USING TABLET SURVEYS IN OLDER ADULTS LIVING IN RURAL ARKANSAS (2024) DOI
  • KNOWLEDGE GAPS REGARDING NALOXONE USE AMONG OLDER ADULTS IN HIGH OPIOID PRESCRIBING REGIONS IN SOUTHERN USA (2024) DOI
  • Resilience and Adaptability of Older Adults: Findings from the COVID-19 Impact Survey (2024) DOI
  • A Response to: Quality Improvement in Delirium Health Literacy in Older Adult Patients and Their Caregivers Attending a Geriatric Clinic [Response to Letter] (2023) DOI
  • 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) DOI
  • Differential plasma protein expression after ingestion of essential amino acid-based dietary supplement verses whey protein in low physical functioning older adults (2023) DOI
  • Quality Improvement in Delirium Health Literacy in Older Adult Patients and Their Caregivers Attending a Geriatric Clinic (2022) DOI
  • Daily Consumption of a Specially Formulated Essential Amino Acid-Based Dietary Supplement Improves Physical Performance in Older Adults With Low Physical Functioning (2021) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Gohar M. Azhar University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 6 shared publications Amanda Pangle University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 6 shared publications Jeanne Y. Wei University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 4 shared publications Robert R. Wolfe University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 3 shared publications Regina Gibson University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 3 shared publications Anil Anandam University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Onna Lau University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Pankaj Patyal University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications

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