College of Nursing
Ann Horgas Research Group
Led by Ann L Horgas · Biobehavioral Nursing Science
What we study
The Horgas Lab studies pain and aging, focusing on pain management in dementia patients and predictors of persistent post-surgical pain. Research involves clinical studies and cognitive interventions for older adults.
What working here is like
- Clinical
- Human participants
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
ACTIVE Trial
A study on cognitive interventions for older adults funded by NIA.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- Identifying Candidate Predictors of Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries among Adult, Medical-Surgical Patients Using Clinical Expert Knowledge
2026 · Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing
Uses expert opinions to identify key factors that predict pressure injuries in hospital patients.
- Evaluating the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Clinical Efficacy of a Digital Self-Management Intervention in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Study
2026 · Journal of Emergency Nursing
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- Prevalence and Impact of High-Impact Chronic Pain on Subjective Cognitive Decline: The Moderating Role of Age in the NHIS Dataset
2026 · Journal of Applied Gerontology
Tests whether chronic pain is linked to cognitive decline in older adults, adjusting for age and other factors.
- Perceived practice readiness among accelerated BSN students in the initial LINE Scholars cohort
2026 · BMC Nursing
Measures how ready accelerated nursing students feel to enter practice.
- Do Depression and Anxiety Mediate the Relationship between Multi-dimensional Chronic Pain and Subjective Cognitive Decline?
2025 · Journal of Applied Gerontology
Checks if depression and anxiety explain the link between chronic pain and cognitive decline in older adults.
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How to reach out
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