Shih-Yin Lin

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Shih-Yin Lin

Senior Research Scientist/Project Director

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Shih-Yin Lin is senior research scientist/project director at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. She is currently senior research scientist/project director for Aliviado at the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, where she provides scientific and operational leadership on the NIH-funded Hospice Advanced Dementia Symptom Management and Quality of Life (HAS-QOL) Trial. Her research interests include dementia-friendly communities, non-pharmacological interventions for dementia, and health information technology for older adults.

She received a PhD in nursing Science and MPH in health services from the University of Washington, an MM in music therapy from Michigan State University, and a BFA from National Taiwan Normal University. While pursuing her doctorate, Lin received additional research training through a T32 Aging and Informatics training program and a TL1 Multidisciplinary Pre-doctoral Clinical Research Training Program. She completed a T15 postdoctoral fellowship in Biomedical and Health Informatics at the University of Washington.

Postdoctoral Fellow, Biomedical and Health Informatics - University of Washington
PhD, Nursing Science - University of Washington
MPH, Health Services - University of Washington
MM, Music Therapy - Michigan State University
BFA - National Taiwan Normal University

Gerontology

American Medical Informatics Association
American Public Health Association
Gerontological Society of America

Healthy Aging PhD Research Scholarship/Myrene C. McAninch Doctoral Scholarship, de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging (2017)
Healthy Aging PhD Research Scholarship/Myrene C. McAninch Doctoral Scholarship, de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging (2016)
GSA-Presentation Scholarship, Healthy Brain Research Network Scholars Program & Alzheimer’s Association (2016)
Healthy Brain Research Network-de Tronyay Center Scholarship, CDC-Healthy Brain Research Network Coordinating Center & de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging (2015)
Healthy Aging PhD Research Scholarship, de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging (2015)
Healthy Aging PhD Research Scholarship, de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging (2014)
UWRA-University House Scholarship in Aging, University of Washington Retirement Association (2014)
Joan Satterwhite Cartwright Scholarship in Music Therapy, Michigan State University School of Music (2007)
Wu Hong-Lin Outstanding Undergraduate Scholarship, Taoyuan City Government, Taiwan (2000)
Outstanding Undergraduate Scholarship, National Taiwan Normal University

Aliviado Mobile App for Hospice Providers: A Usability Study

Lin, S.-Y., David, D., Lin, S.- Y., Groom, L. L. L., Ford, A., & Brody, A. A. A. (2022). (Vols. 63, Issue 1, pp. e37-e45).
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Evaluation of usability and mobile health content is critical for ensuring effective implementation of technology utilizing interventions tailored to the needs of hospice care providers for people living with dementia in community-based settings.

Findings of Sequential Pilot Trials of Aliviado Dementia Care to Inform an Embedded Pragmatic Clinical Trial

Lin, S.-Y., Lin, S.- Y., Schneider, C. E., Bristol, A. A. A., Clancy, M., Sprague, S. A., Aldridge, M., Cortes, T., Goldfeld, K. S., Kutner, J. S., Mitchell, S. L., Shega, J. W., Wu, B., Zhu, C. W., & Brody, A. A. A. (2022). (Vols. 62, Issues 2, pp. 304-314).
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Many investigators of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) are unfamiliar with the embedded pragmatic clinical trials (ePCTs) and the indispensable pilot phase preceding ePCTs. This paper provides a much-needed example for such a pilot phase and discusses implementation barriers and additional infrastructure and implementation strategies developed in preparation for a nationwide AD/ADRD ePCT.

A Pilot Observational Exploratory Study of Well-Being in Hospice Interdisciplinary Team Members

Lin, S.-Y., Schneider, C., Bristol, A., Ford, A., Lin, S.- Y., Brody, A. A. A., & Stimpfel, A. W. (2022). (Vols. 39, Issues 3, pp. 264-269).
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Well-being and turnover intent represent key aspects to the promotion of a healthy workforce. Alarming levels of burnout and low levels of well-being have been documented in health professionals across care settings. Not only do high levels of burnout, low well-being and high turnover affect health professionals, but they are associated with poor patient care. However, limited research has investigated this topic specifically in hospice interdisciplinary team (IDT) members, nurses, chaplains, social workers. Thus, the purpose of this study was to explore hospice IDT members' well-being, and turnover intent.

Supporting dementia family care partners during COVID-19: Perspectives from hospice staff

Lin, S.-Y., Lin, S.- Y., Jones, T., David, D., Lassell, R. K. F., Durga, A., Convery, K., Ford, A., & Brody, A. A. A. (2022). (Vols. 47, pp. 265-272).
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Advance Care Planning, Palliative Care, and End-of-life Care Interventions for Racial and Ethnic Underrepresented Groups: A Systematic Review

Lin, S.-Y., Jones, T., Luth, E. A., Lin, S.- Y., & Brody, A. A. A. (2021). (Vols. 62, Issues 3, pp. e248-e260).
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Persons from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups experience disparities in access to and quality of palliative and end-of-life care.

Evaluation of pharmaceutical pictograms by older "turkers": A cross-sectional crowdsourced study

Lin, S.-Y., Lin, S.- Y., Thompson, H. J., Hart, L. A., Fu, M. C. C., & Demiris, G. (2021). (Vols. 17, Issues 6, pp. 1079-1090).
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Well-designed pharmaceutical pictograms may improve patients' understanding of medication instructions. However, the iterative participatory design process required to produce effective pictograms can be costly in terms of money, time, and effort. Crowdsourcing has been applied to bring down the costs of the participatory design process, but the feasibility of using this approach with older adults remains largely unknown.

Older adults' personal health information management: The role and perspective of various healthcare providers

Lin, S.-Y., Bosold, A. L., Lin, S.- Y., Taylor, J. O., Demiris, G., & Turner, A. M. (2021). (Vols. 2021, pp. 255-264).
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The management of personal health information (PHI) by older adults (OAs) takes place within a socio-technical context and requires the support of various stakeholders, including healthcare providers. This study investigates provider roles in supporting OA personal health information management (PHIM), barriers they face, and related design implications for health information technology (HIT). We interviewed 27 providers serving OAs in Seattle, WA. Providers support OA PHIM through medication management, interpreting HI, and providing resources. Barriers to OA PHIM described by providers include (1) challenges with communication between OAs, providers, and caregivers, (2) limited time and resources, and (3) limitations of tools such as secure messaging. Considering these barriers, provider roles, and the socio-technical context for HIT implementation, we recommend the design of HIT that facilitates communication across multiple provider types, integrates caregivers and patient-generated data, supports understanding of OA home environments, and offers credible health resources designed for OAs.

Promoting Problem Solving About Health Management: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Evaluation of a Digital Health Intervention for Older Adults With Pre-Frailty and Frailty

Lin, S.-Y., Chen, A. T., Chu, F., Teng, A. K., Han, S., Lin, S.- Y., Demiris, G., & Zaslavsky, O. (2021). (Vols. 7, p. 2333721420985684).
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There is a need for interventions to promote health management of older adults with pre-frailty and frailty. Technology poses promising solutions, but questions exist about effective delivery. We present the results of a mixed-methods pilot evaluation of Virtual Online Communities for Older Adults (VOCALE), an 8-week intervention conducted in the northwestern United States, in which participants shared health-related experiences and applied problem solving skills in a Facebook group. We performed a mixed-methods process evaluation, integrating quantitative and qualitative data, to characterize the intervention and its effects. We focus on four areas: health-related measures (health literacy and self-efficacy), participation, problem solving skills enacted, and subjective feedback. Eight older adults with pre-frailty and frailty (age = 82.7 ± 6.6 years) completed the study. There was an upward trend in health literacy and health self-efficacy post-intervention. Participants posted at least two times per week. Content analysis of 210 posts showed participants were able to apply the problem solving skills taught, and exit interviews showed participants' increased awareness of the need to manage health, and enjoyment in learning about others. This mixed-methods evaluation provides insight into feasibility and design considerations for online interventions to promote health management among vulnerable older adults.

The Impact of Aliviado Dementia Care-Hospice Edition Training Program on Hospice Staff's Dementia Symptom Knowledge

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As the aging population grows, the incidence of dementia continues to increase substantially. However, the lack of a significant geriatric health care workforce as well as little dementia training among generalist health care workers leads to suboptimal care for persons living with dementia (PLWD). In particular, few evidence-based interventions exist to improve the quality of dementia care among hospice interdisciplinary teams caring for PLWD. Aliviado Dementia Care-Hospice Edition is a quality assurance and performance improvement program that includes training, mentoring, and workflow enhancements, which aims to improve quality of hospice care provided to PLWD and their caregivers.

Protocol for an embedded pragmatic clinical trial to test the effectiveness of Aliviado Dementia Care in improving quality of life for persons living with dementia and their informal caregivers

Lin, S.-Y., Bristol, A. A. A., Convery, K. A., Sotelo, V., Schneider, C. E., Lin, S.- Y., Fletcher, J., Rupper, R., Galvin, J. E., & Brody, A. A. A. (2020). (Vols. 93, p. 106005).
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Persons living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) frequently experience pain and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) which decrease quality of life (QOL) and influence caregiver burden. Home healthcare professionals however may underrecognize or lack the ability to manage BPSD.