Melissa Armstrong University of Florida

Melissa Armstrong

Professor/Associate Chair

melissa.armstrong@neurology.ufl.edu 352-733-3015
  • Gainesville FL UNITED STATES
  • College of Medicine

Dr. Melissa Armstrong's research focuses on the lived experiences of individuals with Lewy body dementia and their caregivers.

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Biography

Dr. Melissa Armstrong directs the Mangurian Clinical-Research Headquarters for Lewy Body Dementia at the University of Florida, one of 25 centers in the U.S. recognized as a Lewy Body Dementia Association Research Center of Excellence (2017 to current). She also serves on the Lewy Body Dementia Association Scientific Advisory Council. Dr. Armstrong’s Lewy body dementia research focuses on the lived experience of disease for individuals with Lewy body dementia and their families, ranging from patient and caregiver priorities for care to hospital outcomes to end-of-life experiences.

Areas of Expertise

Dementia and End of Life
Corticobasal Syndrome
Parkinson Disease
Lewy Body Dementia
Atypical Parkinsonism
Dementia and Quality of Life

Media Appearances

Navigating End-of-Life Challenges in Lewy Body Dementia

Lewy Body Dementia Association  tv

2024-07-02

The Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) is proud to present ‘Navigating End-of-Life Challenges with Lewy body dementia.’ In this webinar, Dr. Melissa Armstrong, discussed the challenges of end-of-life in Lewy body dementia (LBD) and offered practical strategies to cope with them.

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Studies assess quality-of-life factors for Lewy body dementia patients, caregivers

UF Health  online

2024-04-11

Two new papers led by University of Florida researchers examine factors that influence quality of life for patients with moderate-to-advanced Lewy body dementia and their caregivers.

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UF Lewy body dementia expert earns $3.2 million NIH grant

UF McKnight Brain Institute  online

2020-09-14

A UF neurologist has earned a five-year, $3.2 million grant from the NIH’s National Institute on Aging to expand her research into dementia with Lewy bodies, or DLB. The grant will fund a study led by Melissa Armstrong, M.D., an associate professor of neurology, to improve end-of-life experiences for individuals with DLB and their families.

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Articles

End-of-life experiences in individuals with dementia with Lewy bodies and their caregivers: A mixed-methods analysis

PLOS One

Easton Wollney, et. al

2024-08-29

Dyads of individuals with moderate-advanced DLB and their primary informal caregivers were recruited from specialty clinics, advocacy organizations, and research registries and followed prospectively every 6 months. The current study examines results of caregiver study visits 3 months after the death of the person with DLB.

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Caregiver Experiences and Burden in Moderate-Advanced Dementia With Lewy Bodies

Neurology Clinical Practice

Melissa J. Armstrong, et. al

2024-06-01

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a common degenerative dementia, but research on caregiver experiences in late stages is lacking. This study aimed to investigate the caregiving experience in moderate-advanced DLB to identify opportunities for improving care and support.

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Patient- and proxy-reported quality of life in advanced dementia with Lewy bodies

Alzheimer's & Dementia

Melissa J. Armstrong, et. al

2024-02-23

Dyads of individuals with moderate–advanced DLB and their primary caregivers were recruited from specialty clinics, advocacy organizations, and research registries. The study collected demographics, disease-related measures, and measures of patient/caregiver experiences.

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