Mercedes Bern‐Klug

1.5k total citations
68 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Mercedes Bern‐Klug is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mercedes Bern‐Klug has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in General Health Professions, 28 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 15 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Mercedes Bern‐Klug's work include Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (46 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (27 papers) and Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (12 papers). Mercedes Bern‐Klug is often cited by papers focused on Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (46 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (27 papers) and Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (12 papers). Mercedes Bern‐Klug collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Cuba. Mercedes Bern‐Klug's co-authors include Charles E. Gessert, Sarah Forbes, Jinyu Liu, Katherine W. O. Kramer, Sarah Forbes-Thompson, Jennifer Saunders, Betty J. Kramer, Grace Christ, Finn McLafferty Bell and Richard B. Francoeur and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychiatry Research, The Gerontologist and Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.

In The Last Decade

Mercedes Bern‐Klug

62 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mercedes Bern‐Klug United States 20 695 628 366 200 139 68 1.2k
Vicki R. Strang Canada 19 482 0.7× 321 0.5× 238 0.7× 370 1.9× 157 1.1× 26 1.0k
Arne Rehnsfeldt Sweden 20 488 0.7× 554 0.9× 366 1.0× 209 1.0× 158 1.1× 51 1.2k
Gary Bellamy United Kingdom 17 453 0.7× 771 1.2× 473 1.3× 161 0.8× 61 0.4× 26 1.1k
Lee SmithBattle United States 21 520 0.7× 325 0.5× 415 1.1× 300 1.5× 42 0.3× 68 1.2k
Annette Huntington New Zealand 19 521 0.7× 267 0.4× 247 0.7× 176 0.9× 58 0.4× 42 1.2k
John D. Yoon United States 22 628 0.9× 780 1.2× 230 0.6× 219 1.1× 186 1.3× 70 1.4k
Jackie Robinson New Zealand 19 541 0.8× 824 1.3× 419 1.1× 191 1.0× 43 0.3× 76 1.2k
Edison Luiz Devos Barlem Brazil 24 1.2k 1.7× 720 1.1× 248 0.7× 237 1.2× 22 0.2× 192 1.7k
Shelley Raffin‐Bouchal Canada 15 621 0.9× 252 0.4× 551 1.5× 113 0.6× 236 1.7× 27 1.2k
Rosemary Frey New Zealand 19 464 0.7× 697 1.1× 352 1.0× 170 0.8× 44 0.3× 72 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mercedes Bern‐Klug

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mercedes Bern‐Klug

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bonifas, Robin P. & Mercedes Bern‐Klug. (2023). Nursing Home Social Work Research.
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Gammonley, Denise, et al.. (2021). Serious Mental Illness in Nursing Homes: Roles and Perceived Competence of Social Services Directors. Journal of Gerontological Social Work. 64(7). 721–739. 9 indexed citations
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Bern‐Klug, Mercedes, et al.. (2018). MOST STATES DON’T REQUIRE A SOCIAL WORK DEGREE TO BE EMPLOYED IN A NURSING HOME. Innovation in Aging. 2(suppl_1). 546–546. 1 indexed citations
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Bern‐Klug, Mercedes. (2017). Evidence-Based Treatment with Older Adults: Theory, Practice and Research. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care. 13(4). 302–303. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Jinyu & Mercedes Bern‐Klug. (2015). “I should be doing more for my parent:” Chinese adult children's worry about performance in providing care for their oldest-old parents. International Psychogeriatrics. 28(2). 303–315. 35 indexed citations
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Bern‐Klug, Mercedes. (2014). A Conceptual Model of Family Surrogate End-of-Life Decision-Making Process in the Nursing Home Setting: Goals of Care as Guiding Stars. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care. 10(1). 59–79. 13 indexed citations
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Liu, Jinyu, Man Guo, & Mercedes Bern‐Klug. (2013). Economic Stress Among Adult-Child Caregivers of the Oldest Old in China: The Importance of Contextual Factors. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 28(4). 465–479. 17 indexed citations
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Simons, Kelsey, et al.. (2012). Envisioning Quality Psychosocial Care in Nursing Homes: The Role of Social Work. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 13(9). 800–805. 11 indexed citations
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Bell, Finn McLafferty, Mercedes Bern‐Klug, Katherine W. O. Kramer, & Jennifer Saunders. (2010). Most Nursing Home Social Service Directors Lack Training in Working With Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Residents. Social Work in Health Care. 49(9). 814–831. 57 indexed citations
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Bern‐Klug, Mercedes, et al.. (2010). Depression Screening in Nursing Homes: Involvement of Social Services Departments. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 18(3). 266–275. 8 indexed citations
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Bern‐Klug, Mercedes. (2009). A Framework for Categorizing Social Interactions Related to End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes. The Gerontologist. 49(4). 495–507. 23 indexed citations
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Bern‐Klug, Mercedes & Sarah Forbes-Thompson. (2008). Family Members' Responsibilities to Nursing Home Residents: “She Is the Only Mother I Got”. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. 34(2). 43–52. 44 indexed citations
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Bern‐Klug, Mercedes. (2008). The Emotional Context Facing Nursing Home Residents’ Families: A Call for Role Reinforcement Strategies from Nursing Homes and the Community. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 9(1). 36–44. 34 indexed citations
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Bern‐Klug, Mercedes, Katherine W. O. Kramer, Grace Chan, et al.. (2008). Characteristics of Nursing Home Social Services Directors: How Common is a Degree in Social Work?. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 10(1). 36–44. 26 indexed citations
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Bern‐Klug, Mercedes. (2008). State Variations in Nursing Home Social Worker Qualifications. Journal of Gerontological Social Work. 51(3-4). 379–409. 22 indexed citations
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Bern‐Klug, Mercedes. (2004). The Decision Labyrinth: Helping Families Find Their Way through Funeral Options. 28(2). 31. 4 indexed citations
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Bern‐Klug, Mercedes, Charles E. Gessert, & Sarah Forbes. (2001). The Need to Revise Assumptions about the End of Life: Implications for Social Work Practice. Health & Social Work. 26(1). 38–48. 43 indexed citations
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Gessert, Charles E., Sarah Forbes, & Mercedes Bern‐Klug. (2001). Planning End-of-Life Care for Patients with Dementia: Roles of Families and Health Professionals. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying. 42(4). 273–291. 73 indexed citations
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Bern‐Klug, Mercedes, Stanley DeViney, & David J. Ekerdt. (2000). Variations in Funeral-Related Costs of Older Adults and the Role of Preneed Funeral Contracts and Type of Disposition. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying. 41(1). 23–38. 4 indexed citations

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