Dr. Elyse Couch is an Assistant Professor of Health Services Policy and Practice at the Center for Evidence Synthesis at Brown University School of Public Health. She holds a PhD in Health Service and Population Research from King's College London and completed her postdoctoral training at Brown University's School of Public Health's Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research.
Dr. Couch's research focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Her research has examined the impact of early diagnosis, healthcare utilization, and novel Alzheimer's disease biomarkers on patients and their caregivers. Her research is interdisciplinary and she draws on a range of research methods including epidemiology, qualitative methods, and systematic reviews.
Dr Couch also supports and leads review projects for the the AHRQ-designated Brown University Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC).
Plassman BL, Ford CB, Smith VA, DePasquale N, Burke JR, Korthauer L, Ott BR, Belanger E, Shepherd-Banigan ME, Couch E, Jutkowitz E, O'Brien EC, Sorenson C, Wetle TT, Van Houtven CH. "Elevated Amyloid-β PET Scan and Cognitive and Functional Decline in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia of Uncertain Etiology." Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, vol. 97, no. 3, 2024, pp. 1161-1171. |
Couch E, Mai HJ, Kanaan G, Caputo E, Zahradnik ML, Lewis O, Bohlen L, Howard M, Adam GP, Konnyu KJ, Balk EM. "Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Maternal Mental Health Conditions." 2024. |
Co M, Moreno-Agostino D, Wu YT, Couch E, Posarac A, Wi T, Sadana R, Carlisle S, Prina M. "Non-pharmacological interventions for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in older adults: A systematic review." PLoS ONE, vol. 18, no. 5, 2023, pp. e0284324. |
Bélanger E, Jutkowitz E, Shewmaker P, Van Houtven CH, Burke JR, Plassman BL, Shepherd-Banigan M, Couch E, Mills C, Wetle TT. "Prevalence and incidence of depressive symptoms and diagnosis of depression as associated with elevated amyloid among Medicare beneficiaries with cognitive impairment." Journal of affective disorders, vol. 334, 2023, pp. 293-296. |
Couch E, Ashford MT, Zhang W, Prina M. "Psychosocial and Behavioral Outcomes for Persons With Cognitive Impairment and Caregivers Following Amyloid-β PET Scan Disclosure: A Systematic Review." Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders, vol. 37, no. 3, 2023, pp. 246-258. |
Couch E, Belanger E, Gadbois EA, DePasquale N, Zhang W, Wetle T. "I know that my role is going to change": a mixed-methods study of the relationship between amyloid-β PET scan results and caregiver burden." Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, vol. 35, no. 2, 2022, pp. 387-397. |
Bélanger E, Couch E, Carroll MS, DePasquale N, Gadbois EA, Shepherd-Banigan M, Jutkowitz E, Van Houtven CH, Plassman BL, Wetle TT. "Advance directives among cognitively impaired persons who had an amyloid PET scan and their care partners: a mixed-methods study." BMC Palliative Care, vol. 21, no. 1, 2022, pp. 194. |
Co M, Couch E, Gao Q, Mac-Ginty S, Das-Munshi J, Prina M. "Access to Health Services in Older Minority Ethnic Groups with Dementia: A Systematic Review." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol. 69, no. 3, 2021, pp. 822-834. |
Co M, Couch E, Gao Q, Martinez A, Das-Munshi J, Prina M. "Differences in survival and mortality in minority ethnic groups with dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis." International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol. 36, no. 11, 2021, pp. 1640-1663. |
Couch E, Mueller C, Perera G, Lawrence V, Prina M. "The Association Between a Previous Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment as a Proxy for an Early Diagnosis of Dementia and Mortality: A Study of Secondary Care Electronic Health Records." Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, vol. 79, no. 1, 2021, pp. 267-274. |
Couch E, Mueller C, Perera G, Lawrence V, Prina M. "The association between an early diagnosis of dementia and secondary health service use." Age and Ageing, vol. 50, no. 4, 2021, pp. 1277-1282. |
Couch E, Lawrence V, Co M, Prina M. "Outcomes tested in non-pharmacological interventions in mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia: a scoping review." BMJ Open, vol. 10, no. 4, 2020, pp. e035980. |
Kelley R, Griffiths AW, Shoesmith E, McDermid J, Couch E, Robinson O, Perfect D, Surr CA. "The influence of care home managers on the implementation of a complex intervention: findings from the process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial of dementia care mapping." BMC geriatrics, vol. 20, no. 1, 2020, pp. 303. |
Forrester-Jones R, Beecham JK, Barnoux M, Oliver D, Couch E, Bates C. "People with intellectual disabilities at the end of their lives: The case for specialist care?." Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID, vol. 30, no. 6, 2017, pp. 1138-1150. |
Year | Degree | Institution |
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2021 | PhD | King's College London |
2016 | MSc | King's College London |
2014 | BSc | University of Kent |
T32 Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Brown Unviersity, Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research | 2021-2023 |
PHP 2415 - Introduction to Evidence-based Medicine |