Janet Prvu Bettger
Adjunct Associate in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Associate Professor of Medicine
Associate Research Professor of Global Health
Janet Prvu Bettger, ScD, FAHA is an Associate Professor and health services researcher at Duke University. She is committed to research that builds partnerships and capacity for implementing evidence-based and integrated care. Full bio can be found here: https://scholars.duke.edu/person/janet.bettger
Projects
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Capacity building and improved quality of the care developed for adults who have survived a stroke and are discharged from the hospital (China)
China
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A randomized controlled trial on rehabilitation through caregiver-deliverednurse-organized service programs for disabled stroke patients in rural China (The RECOVER trial)
China
Publications
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Leland NE, Wong C, Prusynski RA, Bettger JP, Shore A, Lam J, et al. Workplace Violence in Home Health: Staff and Leadership Experiences and Strategies. Gerontologist. 2026 Sep 25;Cadilhac DA, Prvu Bettger J. Advances in Stroke 2026: Health Policy and Health Services Delivery. Stroke. 2026 Sep;57(9):2909–12.Sumner SF, Sakita FM, Haukila KF, Wanda L, Kweka GL, Mlangi JJ, et al. Stakeholder perceptions of the acceptability of an intervention to improve uptake of evidence-based emergency myocardial infarction care in Tanzania: A qualitative study. PLoS One. 2026;21(9):e0357564.Ott J, Bettger JP, Kim H, Oh-Park M. Application of Systematic Assessment of Rehabilitation Situation (STARS) Framework for Stroke Rehabilitation in the United States of America. Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports. 2025 Dec 1;13(1).
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