Janet Purath
Associate Professor
Nursing
Washington State University Pullman
United States of America
Biography
Janet Purath earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Jamestown College, a Master’s of Science in Nursing and Primary Care from Indiana University and a Doctorate from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She completed Postdoctoral Fellowships in research in physical activity and older adults at Arizona State University and from the John A Hartford Foundation. She served as a faculty member in the School of Nursing at Purdue University. Her teaching experiences are in health assessment, clinical supervision, primary care of the older adult, and nursing research. Her clinical practice includes care of adults in the intensive care unit, home health nursing, women’s health, and rural primary healthcare. She is currently an Associate Professor at the College of Nursing at Washington State University. Dr. Purath’s work focuses on chronic disease prevention, physical activity, physical function in older adults, women’s health.
Research Interest
Geriatrics, physical activity, health behavior change, and rural health.
Publications
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Coyner, T., & Purath, J. (2012). Improving Treatment Adherence in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis. Journal of the Dermatology Nurses' Association, 4(6), 374-377. DOI: 10.1097JDN.013e318274b4a9
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Purath, J. Keck, A., Fitzgerald, C. (2013). Motivational Interviewing for Older Adults in Primary Care: A Systematic Review. Geriatric Nursing, 34, 204-211.
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Purath, J., Keller, C., McPherson, S., & Ainsworth, B. (2013). A randomized controlled trail of an office-based physical activity and physical fitness intervention for older adults. Geriatric Nursing, 34, 204-211.
