Search Results - "Mausbach, B. T."
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Stressors and anxiety in dementia caregiving: multiple mediation analysis of rumination, experiential avoidance, and leisure
Published in International psychogeriatrics (01-11-2016)“…Despite the robust associations between stressors and anxiety in dementia caregiving, there is a lack of research examining which factors contribute to explain…”
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Variables modulating depression in dementia caregivers: a longitudinal study
Published in International psychogeriatrics (01-08-2012)“…Dementia caregiving has been linked to negative consequences for mental health in caregivers. Although depression seems to be an enduring psychological…”
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Affective symptoms and intra-individual variability in the short-term course of cognitive functioning in bipolar disorder
Published in Psychological medicine (01-07-2012)“…Few studies have examined the short-term course of cognitive impairments in bipolar disorder (BD). Key questions are whether trajectories in symptoms covary…”
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Current smoking is associated with worse cognitive and adaptive functioning in serious mental illness
Published in Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica (01-05-2015)“…Objective Cigarette smoking is highly prevalent among people with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. Few studies have examined whether smoking history is…”
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Effect of Alzheimer Caregiving Stress and Age on Frailty Markers Interleukin-6, C-Reactive Protein, and D-Dimer
Published in The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (01-09-2006)“…Background. Elevated plasma levels of interleukin (IL)-6, C-reactive protein (CRP), and D-dimer belong to the biological alterations of the “frailty syndrome,”…”
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Analysis of the moderating effect of self-efficacy domains in different points of the dementia caregiving process
Published in Aging & mental health (01-03-2011)“…Introduction: Studies analyzing the moderator role of self-efficacy have centered their attention on the relationship between stressors and distress. However,…”
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The attenuating effect of personal mastery on the relations between stress and Alzheimer caregiver health: A five-year longitudinal analysis
Published in Aging & mental health (01-11-2007)“…The objectives of this study were to evaluate the impact of personal mastery and caregiving stress on caregiver depressive symptoms and health over time and to…”
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Development of a Brief Scale of Everyday Functioning in Persons with Serious Mental Illness
Published in Schizophrenia bulletin (01-11-2007)“…We developed and tested the validity of a brief scale to assess everyday functioning in persons with serious mental illness. A sample of 434 adults with…”
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A Review of Instruments for Measuring Functional Recovery in Those Diagnosed With Psychosis
Published in Schizophrenia bulletin (01-03-2009)“…The task of judging an individual's functional recovery is not an easy one for healthcare professionals. Indeed, increasing one's accuracy in predicting one's…”
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Longitudinal Relationship of Low Leisure Satisfaction but not Depressive Symptoms With Systemic Low-Grade Inflammation in Dementia Caregivers
Published in The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences (01-05-2014)“…This study aimed to further elucidate the biobehavioral mechanisms linking dementia caregiving with an increased cardiovascular disease risk. We hypothesized…”
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Measurement of functional capacity: a new approach to understanding functional differences and real-world behavioral adaptation in those with mental illness
Published in Annual review of clinical psychology (01-01-2010)“…The measurement of functional capacity in mental illness is an important recent development. Determination of functional capacity may serve as a surrogate…”
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Effects of gender and dementia severity on Alzheimer’s disease caregivers’ sleep and biomarkers of coagulation and inflammation
Published in Brain, behavior, and immunity (01-07-2009)“…Abstract Background : Being a caregiver for a spouse with Alzheimer’s disease is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular illness, particularly for…”
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Reduced Activity Restriction Buffers the Relations Between Chronic Stress and Sympathetic Nervous System Activation
Published in The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences (01-05-2014)“…Caregivers of dementia patients are at risk for developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), and this risk increases the longer they provide care. Greater…”
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Effects of depressive and anxious symptoms on norepinephrine and platelet P-selectin responses to acute psychological stress among elderly caregivers
Published in Brain, behavior, and immunity (01-05-2008)“…Abstract Background: Caring for a spouse with Alzheimer’s disease is associated with increased psychological distress, impaired immunity, and heightened…”
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Problem Behavior of Dementia Patients Predicts Low-Grade Hypercoagulability in Spousal Caregivers
Published in The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (01-09-2010)“…Background. Low-grade hypercoagulability might be one pathway to explain how the chronic stress of dementia caregiving increases cardiovascular disease risk,…”
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Spousal caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease show longitudinal increases in plasma level of tissue-type plasminogen activator antigen
Published in Psychosomatic medicine (01-10-2007)“…To determine if caregivers of spouses with Alzheimer's disease demonstrate greater increase in tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) antigen relative to…”
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Combination of caregiving stress and hormone replacement therapy is associated with prolonged platelet activation to acute stress among postmenopausal women
Published in Psychosomatic medicine (01-11-2007)“…To investigate the combined effects of caregiving and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on platelet hyperactivity to acute psychological stress. Both HRT and…”
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Ethnicity and Time to Institutionalization of Dementia Patients: A Comparison of Latina and Caucasian Female Family Caregivers
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-07-2004)“…Objectives: To compare rates of institutionalization of dementia patients cared for by Latina and Caucasian female caregivers and to explore which caregiver…”
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Avoidant coping partially mediates the relationship between patient problem behaviors and depressive symptoms in spousal Alzheimer caregivers
Published in The American journal of geriatric psychiatry (01-04-2006)“…Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer disease is a highly stressful experience that is associated with significant depressive symptoms. Previous studies…”
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Development and pilot testing of a new psychosocial intervention for older Latinos with chronic psychosis
Published in Schizophrenia bulletin (01-10-2005)“…Latinos constitute the largest minority in the United States, and there is an increasing number of Latino patients with schizophrenia and other psychoses…”
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