2024
Mechanisms Underlying the Use of Abusive and Neglectful Behaviors in Dementia Caregiving: The Role of Caregiver Mental Health.
Browning W, Yildiz M, Hernandez Chilatra J, Yefimova M, Maxwell C, Sullivan T, Winstead V, Pickering C. Mechanisms Underlying the Use of Abusive and Neglectful Behaviors in Dementia Caregiving: The Role of Caregiver Mental Health. Research In Gerontological Nursing 2024, 17: 227-236. PMID: 39347758, DOI: 10.3928/19404921-20240808-01.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaregiver mental healthFamily caregiversAssociated with increased oddsAnxiety disordersCare recipientsMental healthNeglectful behaviorsAnxiety symptomsFamily caregiver populationDementia family caregiversImpact of caregivingAnxiety symptom severityClinically significant depressionGeneralized anxiety disorderMental health symptomologyWorsening anxiety symptomsWorsening depressive symptomsIntensive longitudinal designPhysically aggressive behaviorDementia caregiversCaregiver populationCaregiver psychopathologyLinear mixed modelsSignificant interaction effectCaregiversPatterns of Family Conflict and Accusations of Abuse in Dementia Family Caregivers: A Latent Class Analysis
Browning W, Yildiz M, Maxwell C, Sullivan T, Yefimova M, Chilatra J, Pickering C. Patterns of Family Conflict and Accusations of Abuse in Dementia Family Caregivers: A Latent Class Analysis. The Gerontologist 2024, 64: gnae108. PMID: 39166288, PMCID: PMC11446213, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnae108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLatent class analysisFamily conflictNeglectful behaviorsNon-traditional family structuresGroup membershipClass analysisNon-traditional caregiversRelationship typesFamily caregiversAdult childrenFour-class solutionFamily structureMultinomial logistic regressionProbability of abuseAccusations of abuseConflictUnique risk factorsAccusationsAbuseMembershipDementia family caregiversNeglectCaregiversElevated probabilityFamilySelf-Compassion and Emotion Dysregulation Mediate the Effect of Stress Appraisals on Elder Abuse and Neglect Behaviors in Dementia Family Caregiving
Pickering C, Weiss N, Yildiz M, Sullivan T. Self-Compassion and Emotion Dysregulation Mediate the Effect of Stress Appraisals on Elder Abuse and Neglect Behaviors in Dementia Family Caregiving. The Journals Of Gerontology Series B 2024, 79: gbae138. PMID: 39136354, PMCID: PMC11439994, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbae138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotion dysregulationSelf-compassionStress appraisalDementia family caregiversEffect of self-compassionEffects of stress appraisalsMediation of emotional dysregulationBetween-person levelMultilevel structural equation modelingNeglectful behaviorsModifiable intervention targetsEmotion (dys)regulationStructural equation modelingBehavioral symptomsMediation pathsBehavioral interventionsEfficacious interventionsIntervention targetsEmotionsFamily caregiversEquation modelingAbuseDysregulationDiary surveyCaregivers
2019
Daily Context for Abusive and Neglectful Behavior in Family Caregiving for Dementia
Pickering CEZ, Yefimova M, Maxwell C, Puga F, Sullivan T. Daily Context for Abusive and Neglectful Behavior in Family Caregiving for Dementia. The Gerontologist 2019, 60: 483-493. PMID: 31425586, PMCID: PMC7350411, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnz110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtective factorsCare recipientsSignificant risk factorsSignificant protective factorModifiable riskRisk factorsFamily caregiversBehavioral symptomsCaregiver participationRelated dementiaAlzheimer's diseaseDaily caregivingHypothesized riskFuture interventionsNeglectful behaviorsRecipientsCaregiversFamily caregivingRiskDementiaDiseaseDaysOddsMeaningful activitiesNeglect behavior