2024
“WOOP is my safe haven”: A qualitative feasibility and acceptability study of the Wish Outcome Obstacle Plan (WOOP) intervention for spouses of people living with early‐stage dementia
Mroz E, Schwartz A, Valeika S, Oettingen G, Marottoli R, David D, Hagaman A, Fedus D, Monin J. “WOOP is my safe haven”: A qualitative feasibility and acceptability study of the Wish Outcome Obstacle Plan (WOOP) intervention for spouses of people living with early‐stage dementia. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2024, 39: e6092. PMID: 38687142, PMCID: PMC11448666, DOI: 10.1002/gps.6092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpouses of peopleLongitudinal semi-structured interviewsEarly-stage dementiaCodebook thematic analysisSemi-structured interviewsCare partnersIntervention deliveryBaseline strengthThematic analysisMeta-themesQualitative studyBehavioral interventionsAreas of improvementDementiaQualitative feasibilityMental exerciseInterventionSpousesWell-beingEmotional stressorsIntervention mechanismsParticipantsAcceptability studyWishesPeople‘If I don’t take care of me, then I can’t be there for others:’ a qualitative study of caregiving relationships among older women living with HIV
Vu T, Quinn M, Womack J, Monin J. ‘If I don’t take care of me, then I can’t be there for others:’ a qualitative study of caregiving relationships among older women living with HIV. Aging & Mental Health 2024, 28: 1304-1315. PMID: 38327025, DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2024.2313729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCare networkHIV managementOlder womenPublic health programsCommunity-based organizationsPopulation of womenCare recipientsHealthcare discussionsOWLHHealth programsThematic analysisParticipants 1Qualitative studyCaregiversSemi-structuredCareEducational effortsHIVSources of meaningWomenParticipantsPerformance contentHealthcareYearsHealth
2023
PERSONS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA AND MULTIPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS IDENTIFYING HEALTH PRIORITIES WITH CARE PARTNERS
Vu T, Mroz E, Hernandez-Bigos K, Chow D, Samper-Ternent R, Johnson K, Tinetti M, Monin J. PERSONS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA AND MULTIPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS IDENTIFYING HEALTH PRIORITIES WITH CARE PARTNERS. Innovation In Aging 2023, 7: 416-416. PMCID: PMC10736172, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igad104.1374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple chronic conditionsHealth care prioritiesCare partnersChronic conditionsHealth priorityCare prioritiesPilot studyYears of ageEvidence-based toolsPatient prioritiesOlder personsPLWDCare decisionsHealth goalsCare recipientsHealthcare goalsOlder adultsDementiaOpen-ended questionsAgeThematic analysisPERSONS LIVINGEarly stagesYearsRecipientsFormer dementia caregivers’ high and low point narratives: what is remembered, and how is it shared?
Matta-Singh T, Sharma S, Ali T, Piechota A, Abboud A, Fried T, Monin J, Mroz E. Former dementia caregivers’ high and low point narratives: what is remembered, and how is it shared? Aging & Mental Health 2023, 28: 427-435. PMID: 37712688, PMCID: PMC10922763, DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2023.2256252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNavigating the COVID‐19 pandemic together: Discussions between persons with early‐stage dementia and their adult children
Ali T, Mroz E, Valeika S, Mendez E, Cohen A, Monin J. Navigating the COVID‐19 pandemic together: Discussions between persons with early‐stage dementia and their adult children. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2023, 38: e5905. PMID: 36929513, PMCID: PMC10590087, DOI: 10.1002/gps.5905.Peer-Reviewed Original Research