2019
Enfeeblement in Elders with Essential Tremor: Characterizing the Phenomenon and Its Role in Caregiver Burden
Cersonsky T, Diaz D, Kellner S, Hickman R, Zdrodowska M, Monin J, Louis E. Enfeeblement in Elders with Essential Tremor: Characterizing the Phenomenon and Its Role in Caregiver Burden. Tremor And Other Hyperkinetic Movements 2019, 9 DOI: 10.5334/tohm.461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCaregiver burdenEssential tremorAssessment of patientsCommon movement disorderGreater tremor severityMore depressive symptomsCaregivers of individualsClinical correlatesFunctional impairmentMovement disordersGait disabilityCaregiver needsDepressive symptomsOverall healthTremor severityOlder ageGreater burdenCaregiversTremorBurdenCognitive difficultiesDisabilityScoresEldersIndividuals
2018
SPOUSAL ASSOCIATIONS IN COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS OVER TIME IN THE CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH STUDY
Monin J, Doyle M, Van Ness P, Schulz R, Marottoli R, Birditt K, Feeney B. SPOUSAL ASSOCIATIONS IN COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS OVER TIME IN THE CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH STUDY. Innovation In Aging 2018, 2: 838-838. PMCID: PMC6230189, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.3121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGreater depressive symptomsCardiovascular Health StudyDepressive symptomsHealth StudyCognitive functioningMini-Mental ExaminationMental health conditionsBaseline visitVisit 5Spousal associationsLower cognitive functioningSymptomsMental healthHealth conditionsOlder adultsDyadic path analysisLater lifePartner Interdependence ModelActor-partner interdependence modelActor effectsFunctioningIndividualsPartner effectsVisits
2014
Compassionate Love in Individuals With Alzheimer’s Disease and Their Spousal Caregivers: Associations With Caregivers’ Psychological Health
Monin JK, Schulz R, Feeney BC. Compassionate Love in Individuals With Alzheimer’s Disease and Their Spousal Caregivers: Associations With Caregivers’ Psychological Health. The Gerontologist 2014, 55: 981-989. PMID: 24534607, PMCID: PMC4668762, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnu001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptomsAlzheimer's diseaseSpousal caregiversCaregivers' positive appraisalsCaregiver depressive symptomsSelf-reported burdenPositive caregiving appraisalsCaregiver burdenAD individualsSignificant associationSymptomsDiseaseCaregiversCaregiving appraisalsBurdenPositive appraisalPsychological healthAssociationLess burdenCaregivingIndividualsCompassionate love
2012
Caregiving spouses’ attachment orientations and the physical and psychological health of individuals with Alzheimer's disease
Monin JK, Schulz R, Kershaw TS. Caregiving spouses’ attachment orientations and the physical and psychological health of individuals with Alzheimer's disease. Aging & Mental Health 2012, 17: 508-516. PMID: 23215899, PMCID: PMC3596494, DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2012.747080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological health symptomsAttachment orientationsHealth symptomsAnxious attachmentSpousal caregiversSelf-report measuresPhysical health symptomsAttachment securityAvoidant attachmentAttachment theoryPsychological healthMore physical symptomsPartner reportsCaregiving spousesPsychological symptomsFeeling of securityChronic illnessPhysical symptomsAlzheimer's diseaseCaregiversUseful frameworkIndividualsPersonsEmotionsAttachment