2024
Communication Technology Improves Staff, Resident, and Family Interactions in Skilled Nursing Homes Post COVID-19 Restrictions
Vu T, Frye N, Wallhagen M, Marottoli R, Monin J. Communication Technology Improves Staff, Resident, and Family Interactions in Skilled Nursing Homes Post COVID-19 Restrictions. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2024, 25: 105260. PMID: 39276798, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociations Between Attachment and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults Living With Early-Stage Cognitive Impairment and Their Adult Children
Monin J, Shah M, Chang W, Feeney B, Birditt K, Gaugler J, Vranceanu A, Marottoli R. Associations Between Attachment and Depressive Symptoms Among Older Adults Living With Early-Stage Cognitive Impairment and Their Adult Children. The Journals Of Gerontology Series B 2024, 79: gbae137. PMID: 39129484, PMCID: PMC11407828, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbae137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated with greater depressive symptomsGreater depressive symptomsDepressive symptomsAttachment anxietyActor effectsActor Partner Interdependence ModelRomantic attachment anxietyOlder adultsParent-child dyadsEarly-stage cognitive impairmentRomantic avoidanceAttachment schemasEarly-stage dementiaAttachment variablesAttachment theoryRomantic anxietyInterdependence modelPsychosocial interventionsGeneral avoidanceDyad membersAnxietyCognitive impairmentAdult ChildrenSelf-reportParent-childPositive affect expression during a play interaction and psychological health among older adults living with cognitive impairment and their adult children
Gad D, Wells J, Piechota A, Feeney B, Birditt K, Marottoli R, Gaugler J, Vranceanu A, Monin J. Positive affect expression during a play interaction and psychological health among older adults living with cognitive impairment and their adult children. Aging & Mental Health 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-9. PMID: 38795364, DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2024.2358096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health difficultiesPositive affective expressionPositive affectDepressive symptomsHealth difficultiesCognitive impairmentDyad membersActor Partner Interdependence ModelAssociated with lower depressive symptomsPsychological healthIndicators of psychological healthAssociated with women's mental healthMental healthAffecting expressionLower depressive symptomsParent-child relationshipMen's mental healthAdult childrenWomen's mental healthActor effectsInterdependence modelPsychosocial interventionsTrained codersSelf-reportAffectImplementation of a geriatric assessment SmartPhrase: A multi‐institutional pilot study
Zuo J, Szymanski E, Fessler E, Chippendale R, Ouellet J, Schecter L, Zuo X, Xie D, Marottoli R, Miller R. Implementation of a geriatric assessment SmartPhrase: A multi‐institutional pilot study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 2281-2284. PMID: 38725391, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPredictors of telehealth use by older adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic: An observational study
Frye N, Doyle M, Marottoli R. Predictors of telehealth use by older adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic: An observational study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: s93-s96. PMID: 38725386, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18952.Peer-Reviewed Original Research“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 studyWishesPeopleMedical students applying the 4Ms during their first week of school
Wu B, Schwartz M, Marottoli R, Adeyemo O. Medical students applying the 4Ms during their first week of school. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: s90-s92. PMID: 38472148, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18850.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Digital Elder Abuse Intervention for Older People Living with Dementia
Abujarad F, Edwards C, Neugroschl J, Hwang U, Marottoli R. Digital Elder Abuse Intervention for Older People Living with Dementia. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2023, 19 DOI: 10.1002/alz.082224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElder abuseOlder adultsMoCA scoresCognition of participantsMemory clinicElder abuse interventionSelf-administered interventionSelf-reported abuseMontreal Cognitive AssessmentTablet-based interventionCognitive challengesCognitive AssessmentIntact participantsAbuse interventionsGeriatric memory clinicCognitive impairmentEmergency departmentParticipantsEA interventionED settingAbuseHigh riskYale New Haven Health SystemMultimedia elementsInterventionDigital Elder Abuse Intervention for Older People Living with Dementia
Abujarad F, Edwards C, Neugroschl J, Hwang U, Marottoli R. Digital Elder Abuse Intervention for Older People Living with Dementia. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2023, 19 DOI: 10.1002/alz.080071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElder abuseOlder adultsMoCA scoresCognition of participantsMemory clinicElder abuse interventionSelf-administered interventionSelf-reported abuseMontreal Cognitive AssessmentTablet-based interventionCognitive challengesCognitive AssessmentIntact participantsAbuse interventionsGeriatric memory clinicCognitive impairmentEmergency departmentParticipantsEA interventionED settingAbuseHigh riskYale New Haven Health SystemMultimedia elementsInterventionFEASIBILITY OF A DIGITAL ELDER MISTREATMENT INTERVENTION FOR COGNITIVELY IMPAIRED OLDER ADULTS
Abujarad F, Edwards C, Neugroschl J, Hwang U, Marottoli R. FEASIBILITY OF A DIGITAL ELDER MISTREATMENT INTERVENTION FOR COGNITIVELY IMPAIRED OLDER ADULTS. Innovation In Aging 2023, 7: 146-146. PMCID: PMC10735509, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igad104.0478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSINGING WITH DEMENTIA: CREATING AND PILOT TESTING A VIDEO TO CHANGE ATTITUDES OF MEDICAL RESIDENTS
Sharninghausen J, Davison C, Marottoli R. SINGING WITH DEMENTIA: CREATING AND PILOT TESTING A VIDEO TO CHANGE ATTITUDES OF MEDICAL RESIDENTS. Innovation In Aging 2023, 7: 824-824. PMCID: PMC10739288, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igad104.2657.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternal medicine resident physiciansCare of patientsMedical residentsDementiaGeriatric psychiatristsInternal medicineResident physiciansOlder adultsHealth traineesAbility of personsGroup of residentsPsychiatry programsPatientsDementia attitudesResidency programsCaregiversPilot testingResidentsOverall lengthPhysiciansGeriatricsCareCognition and dementia with Raymond and Brain: Curriculum development and evaluation using interactive animated flipped-classroom modules to impact nursing students’ attitude toward dementia care
Brown B, Kang G, Schwartz A, Rink A, Gallant N, Magpantay-Monroe E, Empleo-Frazier O, Windish D, Marottoli R. Cognition and dementia with Raymond and Brain: Curriculum development and evaluation using interactive animated flipped-classroom modules to impact nursing students’ attitude toward dementia care. Nurse Education In Practice 2023, 71: 103696. PMID: 37453370, DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing studentsCurriculum developmentNursing schoolsFlipped classroom curriculumStudent focus groupsCurriculum development processFlipped classroom moduleDifferent nursing schoolsBest practicesPre-post assessmentKnowledge quiz scoresFlipped classroomPedagogical approachNursing educationSense of missionReading assignmentsEligible studentsQuiz scoresNeeds assessment dataStudentsModule seriesInteractive modulesAssessment dataCurriculumAffective elementsDefining and Measuring Preclinical Mobility Limitation: An Expert Consensus Exercise Informed by a Scoping Review
Richardson J, Beauchamp M, Bean J, Brach J, Chaves P, Guralnik J, Jette A, Leveille S, Hoenig H, Manini T, Marottoli R, Porter M, Sinclair S, Letts L, Kuspinar A, Vrkljan B, Morgan A, Mirbaha S. Defining and Measuring Preclinical Mobility Limitation: An Expert Consensus Exercise Informed by a Scoping Review. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2023, 78: 1641-1650. PMID: 37300461, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glad143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreclinical disabilityConsensus meetingMobility limitationsMobility tasksStage of disabilityOvert disabilityOutcome measuresEarly changesClinical settingFurther evaluationOlder adultsPopulation healthPerceptions of disabilityPerformance-based measuresStandardized assessmentDisabilityScoping ReviewStandardized approachContent expertsFurther declineReviewOptimal timeActivities of Daily Living Needs and Support in Adult Child-Parent Dyads
Monin J, McAvay G, Ali T, Feeney B, Marottoli R, Gaugler J, Birditt K. Activities of Daily Living Needs and Support in Adult Child-Parent Dyads. GeroPsych 2023, 36: 97-107. PMID: 38213784, PMCID: PMC10783371, DOI: 10.1024/1662-9647/a000307.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
AN AGE-FRIENDLY COURSE ADOPTING THE 4M GERIATRIC MODEL IN A PRIMARY CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM
Empleo-Frazier O, Marshall A, Doyle M, Rink A, Gallant N, Wu B, Marottoli R. AN AGE-FRIENDLY COURSE ADOPTING THE 4M GERIATRIC MODEL IN A PRIMARY CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM. Innovation In Aging 2022, 6: 755-755. PMCID: PMC9767051, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igac059.2741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeveloping an animated COVID-19 e-curriculum for adults with dementia and caregivers: Challenges and solutions
Oyeyemi D, Omer Z, Brown B, Freimund J, Gummerson C, Rink A, Gallant N, Marottoli R. Developing an animated COVID-19 e-curriculum for adults with dementia and caregivers: Challenges and solutions. Patient Education And Counseling 2022, 106: 180-187. PMID: 36371243, PMCID: PMC9597565, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2022.10.346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-curriculumNeeds assessmentPandemic challengesMixed-method studyCurriculum objectivesEffective educationEducatorsEducation effortsSelf-reported abilitySupport staffInitial needs assessmentFocus groupsEducationPandemic issueInterdisciplinary teamStaffAnimationRelated issuesPositive reviewsLearningPatient educationCaregiver fatigueChallengesDementiaOverall qualityDoes hearing loss affect the risk of involvement in a motor vehicle crash?
Dow J, Boucher L, Carr D, Charlton J, Hill L, Koppel S, Lilly R, Marottoli R, O'Neill D, Rapoport M, Roy C, Sévigny B, Swirsky N, Gagné E, Giroux C, Rader T. Does hearing loss affect the risk of involvement in a motor vehicle crash? Journal Of Transport & Health 2022, 26: 101387. DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2022.101387.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Teaching With Toons: Designing a Novel Blended-Learning Curriculum for Cognition and Dementia in Nursing Education
Brown B, Kang G, Schwartz A, Marottoli R, Rink A. Teaching With Toons: Designing a Novel Blended-Learning Curriculum for Cognition and Dementia in Nursing Education. Innovation In Aging 2020, 4: 3-3. PMCID: PMC7741043, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igaa057.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCurriculum designBlended learning curriculumNew lesson planNursing students' attitudesCase-based lecturesLocal needs assessmentFlipped classroomLesson plansStudents' attitudesLearning objectivesNursing educationNursing schoolsSemi-structured interviewsNursing studentsLocal nursing schoolFoundational knowledgeDiscussion formatNursing trainingContent outlineContent expertsInterview resultsDementia educationNeeds assessmentCurriculumEducation
2018
IMPACT OF RACISM ON MINORITY ELDERS NOT RECEIVING HEALTHCARE: MEDIATING ROLE OF POOR DOCTOR-PATIENT COMMUNICATION
Rhee G, Marottoli R, Van Ness P, Levy B. IMPACT OF RACISM ON MINORITY ELDERS NOT RECEIVING HEALTHCARE: MEDIATING ROLE OF POOR DOCTOR-PATIENT COMMUNICATION. Innovation In Aging 2018, 2: 229-229. PMCID: PMC6229800, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor doctor-patient communicationDoctor-patient communicationForgone careMinority older adultsTimes higher oddsRace/ethnicityOlder adultsHigher oddsMultivariable logistic regression analysisCalifornia Health Interview SurveyHealth Interview SurveyLogistic regression analysisPopulation-based sampling strategyEthnic minority older adultsNon-Hispanic whitesAdults age 65Mediation analysisDoctor-patient interactionDoctor communicationAge 65Complete covariatesCareInterview SurveyAdultsRegression analysisSPOUSAL 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