2024
“I’ve been doing this for years”: the COVID-19 pandemic and family caregiver isolation and loneliness
Sullivan C, Vick J, Decosimo K, Grubber J, Coffman C, Bruening R, Sperber N, Tucker M, Dadolf J, Boucher N, Wang V, Allen K, Hastings S, Van Houtven C, Shepherd-Banigan M. “I’ve been doing this for years”: the COVID-19 pandemic and family caregiver isolation and loneliness. Frontiers In Aging 2024, 5: 1376103. PMID: 38881826, PMCID: PMC11176456, DOI: 10.3389/fragi.2024.1376103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily caregiversSurvey of family caregiversFamily caregivers of veteransActivities of daily livingCaregiver support interventionsCaregivers of veteransAssociated with caregiversSocial isolationSecondary analysis of survey dataCOVID-19 pandemicQualitative content analysisOpen-ended survey questionsSkills training programCaregiver lonelinessLogistic regression modelsOpen-ended responsesCaregiver isolationCaregiver groupsCare recipientsCaregiving experienceSupport interventionsImplementation trialDaily livingExperience of lonelinessOlder adultsFamily Involvement in the Care of Hospitalized Older Adults: Protocol for a Qualitative Evidence Synthesis
Vick J, Golden B, Cantrell S, Harris-Gersten M, Selmanoff M, Hastings S, Oyesanya T, Goldstein K, Van Houtven C. Family Involvement in the Care of Hospitalized Older Adults: Protocol for a Qualitative Evidence Synthesis. JMIR Research Protocols 2024, 13: e53255. PMID: 38457771, PMCID: PMC11127142, DOI: 10.2196/53255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare of hospitalized older adultsQualitative evidence synthesisINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERFull-text screeningOlder adultsFamily involvementEvidence synthesisSystematic review of qualitative studiesQualitative studyReview of qualitative studiesHospitalized older adultsHealth services researchCINAHL CompleteIntervention developmentQuality appraisalScreened titlesIdentified themesServices researchAbstract screeningHealth economistsMultidisciplinary teamData extractionCarePurposive samplingSystematic review
2018
Does Caregiving Strain Increase as Patients With and Without Dementia Approach the End of Life?
Vick J, Ornstein K, Szanton S, Dy S, Wolff J. Does Caregiving Strain Increase as Patients With and Without Dementia Approach the End of Life? Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2018, 57: 199-208.e2. PMID: 30453054, PMCID: PMC6348024, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd of lifeDementia caregiversOlder adultsNondementia caregiversCaregivers of older adultsCommunity-living older adultsEnd-of-life statusHigher caregiver strainOlder adult deathsPrevalence of dementiaProportion of caregiversCare of personsMedicare enrollment filesEnd-of-lifeNationally representative sampleMultivariate logistic regressionFamily caregiversCaregiving strainCaregiver strainCaregiver factorsProviding careSelf-careEnrollment filesPrimary caregiversCaregivers
2017
INVOLVING FAMILY TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION IN PRIMARY CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT
Wolff J, Amjad H, Boyd C, Echavarria D, Gitlin L, Roter D, Smith K, Vick J. INVOLVING FAMILY TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION IN PRIMARY CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT. Innovation In Aging 2017, 1: 1368-1368. PMCID: PMC6184352, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.5033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder adultsCare providersCommunication interventionsOlder primary care patientsToday's health care environmentCognitive impairmentPrimary care patientsPrimary care providersHealth care providersHealth care environmentPatient health issuesVisit communicationPatient-centerednessPrimary careCare environmentFamily companionsCare patientsInvolving familiesMedical visitsEvidence-basedCompanion rolesHealth issuesQualitative findingsInterventionProviders“Let him speak:” a descriptive qualitative study of the roles and behaviors of family companions in primary care visits among older adults with cognitive impairment
Vick J, Amjad H, Smith K, Boyd C, Gitlin L, Roth D, Roter D, Wolff J. “Let him speak:” a descriptive qualitative study of the roles and behaviors of family companions in primary care visits among older adults with cognitive impairment. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2017, 33: e103-e112. PMID: 28585721, PMCID: PMC5862540, DOI: 10.1002/gps.4732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care visitsOlder adultsFamily companionsCare visitsCognitive impairmentFocus groupsAttend primary care visitsEnglish-speaking adults agePrimary care patientsPrimary care cliniciansInterviews of older adultsCommunication challengesSevere cognitive impairmentAccurate source of informationVisit communicationCompanion involvementPrimary careCare cliniciansVisit agendaCare patientsClinician confusionInhibit effective communicationQualitative studyImprove communicationQualitative interviews
2016
Examining the context and helpfulness of family companion contributions to older adults’ primary care visits
Wolff J, Guan Y, Boyd C, Vick J, Amjad H, Roth D, Gitlin L, Roter D. Examining the context and helpfulness of family companion contributions to older adults’ primary care visits. Patient Education And Counseling 2016, 100: 487-494. PMID: 27817986, PMCID: PMC5350029, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2016.10.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care visitsMedical decision-makingCare visitsFamily companionsVisits of patientsOlder adultsAdult primary care visitsActive involvement of familiesPrimary care communicationPatient information exchangeInvolvement of familiesPatient-centerednessCare communicationPatient surveySelf-managementCompanion participationDoctors' understandingDecision-makingImproving doctors' understandingPatient preferencesMedical communicationHealthVisitsOlder patientsActive involvement