Mark P Rubert
Biographic Data
| ID | 1359772 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark P Rubert |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark P |
| FAMILY NAME | Rubert |
| SIGNATURE | RUBERT M P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Miami |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Positive Aspects of Caregiving: Contributions of the Reach Project to the Development of New Measures for Alzheimer’s Caregiving
The aim of this study was to assess a newly developed measure for the positive aspects of caregiving using a sample of dementia caregivers. The measure was developed and administered to 1,229 participants in a national collaborative Alzheimer’s disease caregiver study and evaluated for validity and reliability using standard psychometric analyses. Factor analysis identified two components in this nine-item measure: Self-Affirmation and Outlook on…
Telecommunications Technology as an Aid to Family Caregivers of Persons With Dementia
OBJECTIVE: The aging of the population implies that an increased number of people are going to need some form of care or assistance. Caregiving poses a range of physical, emotional, and financial demands and often causes burden and stress for family members. This article describes how technology can be used to provide support to caregivers and increase the quality of life for both caregivers and care recipients. Preliminary data from an ongoing s…
Well-Being and Family Role Strains Among Cuban American and Puerto Rican Mothers of Adults with Mental Retardation
This article examines predictors of depressive symptoms and caregiving burden in a sample of Cuban American and Puerto Rican caregivers of an adult child with mental retardation. Using a stress process model of caregiving, the focus of this analysis was on family role strains that result from the caregiving process, which were hypothesized to be particularly strong predictors of maternal well-being in Latino families. Findings indicate that Cuban…
Daughters caregiving for hispanic and non-hispanic alzheimer patients: Does ethnicity make a difference
Coping resources and depression in the caregiving spouses of Alzheimer patients
This study deals with the self‐rated impact of caring for a spouse with Alzheimer's disease at home. Impacts on the caregiver's marriage, work, recreation and mood were investigated as a function of the patient's disability level and of the coping resources which caregivers reported were available to and/or used by them. The patient's disability level had a more negative impact on the caregiver's marriage and recreation than did the coping resour…
Daughters caregiving for hispanic and non-hispanic alzheimer patients: Does ethnicity make a difference
Coping resources and depression in the caregiving spouses of Alzheimer patients
This study deals with the self‐rated impact of caring for a spouse with Alzheimer's disease at home. Impacts on the caregiver's marriage, work, recreation and mood were investigated as a function of the patient's disability level and of the coping resources which caregivers reported were available to and/or used by them. The patient's disability level had a more negative impact on the caregiver's marriage and recreation than did the coping resour…
Well-Being and Family Role Strains Among Cuban American and Puerto Rican Mothers of Adults with Mental Retardation
This article examines predictors of depressive symptoms and caregiving burden in a sample of Cuban American and Puerto Rican caregivers of an adult child with mental retardation. Using a stress process model of caregiving, the focus of this analysis was on family role strains that result from the caregiving process, which were hypothesized to be particularly strong predictors of maternal well-being in Latino families. Findings indicate that Cuban…
Coping resources and depression in the caregiving spouses of Alzheimer patients
This study deals with the self‐rated impact of caring for a spouse with Alzheimer's disease at home. Impacts on the caregiver's marriage, work, recreation and mood were investigated as a function of the patient's disability level and of the coping resources which caregivers reported were available to and/or used by them. The patient's disability level had a more negative impact on the caregiver's marriage and recreation than did the coping resour…
Daughters caregiving for hispanic and non-hispanic alzheimer patients: Does ethnicity make a difference
Telecommunications Technology as an Aid to Family Caregivers of Persons With Dementia
OBJECTIVE: The aging of the population implies that an increased number of people are going to need some form of care or assistance. Caregiving poses a range of physical, emotional, and financial demands and often causes burden and stress for family members. This article describes how technology can be used to provide support to caregivers and increase the quality of life for both caregivers and care recipients. Preliminary data from an ongoing s…
Well-Being and Family Role Strains Among Cuban American and Puerto Rican Mothers of Adults with Mental Retardation
This article examines predictors of depressive symptoms and caregiving burden in a sample of Cuban American and Puerto Rican caregivers of an adult child with mental retardation. Using a stress process model of caregiving, the focus of this analysis was on family role strains that result from the caregiving process, which were hypothesized to be particularly strong predictors of maternal well-being in Latino families. Findings indicate that Cuban…
Positive Aspects of Caregiving: Contributions of the Reach Project to the Development of New Measures for Alzheimer’s Caregiving
The aim of this study was to assess a newly developed measure for the positive aspects of caregiving using a sample of dementia caregivers. The measure was developed and administered to 1,229 participants in a national collaborative Alzheimer’s disease caregiver study and evaluated for validity and reliability using standard psychometric analyses. Factor analysis identified two components in this nine-item measure: Self-Affirmation and Outlook on…
Psychology (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Dementia (2 works) · Demography (2 works)