Dolores Gallagher-Thompson
Biographic Data
| ID | 2144522 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dolores Gallagher-Thompson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dolores |
| FAMILY NAME | Gallagher-Thompson |
| SIGNATURE | GALLAGHER-THOMPSON D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stanford University School of Medicine and Veterans Administration Palo Alto Health Care System |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Supporting family caregivers: Variations in caregiving among families managing chronic health conditions
Families nationwide experience major changes when their person is affected by a chronic health condition. This article champions the needs of biological, extended, and chosen family members (FMs) who provide caregiving, and urges the field to both understand the nuances of caregiving and tailor effective strategies for serving this often-overlooked group. We use three exemplar conditions-neurocognitive disorder, early psychosis, and substance use…
Predictors of Psychological Distress Among Rural Family/Friend Caregivers of People Living With Dementia in the United States: Consequences of the Covid-19 Pandemic
NCT04428112
Is Religious Coping Associated with Cumulative Health Risk? An Examination of Religious Coping Styles and Health Behavior Patterns in Alzheimer’s Dementia Caregivers
The Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Cumulative Health Risk Associated With Health Behavior Patterns in Female Caregivers of Elderly Relatives With Alzheimer's Dementia
These findings suggest that caregivers who believe that they can remove themselves from the stresses of caregiving and who can manage the distorted cognitions often associated with caregiving may experience tangible benefits in health behaviors and, ultimately, improved physical health
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…
Social Marketing as a Framework for Recruitment
Strategies to enhance recruitment are often undertaken without a comprehensive plan. A social marketing plan provides a framework to map out the steps in recruitment that will be needed and to plan for allocations of time, staff, and resources
Family Issues in End-of-life Decision Making and End-of-life Care
Family members are involved in every aspect of end-of-life decision making and care. The present article reviews family involvement in providing care during chronic and terminal illness, in discussions and plans for advance directives, in decision making during chronic illness, in executing advance directives and making critical decisions near the end of life, and the long-lasting effects of caregiving and difficult decisions on the family member…
A Comparison of Marital Interaction Patterns Between Couples in Which the Husband Does or Does Not Have Alzheimer's Disease
This study is one of a small body of literature to describe the negative impact of AD on spousal communication as observed and coded in two videotaped interaction situations in the home. Suggestions are made for future research, including the inclusion of longitudinal designs and non-Caucasian couples
Physical and Psychosocial Correlates of Hormone Replacement Therapy with Chronically Stressed Postmenopausal Women
HRT for postmenopausal women may promote positive outcomes for some, but not for all, affective states and cardiovascular variables vulnerable to chronic life stressors
Cardiovascular disease risk factors and attitudes towards prevention among Korean-American elders
Family Issues in End-of-life Decision Making and End-of-life Care
Family members are involved in every aspect of end-of-life decision making and care. The present article reviews family involvement in providing care during chronic and terminal illness, in discussions and plans for advance directives, in decision making during chronic illness, in executing advance directives and making critical decisions near the end of life, and the long-lasting effects of caregiving and difficult decisions on the family member…
A Comparison of Marital Interaction Patterns Between Couples in Which the Husband Does or Does Not Have Alzheimer's Disease
This study is one of a small body of literature to describe the negative impact of AD on spousal communication as observed and coded in two videotaped interaction situations in the home. Suggestions are made for future research, including the inclusion of longitudinal designs and non-Caucasian couples
Social Marketing as a Framework for Recruitment
Strategies to enhance recruitment are often undertaken without a comprehensive plan. A social marketing plan provides a framework to map out the steps in recruitment that will be needed and to plan for allocations of time, staff, and resources
The Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Cumulative Health Risk Associated With Health Behavior Patterns in Female Caregivers of Elderly Relatives With Alzheimer's Dementia
These findings suggest that caregivers who believe that they can remove themselves from the stresses of caregiving and who can manage the distorted cognitions often associated with caregiving may experience tangible benefits in health behaviors and, ultimately, improved physical health
Cardiovascular disease risk factors and attitudes towards prevention among Korean-American elders
Predictors of Psychological Distress Among Rural Family/Friend Caregivers of People Living With Dementia in the United States: Consequences of the Covid-19 Pandemic
NCT04428112
Cardiovascular disease risk factors and attitudes towards prevention among Korean-American elders
Physical and Psychosocial Correlates of Hormone Replacement Therapy with Chronically Stressed Postmenopausal Women
HRT for postmenopausal women may promote positive outcomes for some, but not for all, affective states and cardiovascular variables vulnerable to chronic life stressors
A Comparison of Marital Interaction Patterns Between Couples in Which the Husband Does or Does Not Have Alzheimer's Disease
This study is one of a small body of literature to describe the negative impact of AD on spousal communication as observed and coded in two videotaped interaction situations in the home. Suggestions are made for future research, including the inclusion of longitudinal designs and non-Caucasian couples
Family Issues in End-of-life Decision Making and End-of-life Care
Family members are involved in every aspect of end-of-life decision making and care. The present article reviews family involvement in providing care during chronic and terminal illness, in discussions and plans for advance directives, in decision making during chronic illness, in executing advance directives and making critical decisions near the end of life, and the long-lasting effects of caregiving and difficult decisions on the family member…
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…
Social Marketing as a Framework for Recruitment
Strategies to enhance recruitment are often undertaken without a comprehensive plan. A social marketing plan provides a framework to map out the steps in recruitment that will be needed and to plan for allocations of time, staff, and resources
The Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Cumulative Health Risk Associated With Health Behavior Patterns in Female Caregivers of Elderly Relatives With Alzheimer's Dementia
These findings suggest that caregivers who believe that they can remove themselves from the stresses of caregiving and who can manage the distorted cognitions often associated with caregiving may experience tangible benefits in health behaviors and, ultimately, improved physical health
Is Religious Coping Associated with Cumulative Health Risk? An Examination of Religious Coping Styles and Health Behavior Patterns in Alzheimer’s Dementia Caregivers
Predictors of Psychological Distress Among Rural Family/Friend Caregivers of People Living With Dementia in the United States: Consequences of the Covid-19 Pandemic
NCT04428112
Supporting family caregivers: Variations in caregiving among families managing chronic health conditions
Families nationwide experience major changes when their person is affected by a chronic health condition. This article champions the needs of biological, extended, and chosen family members (FMs) who provide caregiving, and urges the field to both understand the nuances of caregiving and tailor effective strategies for serving this often-overlooked group. We use three exemplar conditions-neurocognitive disorder, early psychosis, and substance use…
Medicine (8 works) · Disease (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Dementia (5 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works)