Eli Iacob
Biographic Data
| ID | 2563162 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eli Iacob |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eli |
| FAMILY NAME | Iacob |
| SIGNATURE | IACOB E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Utah |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1617-0314 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Risk of mental health conditions in bereavement
Background: Caregiving to lung cancer patients is distressing, isolating, and associated with a high burden of anxiety and depression. However, few population-based studies in the U.S. have examined the risk of mental health conditions (MHCs) among spouses of lung cancer patients after the death of their partner. Guided by Anderson's Behavioral Health Utilization model, we examined the role of sex, pre-bereavement MHC, and decedents' healthcare u…
The lived experience of guatemalan lay midwives’ interaction with communities and families regarding Covid and the vaccine
Misinformation about COVID and the vaccine are rampant in Guatemala. Insights are needed from community leaders regarding public perceptions of the pandemic to inform effective interventions. Thus, 210 lay midwives participated in 11 focus groups. Participants shared the knowledge, practices, and attitudes of their families and communities about COVID-19 and the vaccine. Five themes emerged. Myths about the vaccine abound. Guatemalans use traditi…
Quality of life matters to me more than life, itself”
This study explored healthy older adults' values and preferences for controlling time of death and if these preferences change with hypothetical future disease. We used an interpretive descriptive approach to analyze open text responses (N = 121) from a national study on end-of-life values and preferences (age ≥ 50, N = 517). Codes/categories were developed deductively by three coders who engaged in ongoing conversation about discrepancies and re…
Using Digital Inequality Framework to Evaluate a Technology-Delivered Intervention for Caregivers
Objectives: Using “digital inequality” as a conceptual framework, this study evaluates the feasibility and usability of a technology-delivered intervention (an “app”) for Alzheimer’s and related dementia family caregivers. Time for Living and Caring (TLC) is an on-line intervention that provides virtual coaching and self-administered education and resources. Methods: A sample of family caregivers ( n = 163) used the tool for 16 weeks, which inclu…
Mortality risk following end-of-life caregiving
A group telehealth intervention for rural perinatal depression and anxiety
More than one in five rural childbearing women experience perinatal depression (PD). Major barriers to mental health services in rural areas include lack of mental health resources. Telehealth is an approach to improving access to services but has not been well studied in rural childbearing populations. We explored the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary assessment of effectiveness of a group telehealth intervention for PD in rural women.…
Health Disparities in Advance Care Planning
Introduction: The LEAD (Life-Planning in Early Alzheimer's and Other Dementias) Guide is an advance care planning (ACP) tool for use within the context of dementia. To meet the needs of diverse communities, we sought to create a culturally sensitive and translated Latin American Spanish version of the guide. Methods: First, the guide was translated into Spanish. Second, we conducted forward and backward translations. Third, focus groups with Span…
Hospice Caregivers’ Perception of Family and Non-Family Social Support and Stress over Time
Social support has been identified as a key factor to protect wellbeing for home hospice cancer caregivers. However, few studies have assessed social support over time in this context, and measures of support are often limited to general assessments of perceived support. Our goal was to (1) describe change in cancer home hospice caregivers' social support over time during care and into bereavement and (2) explore the impact of perceived stress an…
If we knew then what we know now
We evaluated the relationship between grief preparedness and grief experience in 106 family caregivers anticipating or who had experienced the death of a family member with dementia. Using a phenomenological lens to discern a process of meaning-making in narratives, we found preparation that included positive construction of memories, death as the end of suffering, relationship resolution, and shared construction of meaning were associated with p…
If we knew then what we know now
We evaluated the relationship between grief preparedness and grief experience in 106 family caregivers anticipating or who had experienced the death of a family member with dementia. Using a phenomenological lens to discern a process of meaning-making in narratives, we found preparation that included positive construction of memories, death as the end of suffering, relationship resolution, and shared construction of meaning were associated with p…
If we knew then what we know now
We evaluated the relationship between grief preparedness and grief experience in 106 family caregivers anticipating or who had experienced the death of a family member with dementia. Using a phenomenological lens to discern a process of meaning-making in narratives, we found preparation that included positive construction of memories, death as the end of suffering, relationship resolution, and shared construction of meaning were associated with p…
A group telehealth intervention for rural perinatal depression and anxiety
More than one in five rural childbearing women experience perinatal depression (PD). Major barriers to mental health services in rural areas include lack of mental health resources. Telehealth is an approach to improving access to services but has not been well studied in rural childbearing populations. We explored the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary assessment of effectiveness of a group telehealth intervention for PD in rural women.…
Health Disparities in Advance Care Planning
Introduction: The LEAD (Life-Planning in Early Alzheimer's and Other Dementias) Guide is an advance care planning (ACP) tool for use within the context of dementia. To meet the needs of diverse communities, we sought to create a culturally sensitive and translated Latin American Spanish version of the guide. Methods: First, the guide was translated into Spanish. Second, we conducted forward and backward translations. Third, focus groups with Span…
Hospice Caregivers’ Perception of Family and Non-Family Social Support and Stress over Time
Social support has been identified as a key factor to protect wellbeing for home hospice cancer caregivers. However, few studies have assessed social support over time in this context, and measures of support are often limited to general assessments of perceived support. Our goal was to (1) describe change in cancer home hospice caregivers' social support over time during care and into bereavement and (2) explore the impact of perceived stress an…
Mortality risk following end-of-life caregiving
Risk of mental health conditions in bereavement
Background: Caregiving to lung cancer patients is distressing, isolating, and associated with a high burden of anxiety and depression. However, few population-based studies in the U.S. have examined the risk of mental health conditions (MHCs) among spouses of lung cancer patients after the death of their partner. Guided by Anderson's Behavioral Health Utilization model, we examined the role of sex, pre-bereavement MHC, and decedents' healthcare u…
The lived experience of guatemalan lay midwives’ interaction with communities and families regarding Covid and the vaccine
Misinformation about COVID and the vaccine are rampant in Guatemala. Insights are needed from community leaders regarding public perceptions of the pandemic to inform effective interventions. Thus, 210 lay midwives participated in 11 focus groups. Participants shared the knowledge, practices, and attitudes of their families and communities about COVID-19 and the vaccine. Five themes emerged. Myths about the vaccine abound. Guatemalans use traditi…
Quality of life matters to me more than life, itself”
This study explored healthy older adults' values and preferences for controlling time of death and if these preferences change with hypothetical future disease. We used an interpretive descriptive approach to analyze open text responses (N = 121) from a national study on end-of-life values and preferences (age ≥ 50, N = 517). Codes/categories were developed deductively by three coders who engaged in ongoing conversation about discrepancies and re…
Using Digital Inequality Framework to Evaluate a Technology-Delivered Intervention for Caregivers
Objectives: Using “digital inequality” as a conceptual framework, this study evaluates the feasibility and usability of a technology-delivered intervention (an “app”) for Alzheimer’s and related dementia family caregivers. Time for Living and Caring (TLC) is an on-line intervention that provides virtual coaching and self-administered education and resources. Methods: A sample of family caregivers ( n = 163) used the tool for 16 weeks, which inclu…
Medicine (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Gerontology (6 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)