Margaret Dimond
Biographic Data
| ID | 3924227 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Margaret Dimond |
| GIVEN NAMES | Margaret |
| FAMILY NAME | Dimond |
| SIGNATURE | DIMOND M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Utah |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 46 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Lesbian Health Care: Women's Experiences and the Role for Social Work
Lesbian patients and their families may be exposed to discriminatory practices in the health care system. This qualitative study of 57 Midwestern lesbian parents used open- and closed-ended questions to examine the experiences the respondents had with their primary and secondary health care providers. Four themes emerged from the data: systemic barriers to health care, coming out to providers, seeking lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender-frien…
Understanding the context of perceived health ratings: The case of spousal bereavement in later life
Older Widows' Early Bereavement Adjustments
Using a sample of 242 older widows at 2-3 months following the death of their spouse, the following research questions were examined: (1) What are the interrelationships among older widows' personal resources and their bereavement outcomes? (2) Do levels of these outcomes and personal resources differ according to age? (3) Is age related to both outside employment and income, and if so, do outcomes and personal resources differ according to these…
Identifying Elderly with Coping Difficulties after Two Years of Bereavement
This study answers three research questions. First, what proportion of the elderly are experiencing major coping difficulties after two years of bereavement? Second, what factors in early bereavement distinguish between those with difficulties and the others? Third, what set of factors are the best predictors of coping difficulties at two years? Of the 138 persons who completed a two-year longitudinal study of bereavement, twenty-five (18%) were …
Stress, Self-Esteem and Coping During Bereavement Among the Elderly
The purpose of the study was to assess the stability of self-esteem as a coping resource during bereavement and to develop a dynamic model of the efficacy of coping ability in relation to the perceived stressfulness of the spouse's death. Data were obtained from a longitudinal study of bereavement. Interviews and mailed questionnaires were completed by 192 persons at three time periods which covered the first year of bereavement. Results indicate…
Impact of Bereavement on the Self-Conceptions of Older Surviving Spouses
The purpose of this longitudinal study was to assess the extent to which the social anchorage dimension of the self-concept is impacted by the death of a spouse among a sample of older surviving spouses. Social anchorage was measured by the Twenty Statements Test (TST) in mailed questionnaires and consisted of self-statements that signify important social relationships and group memberships. As hypothesized, the 42 bereaved persons had lower soci…
Bereavement support groups for the elderly: Characteristics of potential participants
At the conclusion of a two-year longitudinal study of bereavement, 138 elderly persons were asked about their willingness to participate in support groups. Forty-four percent (N = 61) reported that they would have liked to participate. These persons were compared with those who did not want to participate with respect to sociodemographic, health, social support and psychosocial characteristics measured at six time periods. Nonstatistical patterns…
A Survival Analysis of Childhood Family History
The history of family placement was studied in a birth cohort of New Zealand preschool children. This showed the presence of a complex process of change over time. By 6 years, 16% of children born to two-parent families had experienced a family breakdown; and extrapolation of these trends suggests that by the time this cohort reaches 16 years about 35% to 40% of children born to two-parent families will have experienced family breakdown. For chil…
The utilisation of preschool health and education services
Informed Consent in Medical Therapy and Research
Reply to Comment by Markides
The Effect of Psychological Distress on Physician Utilization: A Prospective Study
This paper examines the hypothesis that psychological distress is causally related to physician utilization among enrollees in a prepaid group practice. Measures of distress are constructed from questions included in a servey interview, while the utilization data come from medical records. Distress levels were measured prior to the period of utilization studied. The results show a positive relationship between distress and physician utilization, …
The Effect of Psychological Distress on Physician Utilization: A Prospective Study
This paper examines the hypothesis that psychological distress is causally related to physician utilization among enrollees in a prepaid group practice. Measures of distress are constructed from questions included in a servey interview, while the utilization data come from medical records. Distress levels were measured prior to the period of utilization studied. The results show a positive relationship between distress and physician utilization, …
Bereavement support groups for the elderly: Characteristics of potential participants
At the conclusion of a two-year longitudinal study of bereavement, 138 elderly persons were asked about their willingness to participate in support groups. Forty-four percent (N = 61) reported that they would have liked to participate. These persons were compared with those who did not want to participate with respect to sociodemographic, health, social support and psychosocial characteristics measured at six time periods. Nonstatistical patterns…
A Survival Analysis of Childhood Family History
The history of family placement was studied in a birth cohort of New Zealand preschool children. This showed the presence of a complex process of change over time. By 6 years, 16% of children born to two-parent families had experienced a family breakdown; and extrapolation of these trends suggests that by the time this cohort reaches 16 years about 35% to 40% of children born to two-parent families will have experienced family breakdown. For chil…
The utilisation of preschool health and education services
Impact of Bereavement on the Self-Conceptions of Older Surviving Spouses
The purpose of this longitudinal study was to assess the extent to which the social anchorage dimension of the self-concept is impacted by the death of a spouse among a sample of older surviving spouses. Social anchorage was measured by the Twenty Statements Test (TST) in mailed questionnaires and consisted of self-statements that signify important social relationships and group memberships. As hypothesized, the 42 bereaved persons had lower soci…
The Effect of Psychological Distress on Physician Utilization: A Prospective Study
This paper examines the hypothesis that psychological distress is causally related to physician utilization among enrollees in a prepaid group practice. Measures of distress are constructed from questions included in a servey interview, while the utilization data come from medical records. Distress levels were measured prior to the period of utilization studied. The results show a positive relationship between distress and physician utilization, …
Reply to Comment by Markides
Informed Consent in Medical Therapy and Research
The utilisation of preschool health and education services
Bereavement support groups for the elderly: Characteristics of potential participants
At the conclusion of a two-year longitudinal study of bereavement, 138 elderly persons were asked about their willingness to participate in support groups. Forty-four percent (N = 61) reported that they would have liked to participate. These persons were compared with those who did not want to participate with respect to sociodemographic, health, social support and psychosocial characteristics measured at six time periods. Nonstatistical patterns…
A Survival Analysis of Childhood Family History
The history of family placement was studied in a birth cohort of New Zealand preschool children. This showed the presence of a complex process of change over time. By 6 years, 16% of children born to two-parent families had experienced a family breakdown; and extrapolation of these trends suggests that by the time this cohort reaches 16 years about 35% to 40% of children born to two-parent families will have experienced family breakdown. For chil…
Identifying Elderly with Coping Difficulties after Two Years of Bereavement
This study answers three research questions. First, what proportion of the elderly are experiencing major coping difficulties after two years of bereavement? Second, what factors in early bereavement distinguish between those with difficulties and the others? Third, what set of factors are the best predictors of coping difficulties at two years? Of the 138 persons who completed a two-year longitudinal study of bereavement, twenty-five (18%) were …
Stress, Self-Esteem and Coping During Bereavement Among the Elderly
The purpose of the study was to assess the stability of self-esteem as a coping resource during bereavement and to develop a dynamic model of the efficacy of coping ability in relation to the perceived stressfulness of the spouse's death. Data were obtained from a longitudinal study of bereavement. Interviews and mailed questionnaires were completed by 192 persons at three time periods which covered the first year of bereavement. Results indicate…
Impact of Bereavement on the Self-Conceptions of Older Surviving Spouses
The purpose of this longitudinal study was to assess the extent to which the social anchorage dimension of the self-concept is impacted by the death of a spouse among a sample of older surviving spouses. Social anchorage was measured by the Twenty Statements Test (TST) in mailed questionnaires and consisted of self-statements that signify important social relationships and group memberships. As hypothesized, the 42 bereaved persons had lower soci…
Older Widows' Early Bereavement Adjustments
Using a sample of 242 older widows at 2-3 months following the death of their spouse, the following research questions were examined: (1) What are the interrelationships among older widows' personal resources and their bereavement outcomes? (2) Do levels of these outcomes and personal resources differ according to age? (3) Is age related to both outside employment and income, and if so, do outcomes and personal resources differ according to these…
Understanding the context of perceived health ratings: The case of spousal bereavement in later life
Lesbian Health Care: Women's Experiences and the Role for Social Work
Lesbian patients and their families may be exposed to discriminatory practices in the health care system. This qualitative study of 57 Midwestern lesbian parents used open- and closed-ended questions to examine the experiences the respondents had with their primary and secondary health care providers. Four themes emerged from the data: systemic barriers to health care, coming out to providers, seeking lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender-frien…
Psychology (12 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (6 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works)