Elizabeth Dugan
Biographic Data
| ID | 760344 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth Dugan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Dugan |
| SIGNATURE | DUGAN E |
| AFFILIATIONS | New England Research Institutes |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 73 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Control Beliefs and Emotional Aspects of Psychological Frailty Among Couples in Later Life
ObjectivesThis study investigated the associations between control beliefs and the emotional aspects of psychological frailty (i.e., depression, anxiety, and loneliness) among older married couples.MethodsMultivariate Actor-Partner Interdependence Models were used to analyze data from 538 couples aged 65 or older, drawn from the 2022 Health and Retirement Study.ResultsIndividuals' own control beliefs were consistently associated with lower levels…
Differences in Risks for Recurrent Injury and Death Among Survivors of Violence by Homeless Status
Social Characteristics, Health, and Mortality Among Male Centenarians Using Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care
We studied male centenarian Veterans using VA health care to understand the impact of social characteristics on their annual mortality rate, adjusting for prevalent health conditions. This longitudinal study used VA Electronic Health Record data from 1997 to 2012 ( n = 1,858). Covariates included age, race, marital status, and periods of military service. The mean age was 100.4 ± 1.4 years, 76% were white, and 49% were married. The average annual…
Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue among Violence Intervention Caseworkers
Violence intervention programs aim to help clients overcome trauma, but, due to the demands of their profession, caseworkers are at risk for experiencing low compassion satisfaction and high compassion fatigue. This cross-sectional study sought to describe the prevalence of compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue (burnout and secondary traumatic stress [STS]) among 93 caseworkers. Participants completed the Professional Quality of Life Sur…
HIV Stigma and Older Men’s Psychological Well-Being
HIV stigma's negative relationship with PWB was salient in both groups. Spirituality's buffer between HIV stigma and PWB was stronger in older gay/bisexual MWH compared to their heterosexual counterparts. With respect to HIV stigma, older gay/bisexual MWH exhibited a "crisis competence" in coping with stigma, perhaps through overcoming past homophobia related to their sexual minority status (i.e., homophobia)
The Big Five Personality Factors as Predictors of Driving Status in Older Adults
Personality adds a unique contribution to the prediction of late-life driving status
Biopsychosocial Risk Factors for Driving Cessation
Older age, female gender, and minority race were risk factors for current and future cessation. Adults with arthritis were more likely to keep driving compared with those without arthritis
Social Isolation, Loneliness and Health Among Older Adults
The results suggest that global measures of isolation, that fail to distinguish between social isolation and feelings of loneliness, may not detect the impact on physical and mental health in older adults
Trust and Satisfaction With Physicians, Insurers, and the Medical Profession
BACKGROUND: Conceptual or theoretical analysts of trust in medical settings distinguish among markedly different objects or types of trust. However, little is known about how similar or different these types of trust are in reality and the relationship of trust with satisfaction. OBJECTIVES: This exploratory study conducted a comparison among trust in one's personal physician, health insurer, and in the medical profession, and examined whether th…
Trust in the Medical Profession
Objective. To develop and test a multi‐item measure for general trust in physicians, in contrast with trust in a specific physician. Data Sources. Random national telephone survey of 502 adult subjects with a regular physician and source of payment. Study Design. Based on a multidimensional conceptual model, a large pool of candidate items was generated, tested, and revised using focus groups, expert reviewers, and pilot testing. The scale was an…
Measuring Patients’ Trust in their Primary Care Providers
Existing scales to measure trust in physicians have differing content and limited testing. To improve on these measures, a large item pool (n = 78) was generated following a detailed conceptual model and expert review. After pilot testing, the best-performing items were validated with a random national sample (n = 9) and a regional sample of HMO members (n = 99). Various psychometric tests produced a 10-item unidimensional scale consistent with m…
Trust in Physicians and Medical Institutions
Despite the profound and pervasive importance of trust in medical settings, there is no commonly shared understanding of what trust means, and little is known about what difference trust actually makes, what factors affect trust, and how trust relates to other similar attitudes and behaviors. To address this gap in understanding, the emerging theoretical, empirical, and public policy literature on trust in physicians and in medical institutions i…
Implementing the Adams and Blieszner Conceptual Model
There is a paucity of information about the dynamics of friendships among older adults. To address this gap, the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (11) published an integrative conceptual framework for friendship research (Adams & Blieszner, 1994). Briefly outlined, it proposes that individual characteristics, as expressed through a behavioral motif, affect friendship patterns, and that friendship patterns vary by structural and cultur…
Social Isolation, Loneliness and Health Among Older Adults
The results suggest that global measures of isolation, that fail to distinguish between social isolation and feelings of loneliness, may not detect the impact on physical and mental health in older adults
Biopsychosocial Risk Factors for Driving Cessation
Older age, female gender, and minority race were risk factors for current and future cessation. Adults with arthritis were more likely to keep driving compared with those without arthritis
HIV Stigma and Older Men’s Psychological Well-Being
HIV stigma's negative relationship with PWB was salient in both groups. Spirituality's buffer between HIV stigma and PWB was stronger in older gay/bisexual MWH compared to their heterosexual counterparts. With respect to HIV stigma, older gay/bisexual MWH exhibited a "crisis competence" in coping with stigma, perhaps through overcoming past homophobia related to their sexual minority status (i.e., homophobia)
Implementing the Adams and Blieszner Conceptual Model
There is a paucity of information about the dynamics of friendships among older adults. To address this gap, the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (11) published an integrative conceptual framework for friendship research (Adams & Blieszner, 1994). Briefly outlined, it proposes that individual characteristics, as expressed through a behavioral motif, affect friendship patterns, and that friendship patterns vary by structural and cultur…
Implementing the Adams and Blieszner Conceptual Model
There is a paucity of information about the dynamics of friendships among older adults. To address this gap, the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (11) published an integrative conceptual framework for friendship research (Adams & Blieszner, 1994). Briefly outlined, it proposes that individual characteristics, as expressed through a behavioral motif, affect friendship patterns, and that friendship patterns vary by structural and cultur…
Trust in Physicians and Medical Institutions
Despite the profound and pervasive importance of trust in medical settings, there is no commonly shared understanding of what trust means, and little is known about what difference trust actually makes, what factors affect trust, and how trust relates to other similar attitudes and behaviors. To address this gap in understanding, the emerging theoretical, empirical, and public policy literature on trust in physicians and in medical institutions i…
Trust in the Medical Profession
Objective. To develop and test a multi‐item measure for general trust in physicians, in contrast with trust in a specific physician. Data Sources. Random national telephone survey of 502 adult subjects with a regular physician and source of payment. Study Design. Based on a multidimensional conceptual model, a large pool of candidate items was generated, tested, and revised using focus groups, expert reviewers, and pilot testing. The scale was an…
Measuring Patients’ Trust in their Primary Care Providers
Existing scales to measure trust in physicians have differing content and limited testing. To improve on these measures, a large item pool (n = 78) was generated following a detailed conceptual model and expert review. After pilot testing, the best-performing items were validated with a random national sample (n = 9) and a regional sample of HMO members (n = 99). Various psychometric tests produced a 10-item unidimensional scale consistent with m…
Trust and Satisfaction With Physicians, Insurers, and the Medical Profession
BACKGROUND: Conceptual or theoretical analysts of trust in medical settings distinguish among markedly different objects or types of trust. However, little is known about how similar or different these types of trust are in reality and the relationship of trust with satisfaction. OBJECTIVES: This exploratory study conducted a comparison among trust in one's personal physician, health insurer, and in the medical profession, and examined whether th…
Social Isolation, Loneliness and Health Among Older Adults
The results suggest that global measures of isolation, that fail to distinguish between social isolation and feelings of loneliness, may not detect the impact on physical and mental health in older adults
Biopsychosocial Risk Factors for Driving Cessation
Older age, female gender, and minority race were risk factors for current and future cessation. Adults with arthritis were more likely to keep driving compared with those without arthritis
The Big Five Personality Factors as Predictors of Driving Status in Older Adults
Personality adds a unique contribution to the prediction of late-life driving status
HIV Stigma and Older Men’s Psychological Well-Being
HIV stigma's negative relationship with PWB was salient in both groups. Spirituality's buffer between HIV stigma and PWB was stronger in older gay/bisexual MWH compared to their heterosexual counterparts. With respect to HIV stigma, older gay/bisexual MWH exhibited a "crisis competence" in coping with stigma, perhaps through overcoming past homophobia related to their sexual minority status (i.e., homophobia)
Compassion Satisfaction and Compassion Fatigue among Violence Intervention Caseworkers
Violence intervention programs aim to help clients overcome trauma, but, due to the demands of their profession, caseworkers are at risk for experiencing low compassion satisfaction and high compassion fatigue. This cross-sectional study sought to describe the prevalence of compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue (burnout and secondary traumatic stress [STS]) among 93 caseworkers. Participants completed the Professional Quality of Life Sur…
Social Characteristics, Health, and Mortality Among Male Centenarians Using Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care
We studied male centenarian Veterans using VA health care to understand the impact of social characteristics on their annual mortality rate, adjusting for prevalent health conditions. This longitudinal study used VA Electronic Health Record data from 1997 to 2012 ( n = 1,858). Covariates included age, race, marital status, and periods of military service. The mean age was 100.4 ± 1.4 years, 76% were white, and 49% were married. The average annual…
Differences in Risks for Recurrent Injury and Death Among Survivors of Violence by Homeless Status
Control Beliefs and Emotional Aspects of Psychological Frailty Among Couples in Later Life
ObjectivesThis study investigated the associations between control beliefs and the emotional aspects of psychological frailty (i.e., depression, anxiety, and loneliness) among older married couples.MethodsMultivariate Actor-Partner Interdependence Models were used to analyze data from 538 couples aged 65 or older, drawn from the 2022 Health and Retirement Study.ResultsIndividuals' own control beliefs were consistently associated with lower levels…
Medicine (10 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (4 works) · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (4 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works)