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Associations of loneliness in older married men and womenLiat Ayalon
Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Aging Ment Health 17:33-9. 2013..Any intervention to alleviate loneliness in married couples has to take into consideration their perceived marital relationship as well as the reciprocal associations of loneliness in married men and women...- Suicidal and depressive symptoms in Filipino home care workers in IsraelLiat Ayalon
Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel, 52900
J Cross Cult Gerontol 27:51-63. 2012..Nevertheless, abusive working conditions within their home/work environment have detrimental effects on their mental health... - Long term care staff beliefs about evidence based practices for the management of dementia and agitationLiat Ayalon
Bar Ilan University, School of Social Work, Ramat Gan, Israel
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 24:118-24. 2009.... - Trading years for perfect health: results from the health and retirement studyLiat Ayalon
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
J Aging Health 22:1184-97. 2010..To evaluate the preferences of an ethnically diverse national sample of older Americans regarding length of life versus health quality... 
Determinants of quality of life in primary care patients with diabetes: implications for social workersLiat Ayalon
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Israel
Health Soc Work 33:229-36. 2008..When doing so, social workers need to be aware of the potential trade-off between following medical recommendations that advocate for a strict lifestyle and patients' QoL...
What cognitive functions are associated with passive suicidal ideation? Findings from a national sample of community dwelling IsraelisLiat Ayalon
Bar Ilan University, School of Social Work, Ramat Gan, Israel
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 24:472-8. 2009..To identify the specific cognitive domains associated with passive suicidal ideation (e.g. thoughts of being better off dead)...- Social workers' perspectives on care arrangements between vulnerable elders and foreign home care workers: lessons from Israeli/Filipino caregiving arrangementsLiat Ayalon
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel 52900
Home Health Care Serv Q 27:121-42. 2008..Hence, this study evaluates the advantages and challenges associated with such an arrangement of care from the perspective of social workers... - Evaluating the working conditions and exposure to abuse of Filipino home care workers in Israel: characteristics and clinical correlatesLiat Ayalon
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Int Psychogeriatr 21:40-9. 2009..To date, the working conditions as well as exposure to work-related abuse of Filipino home care workers in Israel have not been evaluated... - Willingness to participate in Alzheimer disease research and attitudes towards proxy-informed consent: results from the Health and Retirement StudyLiat Ayalon
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 17:65-74. 2009..To evaluate public opinion about participation in Alzheimer disease (AD) research and willingness to have a proxy-informed consent... - Intention to leave the job among live-in foreign home care workers in IsraelLiat Ayalon
Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Home Health Care Serv Q 29:22-36. 2010..Specific training in dementia care is also warranted... - Fears come true: the experiences of older care recipients and their family members of live-in foreign home care workersLiat Ayalon
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Israel
Int Psychogeriatr 21:779-86. 2009..This study evaluated the challenges associated with live-in foreign home care from the perspective of older care recipients and their family members... - Challenges associated with the recognition and treatment of depression in older recipients of home care servicesLiat Ayalon
Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel 52900
Int Psychogeriatr 22:514-22. 2010.... - Spouse-rated vs self-rated health as predictors of mortalityLiat Ayalon
Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Arch Intern Med 169:2156-61. 2009..The objective of the study was to evaluate the roles of spouse-rated vs self-rated health as predictors of all-cause mortality among adults older than 50 years... - Volunteering as a predictor of all-cause mortality: what aspects of volunteering really matter?Liat Ayalon
School of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, Bar Ilan University, Israel
Int Psychogeriatr 20:1000-13. 2008..This study evaluates the predictive effects of different aspects of volunteering (e.g. volunteering status, number of hours, number of years, and type of volunteering activity) on all-cause mortality... - Subjective cognitive functioning as a predictor of all cause mortality in an Israeli national sample of community dwelling older adultsLiat Ayalon
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 23:830-6. 2008..As a result, researchers have suggested the use of short cognitive screens as prognostic indicators in older adults. Little is known, however, about subjective complaints of cognitive functioning as predictors of all cause mortality... - Reports of neuropsychiatric symptoms of older care recipients by their family members and their foreign home care workers: results from triadic dataLiat Ayalon
Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 23:115-22. 2010..To evaluate reports of neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) per family members and round the clock foreign home care workers... - The prevalence and predictors of passive death wishes in Europe: a 2-year follow-up of the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in EuropeLiat Ayalon
Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 26:923-9. 2011..This study evaluated regional variations (South, Centre, and North of Europe) in passive death wishes (wish to die) and predictors of passive death wishes, using a cross-national longitudinal design... - Beliefs and practices regarding Alzheimer's disease and related dementias among Filipino home care workers in IsraelLiat Ayalon
Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Aging Ment Health 13:456-62. 2009..Whereas Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) are common conditions in this population of frail older adults, little is known about the beliefs of foreign home care workers about ADRD or about their practices... - Correlates of quality of life in primary care patients with hypertensionLiat Ayalon
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Israel
Int J Psychiatry Med 36:483-97. 2006..Hypertension has been associated with lower levels of quality of life (QoL). However, the specific correlates of lower QoL in this patient population have remained largely unclear... - The relationships between major lifetime discrimination, everyday discrimination, and mental health in three racial and ethnic groups of older adultsLiat Ayalon
The Louis, Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Aging Ment Health 15:587-94. 2011..To evaluate the relationships between perceived exposure to major lifetime discrimination, everyday discrimination, and mental health in three racial/ethnic groups of older adults... - The relationship between loneliness and passive death wishes in the second half of lifeLiat Ayalon
Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Int Psychogeriatr 23:1677-85. 2011..The overall goal of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between loneliness and passive death wishes in the general population of Europeans over the age of 50 years... - Integration of mental health services into primary care overcomes ethnic disparities in access to mental health services between black and white elderlyLiat Ayalon
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 15:906-12. 2007..The authors evaluated whether the integration of mental health into primary care overcomes ethnic disparities in access to and participation in mental health (MH) and substance abuse (SA) treatment... - Factors associated with the type of psychotropic medications purchased for common mental disorders in the largest managed care organization in IsraelLiat Ayalon
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Israel
Int J Psychiatry Med 44:91-102. 2012..To evaluate patient and physician characteristics associated with the type of psychotropic medications (anti-anxiety, antidepressant, or both) purchased... - The experience of Black consumers in the mental health system--identifying barriers to and facilitators of mental health treatment using the consumers' perspectiveLiat Ayalon
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel 52900
Issues Ment Health Nurs 28:1323-40. 2007..The results of this study indicate the importance of educating the general public, not just mental health consumers, about the nature of mental illness and available services... - Correlates of knowledge and beliefs about depression among long-term care staffLiat Ayalon
Bar Ilan University, School of Social Work, Israel
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 23:356-63. 2008..Thus, the goals of the present study were to evaluate LTC staff characteristics that are associated with knowledge and beliefs about depression... - Characteristics associated with purchasing antidepressant or antianxiety medications through primary care in IsraelLiat Ayalon
Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, BarIlan University, Ramat Gan 52900, Israel
Psychiatr Serv 62:1041-6. 2011..This study analyzed the role of patient and physician characteristics associated with the purchase of antidepressant or antianxiety medications in Israel, a country that has a universal health care system... - Examining satisfaction with live-in foreign home care in Israel from the perspectives of care recipients, their family members, and their foreign home care workersLiat Ayalon
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Aging Ment Health 15:376-84. 2011..This pilot study evaluates satisfaction with foreign home care arrangement from the perspectives of older adults, their family members, and their foreign home care workers... - Subjective socioeconomic status as a predictor of long-term care staff burnout and positive caregiving experiencesLiat Ayalon
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Israel
Int Psychogeriatr 20:521-37. 2008..e. one's view of one's place in society) has not yet been evaluated... - The IQCODE versus a single-item informant measure to discriminate between cognitively intact individuals and individuals with dementia or cognitive impairmentLiat Ayalon
The Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 24:168-73. 2011..Therefore, for screening purposes, asking informants a single question concerning patients' memory is sufficient. However, if additional data concerning patients' strengths and weaknesses are needed, the IQCODE may be desirable... - The role of cognitive functioning and distress in suicidal ideation in older adultsLiat Ayalon
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:1090-4. 2007..To evaluate the role of cognitive functioning and other clinical and demographic characteristics as potential predictors of suicidal ideation in older primary care patients... - No place like home? Potential pathways to loneliness in older adults under the care of a live-in foreign home care workerLiat Ayalon
Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
J Psychol 146:189-200. 2012..The authors conclude by providing ideas for future practice and research on this highly vulnerable group that, to date, has received only minimal research attention... - Patients' and physicians' characteristics associated with the purchase of benzodiazepines by older primary care patients in IsraelLiat Ayalon
Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Adm Policy Ment Health 40:117-23. 2013..Any intervention to improve the use of benzodiazepines should be directed at both patients and physicians... - Disparities in antidepressant adherence in primary care: report from IsraelLiat Ayalon
Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 52900, Israel
Am J Manag Care 17:e340-7. 2011..Objectives: To evaluate patient and physician characteristics associated with the purchase of antidepressant medication for at least 6 months... - Grief in the initial adjustment process to the continuing care retirement communityLiat Ayalon
Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan, Israel
J Aging Stud 26:394-400. 2012..Open acknowledgement of losses associated with the transition might be beneficial... - The perspectives of older care recipients, their family members, and their round-the-clock foreign home care workers regarding elder mistreatmentLiat Ayalon
The Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Aging Ment Health 14:411-5. 2010..This study evaluated attitudes toward elder mistreatment from the perspective of older care recipients; their foreign home care workers, and their family members... - Late-life mortality in older Jews exposed to the Nazi regimeLiat Ayalon
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Israel
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:1380-6. 2007..To evaluate the mortality risk associated with exposure to the Nazi regime 6 decades after the war... - Preferences for end-of-life treatment: concordance between older adults with dementia or mild cognitive impairment and their spousesLiat Ayalon
Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Int Psychogeriatr 24:1798-804. 2012..This study evaluated concordance in end-of-life preferences between patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia and their spouses... - 'Do you think you suffer from depression?' Reevaluating the use of a single item question for the screening of depression in older primary care patientsLiat Ayalon
Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Israel
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 25:497-502. 2010..The overall goal of the present study was to compare a single item screening for depression to existing depression screening tools... - Effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions for the management of neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with dementia: a systematic reviewLiat Ayalon
School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Arch Intern Med 166:2182-8. 2006.... - Social ties in the context of the continuing care retirement communityLiat Ayalon
Louis and Gabi Weisfeld School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Qual Health Res 23:396-406. 2013..Although CCRCs help to alleviate the social loneliness (i.e., lack of social ties) experienced by older adults, they are less successful in alleviating emotional loneliness (i.e., lack of intimate relations)... - Racial group differences in help-seeking behaviorsLiat Ayalon
Institute of Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA
J Soc Psychol 145:391-403. 2005..The authors inferred that to better meet the needs of Black college students, collaboration between mental health services and religious services would likely be beneficial... - Using mixed methods to evaluate the use of a caregiver strain measure to assess outcomes of a caregiver support program for caregivers of older adultsMargaret Hellie Huyck
Institute of Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 22:160-5. 2007..This study reports on a brief assessment tool used to monitor strain among family members caring for an impaired elder... - Improving depression care for older, minority patients in primary carePatricia A Arean
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA
Med Care 43:381-90. 2005..This study examines whether a collaborative care model for depression in primary care is as effective in older minorities as it is in nonminority elderly patients in improving depression treatment and outcomes... - Amelioration of behavioral deficits in a rat model of Huntington's disease by an excitotoxic lesion to the globus pallidusLiat Ayalon
Department of Psychology, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
Exp Neurol 186:46-58. 2004.... - Taking fatigue seriously, II: variability in fatigue levels in cancer patientsJoel E Dimsdale
Dept of Psychiatry, Univ of California, San Diego, CA 92093 0804, USA
Psychosomatics 48:247-52. 2007..Cancer patients experience their fatigue as "moderate to extreme" 33% of the time... - Knowledge of Alzheimer's disease in four ethnic groups of older adultsLiat Ayalon
University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 19:51-7. 2004..The present study evaluated knowledge of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in four ethnic groups of older adults... - Depression recognition and treatment in long-term care: future directionsLiat Ayalon
Expert Rev Neurother 8:1005-7. 2008