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| Fei SunSummaryAffiliation: Arizona State University Country: USA Publications
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Predicting desire for institutional placement among racially diverse dementia family caregivers: the role of quality of careFei Sun
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Gerontologist 53:418-29. 2013..This study sought to understand the role of quality of care in mediating between caregiving stressors and caregiver desire to institutionalize (DTI) a patient with dementia...
The influence of ethnicity and culture on dementia caregiving: a review of empirical studies on Chinese AmericansFei Sun
School of Social Work, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 27:13-22. 2012..The study concludes with recommendations for future research and practice with the Chinese American population...
Predicting the trajectories of depressive symptoms among southern community-dwelling older adults: the role of religiosityFei Sun
School of Social Work, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA
Aging Ment Health 16:189-98. 2012..This study examined the effects of religiosity on the trajectories of depressive symptoms in a sample of community-dwelling older adults over a four-year period in a Southern state in the U.S...
Coping strategies and caregiving outcomes among rural dementia caregiversFei Sun
Arizona State University, Phoenix, USA
J Gerontol Soc Work 53:547-67. 2010..Avoidance coping appeared to moderate the effects of caregiver health on caregiver burden. Social workers should pay greater attention to caregivers with dysfunctional coping styles...
Perceived income inadequacy as a predictor of psychological distress in Alzheimer's caregiversFei Sun
School of Social Work, Arizona State University, Glendale, AZ 85306, USA
Psychol Aging 24:177-83. 2009..This supports previous findings that objective income measures alone are not adequate indicators of socioeconomic status in older adults...
Predictors of physical functioning trajectories among Chinese oldest old adults: rural and urban differencesFei Sun
Arizona State University, School of Social Work, Phoenix, AZ 85306 4908, USA
Int J Aging Hum Dev 69:181-99. 2009..In addition, being female and routinely smoking predicted increases in ADL difficulties for the rural sample. Implications for interventions to slow down ADL decline were discussed...
The influences of gender and religiousness on Alzheimer disease caregivers' use of informal support and formal servicesFei Sun
Socila Work Department, Arizona State University, 3251, 4701 W Thunderbird Road, Glendale, AZ 85306 4908, USA
J Aging Health 20:937-53. 2008..Discussion. These findings highlight the necessity to assess AD caregivers' religiousness to better understand their circumstances...
Positive feelings of caregiving among Latino Alzheimer's family caregivers: understanding the role of spiritualityDavid R Hodge
School of Social Work, Arizona State University, Phoenix, USA
Aging Ment Health 16:689-98. 2012..Toward this end, gerontological practitioners should adopt a proactive stance to ensure Latino AD CGs can operationalize their spiritual strengths...
