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Does type of disease matter? Gender differences among Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease spouse caregiversK Hooker
Oregon State University, Human Development and Family Sciences, Corvallis 97331 5102, USA
Gerontologist 40:568-73. 2000..We also examined gender differences in coping strategies within each group...
Behavioral change in persons with dementia: relationships with mental and physical health of caregiversKaren Hooker
Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, Milam 322, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 57:P453-60. 2002..Variables such as MMSE score of the person with dementia, number of years caregiving, relationship status, and education level were not significant predictors of caregivers' health when behavior change was in the model...
Personality reconsidered: a new agenda for aging researchKaren Hooker
Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 58:P296-304. 2003....
Personality counts for a lot: predictors of mental and physical health of spouse caregivers in two disease groupsK Hooker
Syracuse University, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 53:P73-85. 1998..Future research should include different domains of personality--states and longer term self-regulatory processes in addition to traits--to advance models of caregiving processes further...
The MBTI and social information processing: an incremental validity studyJohn A Edwards
Department of Psychology, Oregon State University, Corvallis 97331 5303, USA
J Pers Assess 78:432-50. 2002..The MBTI scales predicted processing above and beyond measures of the five factors, rational-experiential preferences, and causal uncertainty. The relevance of these results for interpretation of the MBTI indexes is discussed...
Possible selves of individuals with Alzheimer's diseaseVictoria Cotrell
Graduate School of Social Work, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207 0751, USA
Psychol Aging 20:285-94. 2005..Some of these responses may represent goal modifications that result in a more satisfactory adjustment to the illness; further inquiry may lead to a better understanding of resiliency and quality of life in persons with AD...
Variability in constraints and functional competence in adults with multiple sclerosisSusan L Kasser
University of Vermont, Burlington 05405, USA
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 82:517-25. 2003..The magnitude of variability found in the psychological variables across individuals also has implications concerning psychological adjustment to the disease...
Institutional placement of persons with dementia: what predicts occurrence and timing?Deborah Padgett Coehlo
Oregon State University, Bend, Oregon 97701, USA
J Fam Nurs 13:253-77. 2007..These results indicate the need to screen for behavior change in the person with dementia and symptoms of depression in the caregivers to help families predict the need for institutional placement...
