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Elia E. Femia
Researcher at Pennsylvania State University
Publications - 32
Citations - 2296
Elia E. Femia is an academic researcher from Pennsylvania State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Family caregivers & Dementia. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 32 publications receiving 2117 citations.
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Predictors of Institutionalization of Cognitively Impaired Elders Family Help and the Timing of Placement
Joseph E. Gaugler,Anne B. Edwards,Elia E. Femia,Steven H. Zarit,Mary Ann Parris Stephens,Aloen L. Townsend,Rick Greene +6 more
TL;DR: Findings suggest that specific types of family help play an important role in delaying nursing home placement among older adults suffering from dementia.
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The caregiver stress process and health outcomes.
TL;DR: Findings demonstrate caregivers' vulnerability to the effects of stressors across three dimensions of health and also underscore the importance of subjective appraisals of stress.
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Dyadic Intervention for Family Caregivers and Care Receivers in Early-Stage Dementia
TL;DR: Findings indicate that individuals with early-stage dementia and their family caregivers are able to participate in and benefit from a structured intervention that focuses on care planning for future needs.
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The Disablement Process in Very Late Life A Study of the Oldest-Old in Sweden
TL;DR: Results showed depression, subjective health, and social integration to potentially mediate the influence of risk factors, impairments, and limitations in the model, suggesting that modifying psychosocial experiences can greatly affect the disability experience.
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A future for family care and dementia intervention research? Challenges and strategies
S. H. Zarit,Elia E. Femia +1 more
TL;DR: An examination of the literature suggests that the research strategies used for testing the effectiveness of interventions have not been optimal and the limitations in their approaches may have contributed to their limited findings of improvement.