ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2018
Modeling Cortisol Daily Rhythms of Family Caregivers of Individuals With Dementia: Daily Stressors and Adult Day Services Use.
Article in The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Pooled it
- Embedding Caregiver Support Within Adult Day Services: Outcomes of a Multisite Trial.The Gerontologist · 2024Trial
- Fidelity matters: implementing ADS Plus, an evidence-based program, in multiple adult day service sites.Innovation in aging · 2025Article
- A scoping review of intensive longitudinal methods in informal caregivers of people with dementia.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Daily Sleep and Anxious and Depressive Symptoms Among Dementia Caregivers-The Mediation of Cortisol Total Output on High- and Low-Stress Days.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2022Article
- Use of Critical Race Theory to Inform the Recruitment of Black/African American Alzheimer's Disease Caregivers into Community-Based Research.The Gerontologist · 2022Article
- Midlife Adults' Daily Support to Children and Parents: Implications for Diurnal Cortisol.Journal of aging and health · 2020Article
- "I've learned to just go with the flow": Family caregivers' strategies for managing behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia.Dementia (London, England) · 2020Article
- Daily Social Interactions and the Biological Stress Response: Are There Age Differences in Links Between Social Interactions and Alpha-Amylase?The Gerontologist · 2018Article
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Abstract
Objectives: The study examined the typical diurnal cortisol trajectory and its differential associations with an intervention, the adult day services (ADS) use, among a sample of family caregivers who experienced high levels of daily stress. Method: On hundred and sixty-five caregivers of individuals with dementia completed an 8-day diary on daily stressors, positive events, sleep quality, and ADS use. The caregivers also provided five saliva samples on each diary day. Daily cortisol trajectories were modeled as a function of time elapsed since awakening, and three spline growth curve models were fit to the cortisol data. Based on the best-fitting linear spline model, the effect of daily ADS use was examined at both daily and person levels. Covariates included daily experiences and other caregiving characteristics. Results: On ADS days, caregivers had a steeper cortisol awakening response (CAR) slope and a steeper morning decline. ADS use remained significant after controlling for covariates at both daily and person levels. Discussion: The findings suggested potential biophysiological benefits of daily ADS use for a sample that was under chronic stress and high levels of daily stress.
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