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Wylie MJ, Boerner K, Miller EA, Kim K, Burr JA. Type of Home Care-Informal Versus At Least Some Formal-Matters for Recipients' Perceived Control. Gerontologist 2024; 64:gnad127. [PMID: 37772745 DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnad127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Perceived control is an important psychological resource for middle-aged and older adults. Aging in place may help foster feelings of control, yet many community-dwelling older adults must rely on others-whether family, friends, or professionals-for physical assistance. This study investigated how receiving home care from different sources was associated with two facets of perceived control (mastery and perceived constraints) among adults with varying levels of physical disability. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Data were drawn from the 2012 and 2014 waves of the Health and Retirement Study. Community-dwelling adults aged 50 years and older receiving help for at least one activity of daily living (ADL) impairment (N = 884) reported their relationship to each respective caregiver (formal professional and/or informal family or friend), level of ADL impairment, and ratings of perceived control. Ordinary least squares regression was used to examine the association between type of support and perceived control, as well as the moderating effect of physical disability on that relationship. RESULTS Compared to receipt of informal support alone, receiving a combination of formal and informal support was related to perceptions of greater control over one's life, but only in terms of mastery. The level of one's ADL impairment did not have a moderating effect on the relationship between support type and perceived control. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS Findings suggested that the type of instrumental support adults receive in their home has implications for specific facets of perceived control. These findings can help inform home care program development.
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- Molly J Wylie
- Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Child Development and Family Studies, College of Human Ecology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Zucchetto JM, Cimarolli VR, Wylie MJ, Falzarano F, Horowitz A. Long-Distance Caregivers' Use Of Supportive Services. J Gerontol Soc Work 2022; 65:618-634. [PMID: 34933657 PMCID: PMC9213565 DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2021.2009079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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While long-distance caregiving has received increased attention as a unique care experience, prior research has not explored the supportive services used by long-distance caregivers (LDCs) and the factors that predict their supportive service utilization. Using the Andersen Model of Health Care Utilization, the current study sought to: 1) describe the types of supportive services LDCs used and the frequency of usage and 2) identify predisposing, enabling, and need-related factors associated with supportive service use in a sample of LDCs. Participants were recruited from aging services organizations, a national participant registry, professional networks, participant referrals, and an existing pool of research participants. The sample included 304 LDCs who reported on the use of nine supportive services and completed measures assessing depression, caregiver burden, self-rated health, sociodemographic characteristics, and the condition of the care recipient (CR). Fifty percent of LDCs reported no service use. Multiple hierarchical regression analyses demonstrated that younger age, higher caregiver burden, greater depressive symptoms, more time spent helping the CR, and worse CR functional status were significantly related to greater total supportive service use by LDCs. The current study contributes to our understanding of the factors associated with LDCs' supportive service utilization, highlighting the importance of need-related factors.
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- LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, Washington, DC, USA
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- Gerontology Department, UMass Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham University, New York, New York, USA
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Wylie MJ, Kim K, Liu Y, Zarit SH. Taking a Break: Daily Respite Effects of Adult Day Services as Objective and Subjective Time Away From Caregiving. Gerontologist 2020; 61:1231-1240. [PMID: 33416085 DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnaa178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Adult day services (ADS) can provide emotional and physical relief for caregivers of persons with dementia. While prior studies conceptualized ADS use at the aggregate level as a dichotomous construct, little is known about objective and subjective respite as distinct constructs. This study investigated how objective and subjective breaks from caregiving were associated with caregivers' daily emotional well-being. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Family caregivers (N = 173) whose relatives were using ADS at least twice a week participated in daily interviews over 8 consecutive days (day N = 1,359). Participants provided information on daily respite hours and daily affect. They also reported perceived frequency of breaks from caregiving responsibilities and primary and secondary caregiving stressors (i.e., overload and work conflict). Multilevel models were used to examine the research questions. RESULTS On average, caregivers reported 7.12 respite hours on ADS days and 1.74 respite hours on non-ADS days. Having more objective respite was associated with higher positive affect, whereas more subjective respite was associated with lower negative affect, after controlling for ADS use and other covariates. Further, caregivers with greater work conflict experienced more benefits to their positive affect as a result of objective respite. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS Objective and subjective respite are unique aspects of caregiving that may have varying impact on caregivers. Respite may be especially beneficial for caregivers experiencing conflict between work and caregiving.
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- Molly J Wylie
- Department of Gerontology, University of Massachusetts Boston, US
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- Department of Gerontology, University of Massachusetts Boston, US
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- Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, Utah State University, Logan, US
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, US
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Wylie MJ, Forbes EL, Lokman PM. Ovarian biopsy: a non-terminal method to determine reproductive status in giant kokopu, Galaxias argenteus (Gmelin 1789). N Z Vet J 2012; 61:292-6. [PMID: 23227946 DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2012.740657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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AIM To establish a method of gonad biopsy for ovarian tissue collection in the declining giant kokopu Galaxias argenteus (Gmelin 1789) as an alternative to lethal sampling in order to understand the species' reproductive biology. METHODS Six female giant kokopu weighing between 200 and 350 g were caught from the wild in early December of 2009 and transferred to a holding facility (Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin) where they were kept under a simulated natural photo-thermal regime for 10 months. Fish were repeatedly biopsied for ovarian tissue at near-monthly intervals (mean number of days between biopsies = 33) until ovulation. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Ovarian samples were successfully collected from giant kokopu by biopsy for use in downstream analyses. Among a total of 23 biopsy events, a single death occurred when a two-layered suturing approach was used, highlighting the value of this method for study of the reproductive biology of valuable fish. CLINICAL RELEVANCE This biopsy method may have implications for veterinary research on fish physiology, pathology, conservation and development, when repeated tissue samples need to be collected over a prolonged period of time or for general surgical manipulations on fish when accessing the coelom. Furthermore, this approach allows the implementation of a more powerful experimental design, as repeated measures reduces the variability of estimates due to the removal of inherent stage differences among individuals.
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- M J Wylie
- Department of Zoology , University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
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Francis B, Graham R, Hintz L, Meixelsperger D, Ryba T, Stenger T, Wagner G, Wylie MJ. Cleaning up Supply chain data. Mater Manag Health Care 2006; 15:48-57. [PMID: 17191557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Ellis WC, Wylie MJ, Matis JH. Validity of specifically applied rare earth elements and compartmental models for estimating flux of undigested plant tissue residues through the gastrointestinal tract of ruminants. J Anim Sci 2002; 80:2753-8. [PMID: 12413099 DOI: 10.2527/2002.80102753x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The validity of using rare earth elements as flow markers of undigested residues was evaluated by comparing mean gastrointestinal residence time (GMRT) of rare earths specifically applied to cottonseed hulls (CSH) to that of the indigestible fiber of CSH. Feces were collected from five lambs fed a mineral supplemented diet of CSH containing 52 g CP/kg DM and five lambs fed a CSH plus cottonseed meal diet (CSH+CSM) containing 123 g CP/kg DM. Rare earth elements (La, Yb, and Tb) specifically bound to CSH were included in the diet for a 5-d period and then deleted from the diet for a 3-d period. Following the last fecal collection, lambs were slaughtered for collection of digesta from segments of the gastrointestinal tract. Potentially indigestible NDF (PIF) was determined in diets and digesta from each segment of the gastrointestinal tract. Mean turnover rate, time delay, and GMRT for each rare earth element was estimated by fitting an age-dependent compartment model to profiles of markers appearing in the feces (compartmental model-marker method, CMM). The GMRT also was computed by the indigestible entity pool dilution method (IEPD) as grams of PIF in sampled segment/mean intake rate of PIF proceeding slaughter, g/h. The GMRT computed by the CMM and the IEPD methods did not significantly (P < 0.05) differ (99.6 vs 94.8 h and 58.9 vs 59.5 h for CMM vs IEPD and CSH and CSH+CSM diets, respectively). Regression of GMRT estimated for rare earths vs PIF yielded a highly significant regression (P = 0.001) with a regression coefficient of 0.94 +/- 0.016. It was concluded that rare earth elements applied to specific feeds are valid flow markers for the undigested residues derived from such marked feeds.
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- W C Ellis
- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-2471, USA.
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Wylie MJ, Ellis WC, Matis JH, Bailey EM, James WD, Beever DE. The flow of forage particles and solutes through segments of the digestive tracts of cattle. Br J Nutr 2000; 83:295-306. [PMID: 10884718 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114500000374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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An experiment was conducted to investigate the compartmental mean residence time, (CMRT) of feed residues in segments of gastrointestinal digesta of mature Holstein steers. The objective was to evaluate assumptions that feed residues flow through ruminal digesta as sequential mixing pools having age-dependent (GN) and age-independent (G1) distributed residence times respectively (GN-->G1 flow). The basal diet was a semi-tropical hay containing 98 g crude protein and 503 g apparently digestible DM per kg DM. The hay was consumed and feed residues of different size and/or previous digestion from the hay were inserted into the reticulo-rumen (rumen) and abomasum. Marker profiles appearing at the duodenum and faeces were fitted to various compartment models to estimate CMRT. Post-abomasal CMRT did not differ among solutes or feed residues of different size and previous digestion and constituted only 5.8% of the CMRT for the entire gastrointestinal tract. Markers initially applied to orally or ruminally dosed feed residues exhibited profiles in duodenal digesta and faeces conforming to GN-->G1 flow. Previously undigested, masticated feed residues inserted into the dorsal rumen digesta had longer ruminal CMRT in the GN pool but not the G1 pool than did similarly inserted faecal small particles or normally ingested hay. These results support model assumptions of GN-->G1 flow within rumen digesta. The results support mechanisms proposed for the GN pool as the 'lag-rumination pool' and the G1 pool as the 'mass action turnover pool'. If further validated, rumen CMRT in cattle could be estimated from marker profiles in more easily obtained faeces to estimate ruminal CMRT required for feed evaluation systems.
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- M J Wylie
- Department of Animal Science, Texas A & M University, College Station 77843, USA
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Two experiments were conducted to measure effects of source and level of roughage on the flow of corn residues through the gastrointestinal tract of cattle. In Exp. 1, steers (195 kg) were fed diets of ground corn with 0, 30 or 60% of ground Coastal bermudagrass hay (Cynodon dactylon) [L.] Pers.) at intakes of 1, 1.5 or 2% of BW in a 9 x 9 Latin square. Experiment 2 consisted of two 4 x 4 Latin squares with either rice hulls (square 1) or ground Coastal bermudagrass hay (square 2) providing 0, 7.5, 15 or 30% of the total diet fed at 1.5% of BW. After a 28-d adjustment period, a portion of the corn in one meal was replaced with cracked corn stained with brilliant green. The concentrations of stained corn residues appearing in the feces subsequent to dosing were fitted to a one-compartment, age-dependent model and compartmental mean residence time (CMRT) and time delay (tau) were estimated. In Exp. 1, increasing the level of intake of the ration from 1% to 1.5 or 2.0% of BW increased (P less than .05) CMRT by 52% and reduced (P less than .05) tau by 41%. In Exp. 2, source of roughage had no effect (P = .95) on CMRT or tau. Combined results of the two experiments indicated that increasing proportion (P) of either roughage was associated with an exponential decline in CMRT of stained corn residues (CMRT = 1211 * e-.0315P) from rations consumed at 1.5 and 2.0% of BW. No consistent effect of roughage type or proportion was noted on time delay in the two experiments collectively. These results indicate that increasing the proportion of roughage in the diet exponentially reduces residence time of corn residues in the ruminoreticulum (CMRT) without affecting residence time in the postgastric segments (tau).
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- M J Wylie
- Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, Crowley 70527
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Wylie MJ, Fontenot JP, Greene LW. Absorption of magnesium and other macrominerals in sheep infused with potassium in different parts of the digestive tract. J Anim Sci 1985; 61:1219-29. [PMID: 4077768 DOI: 10.2527/jas1985.6151219x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Two metabolism trials were conducted with 12 crossbred wether lambs, each surgically equipped with a ruminal catheter and abomasal and ileal cannulae, to study the effect of K infusion in different sites of the digestive tract on site of absorption and flow of minerals. The treatments consisted of the infusion of 33.6, 12.0 or 12.0 g K/d as bicarbonate into either the rumen, abomasum or ileum, respectively. Each trial consisted of a minimum 5-d preliminary period, five 3-d collection periods to determine mineral balance and a 6-d sampling period to determine mineral flow and site of absorption. Chromic oxide was incorporated into the diet for use as a marker. Magnesium was absorbed primarily from the preintestinal region. Ruminal infusion of K tended to decrease preintestinal Mg absorption. Absorption of Mg in the entire tract was decreased (P less than .05) 43% when K was infused into the rumen. There was a slight absorption of Mg in the small intestine, followed by a net secretion into the large intestine. Serum Mg levels tended to be depressed in lambs infused with K intraruminally. Calcium flow from the preintestinal region was decreased (P less than .05) by infusion of K into the rumen. Only lambs infused with K in the rumen had a net secretion of Na into the small intestine. The large intestine was the primary site of net Na absorption for ruminal-infused lambs. Phosphorus flow from the preintestinal region was decreased (P less than .05) by infusion of K into the rumen. Potassium flow from both the preintestine and small intestine was increased (P less than .05) by ruminal K infusion. The infusion of K into the rumen, abomasum or ileum increased (P less than .05) the total absorption of K, with the small intestine being the major absorptive site. The infusion of potassium bicarbonate into the rumen of sheep raised (P less than .05) the pH of the ruminal contents 15%. Ruminal infusion of K depresses Mg absorption, while the infusion of K into the abomasum or ileum does not affect Mg absorption. Therefore, the role of K in grass tetany may be via this depression of Mg absorption.
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An indication of the degree of cadmium exposure and renal accumulation in an Australian population (Brisbane) has been obtained from cadmium determinations of urine from 98 patients and post-mortem kidney specimens from 91 patients. Urinary excretion of cadmium from normal or unexposed adults and lead exposed adults was consistent with normal values from other developed countries. There was no apparent relationship between cadmium and lead excretion levels for individual urine specimens. Renal cadmium concentrations were used to estimate the average total cadmium content for a "standard man" and renal cortex concentrations. The results were similar to reported studies from the United Kingdom and Europe, but lower than those from Japan. Daily intake of cadmium was estimated to be 30 to 50 mug, which compares favourably with the FAO/WHO1 "provisional tolerable weekly intake" of 0-4 to 0-5 mg cadmium per adult per week. It is concluded that Australian populations exposed to potential sources of industrial and environmental cadmium contamination should be investigated.
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