Publications

Ayalon, L. (2009). Beliefs and practices regarding Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias among Filipino home care workers in Israel. Aging and Mental Health, 13, 456-462.

Ayalon, L. (2009). Evaluating the working conditions and exposure to abuse of Filipino home care workers in Israel: Characteristics and clinical correlates. International Psychogeriatrics, 21, 40-49.

Ayalon, L. (2009). Family and family-like interactions in households with round-the-clock paid foreign carers in Israel. Aging and Society, 29, 1-16.

Ayalon, L. (2009). Fears come true: The experience of older care recipients and their family members of foreign home care workers. International Psychogeriatrics.21, 779-786. Also available in Hebrew in Gerontologia.

Ayalon, L. (2009). Reports of neuropsychiatric symptoms of older care recipients by their family members and their foreign home care workers: Results from triadic data. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology. 23, 115-122

Ayalon, L. (2009). Willingness to participate in Alzheimer’s disease research and attitudes towards proxy informed consent: Results from the Health and Retirement Study. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 17, 65-74.

Ayalon, L., Arean, P., Bornfeld, H., Beard, R. (2009). Long term care staff beliefs about evidence based practices for the management of dementia and agitation. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 24, 118-124.

Ayalon, L., Bornfeld, H., Gum, A.M. & Areán, P.A. (2009). The use of problem-solving therapy and restraint free environment for the management of depression and agitation in long-term care. Clinical Gerontologist, 32, 77-90

Ayalon, L., Covinsky, K. (2009). Spouse-Rated vs. Self-rate Health as Predictors of Mortality. Archives of Internal Medicine, 169, 2156-2161

Ayalon, L. & Litwin, H. (2009). What cognitive functions are associated with passive suicidal ideation? Findings from a national sample of community dwelling Israelis. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 24(5), 472-478

Lee, H., Mericle, A., Ayalon, L., Arean, P. (2009). Harm reduction among at-risk elderly drinkers: A site-specific analysis from the multi-site Primary Care Research in Substance Abuse and Mental Health for Elderly (PRISM-E) Study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 24, 54-60.