Frank Puga

Visiting Associate Professor of Family Medicine

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Research Keywords

aging
family caregiving
elder abuse
dementia care
caregiver mental health
stress and resilience
intensive longitudinal methods
daily stress processes
Hispanic and Latino aging

Publications

Exploring the predictive capacity of smartphone-based digital phenotyping to monitor pain and physical quality of life in advanced cancer patients, family caregivers, and dyads. Front Pain Res (Lausanne). 2026; 7:1767157.. View in PubMed
Anxiety Among Perinatal Women Living With HIV: A Global Scoping Review. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2026 May 27.. View in PubMed
Anticipatory grief among caregivers of people living with dementia: A scoping review. Palliat Support Care. 2026 May 06; 24:e130.. View in PubMed
Burden and well-being among dementia caregivers in Puerto Rico: the role of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2026 Mar 10; 81(4).. View in PubMed
Multiple methods findings from a systematic scoping review and qualitative interviews to inform LGBTQ+ affirming practices for nursing education. Front Public Health. 2026; 14:1651099.. View in PubMed
AI-enhanced culturally tailored intervention for Latino family caregivers of persons living with dementia: a feasibility study. Gerontologist. 2026 02 12; 66(3).. View in PubMed
Acceptability of a Web-Based Financial Education Intervention for Latino Caregivers: Mixed Methods Evaluation. JMIR Form Res. 2025 07 15; 9:e70471.. View in PubMed
Developing a community-informed sexual and gender minority health research training program in the Deep South. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1573811.. View in PubMed
Employment Status, Decision-Making, and Sleep Among Hispanic and Latinx Dementia Family Caregivers: A Secondary Data Analysis. West J Nurs Res. 2025 10; 47(10):965-974.. View in PubMed
Size and Composition of Caregiver Networks Who Manage Medications for Persons Living With Dementia: Cross-Sectional Analysis of the 2011-2022 National Health and Aging Trends Study. Interact J Med Res. 2025 May 22; 14:e64499.. View in PubMed
Associations between smartphone GPS data and changes in psychological health and burden outcomes among family caregivers and patients with advanced cancer: an exploratory longitudinal cohort study. BMC Cancer. 2025 Apr 04; 25(1):614.. View in PubMed
Exploring the Relationship Between Smartphone GPS Patterns and Quality of Life in Patients With Advanced Cancer and Their Family Caregivers: Longitudinal Study. JMIR Form Res. 2025 02 07; 9:e59161.. View in PubMed
Factors associated with care-resistant behavior in the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center’s Uniform Data Set. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 02; 21(2):e14451.. View in PubMed
Lessons from a Pilot Study of a Culturally Tailored Financial Well-Being Intervention Among Latino Family Caregivers. J Appl Gerontol. 2025 06; 44(6):938-948.. View in PubMed
Care-Resistant Behavior Trajectories During Mouth Care Among Nursing Home Residents With Dementia. Gerontologist. 2024 09 01; 64(9).. View in PubMed
The Daily Experiences of Hispanic and Latinx Dementia Caregivers Study: Protocol for a Fully Remote Daily Diary Observational Cohort Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 06 13; 13:e55216.. View in PubMed
Cognitive Intra-Individual Variability as an Outcome or Moderator of Speed of Processing Training in Aging Adults with HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder: A Secondary Data Analysis of a 2-Year Longitudinal Randomized Clinical Trial. Arch Gerontol Geriatr Plus. 2024 Jun; 1(2).. View in PubMed
Patient Portal Use Among Family Caregivers of Individuals With Dementia and Cancer: Regression Analysis From the National Study of Caregiving. JMIR Aging. 2023 12 20; 6:e44166.. View in PubMed
What Is Most Important to Family Caregivers When Helping Patients Make Treatment-Related Decisions: Findings from a National Survey. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Sep 29; 15(19).. View in PubMed
Family Caregiver Comfort with Telehealth Technologies: Differences by Race and Ethnicity in a Cross-Sectional Survey. Telemed J E Health. 2024 03; 30(3):685-691.. View in PubMed
Family caregiver roles and challenges in assisting patients with cancer treatment decision-making: Analysis of data from a national survey. Health Expect. 2023 10; 26(5):1965-1976.. View in PubMed
Resilience in the context of dementia family caregiver mental health: A concept analysis. Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2023 08; 45:143-151.. View in PubMed
Relapse Prevention and Prediction Strategies in Substance Use Disorder: A Scoping Review. J Addict Nurs. 2023 Apr-Jun 01; 34(2):146-157.. View in PubMed
Using digital phenotyping to understand health-related outcomes: A scoping review. Int J Med Inform. 2023 06; 174:105061.. View in PubMed
Tools for Screening and Measuring Anxiety Among Women Living with HIV of Reproductive Age: A Scoping Review. AIDS Behav. 2023 Aug; 27(8):2649-2668.. View in PubMed
Does Olfactory Training Improve Brain Function and Cognition? A Systematic Review. Neuropsychol Rev. 2024 03; 34(1):155-191.. View in PubMed
The relationship between daily stressors, social support, depression and anxiety among dementia family caregivers: a micro-longitudinal study. Aging Ment Health. 2023 Jul-Aug; 27(7):1291-1299.. View in PubMed
Bias reported by family caregivers in support received when assisting patients with cancer-related decision-making. Cancer Med. 2023 02; 12(3):3567-3576.. View in PubMed
Risk Factors of Cognitive Decline in Older Caregivers With HIV: An Emerging Hypothesis. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2022 Nov-Dec 01; 33(6):676-681.. View in PubMed
The Project ENABLE Cornerstone randomized controlled trial: study protocol for a lay navigator-led, early palliative care coaching intervention for African American and rural-dwelling advanced cancer family caregivers. Trials. 2022 Jun 02; 23(1):452.. View in PubMed
Early Stages of COVID-19 Pandemic Had No Discernable Impact on Risk of Elder Abuse and Neglect Among Dementia Family Caregivers: A Daily Diary Study. J Fam Violence. 2022 May 11; 1.. View in PubMed
Gender Differences in Caregiver Burden Among Family Caregivers of Persons With Dementia. J Gerontol Nurs. 2021 Jul; 47(7):33-42.. View in PubMed
Multi-sample assessment of stress reactivity as a mediator between childhood adversity and mid- to late-life outcomes. Aging Ment Health. 2022 06; 26(6):1207-1216.. View in PubMed
Daily Context for Abusive and Neglectful Behavior in Family Caregiving for Dementia. Gerontologist. 2020 04 02; 60(3):483-493.. View in PubMed
Transitioning into the caregiver role following a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia: A scoping review. Int J Nurs Stud. 2019 Aug; 96:119-131.. View in PubMed
Advancing Care for Family Caregivers of persons with dementia through caregiver and community partnerships. Res Involv Engagem. 2018; 4:1.. View in PubMed
Beyond the Horizon: International Learning Experiences, Community Engagement, and Mental Health in Guatemala. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2017 May; 38(5):455-457.. View in PubMed
The citizen scientist: Community-academic partnerships through Translational Advisory Boards. Patient Educ Couns. 2016 12; 99(12):2087-2090.. View in PubMed
Chronic social stress in puberty alters appetitive male sexual behavior and neural metabolic activity. Horm Behav. 2014 Jul; 66(2):220-7.. View in PubMed
Variations in institutional review board approval in the implementation of an improvement research study. Nurs Res Pract. 2013; 2013:548591.. View in PubMed
Adopting best practices from team science in a healthcare improvement research network: the impact on dissemination and implementation. Nurs Res Pract. 2013; 2013:814360.. View in PubMed
Improving the Odds Through the Collaboration Success Wizard. Transl Behav Med. 2012 Dec 01; 2(4):480-486.. View in PubMed
Functional networks underlying latent inhibition learning in the mouse brain. Neuroimage. 2007 Oct 15; 38(1):171-83.. View in PubMed
Comparison of atriopulmonary versus atrioventricular connections for modified Fontan/Kreutzer repair of tricuspid valve atresia. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1986 Dec; 92(6):1038-43.. View in PubMed
Surgical treatment of double-orifice mitral valve in atrioventricular canal defects. Experience in 25 patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1985 Nov; 90(5):700-5.. View in PubMed