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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

  • 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

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