Publications

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  • Falzarano, F., Greenfield, A., Osso, F., Bumbalova, K., & Bloom, R. F. (2025). 'Diagnose & Adios': Multi-perspective insights on formal service use in dementia family caregivers. The Gerontologist, gnaf081. DOI
  • Yazdani, N., Falzarano, F., Minahan Zucchetto, J., & Siedlecki, K. L. (2025). COVID-19 pandemic-related stress and subjective well-being across age: The mediating role of social resources. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 100(4), 399-423. DOI
  • Cimarolli, V. R., Chunga, R. E., Falzarano, F., Riffin, C., Tintle, N., Czaja, S., & Boerner, K. (2025). Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an intervention to support long-distance family caregivers of older adults with dementia. Clinical Gerontologist, 1-11. DOI
  • Siedlecki, K.L. & Falzarano, F. (2024). Observer perspective memories may be a distinct type of memory distortion. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 13(1), 26-29. DOI
  • Falzarano, F. B., Lucius-Milliman, D., Ceruso, M., & Czaja, S. J. (2024). A tablet-based application to enhance social connectedness for individuals with a cognitive impairment: Results from the PRISM-CI pilot study. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 43(10), 1473-1484. DOI
  • Kobrinsky, V., Aminoff, E.M., Boros, M., Falzarano, F., Minahan Zuchetto, J., Yazdani, N., Sergio, J., Bloom, R.F., & Siedlecki, K.L. (2024). COVID-19 illness and cognitive functioning in a community-dwelling sample of adults. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 20(1), 20-33. DOI
  • Losada-Baltar, A., Falzarano, F. B., Hancock, D. W., Marquez-Gonzalez, M., Pillemer, K., Huertas-Domingo, C., Jimenez-Gonzalo, L., Fernandes-Pires, J. A., & Czaja, S. J. (2024). Cross-national analysis of the associations between familism and self-efficacy in family caregivers of people with dementia: Effects on burden and depression. Journal of Aging and Health, 36(7-8), 403-413. DOI
  • Ang, C. S., Siriaraya, P., Tabbaa, L., Falzarano, F., Kanjo, E., & Prigerson, H. (2023). Editorial for advances in human-centred dementia technology. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 170, 102964. DOI
  • Bryant, N., Cimarolli, V.C., Falzarano, F., & Stone, R. (2023). Organizational factors associated with direct care professionals' job satisfaction during COVID-19. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 42(7), 1574-1581. DOI
  • Prigerson, H.G., Viola, M., Maciejewski, P.K., & Falzarano, F. (2023). Advance care planning (ACP) to promote receipt of value-concordant care: Results vary according to patient priorities. PLOS ONE, 18(1), e0280197. DOI
  • Falzarano, F., Cimarolli, V., & Siedlecki, K.L. (2023). Staying in the loop: Quality of family-paid caregiver communication & influences on resident mental health in long-term care. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 71(4), 1209-1219. DOI
  • Falzarano, F., Winoker, H., Burke, R.V., Mendoza, J.A., Munoz, F., Tergas, A., Maciejewski, P.K., & Prigerson, H.G. (2022). Grief & bereavement in the Latino/a community: A literature synthesis & directions for future research. Health Equity, 6(1), 696-707. DOI
  • Cimarolli, V., Bryant, N.S., Falzarano, F. & Stone, R. (2022). Factors associated with nursing home direct care professionals' turnover intent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Geriatric Nursing, 48, 32-36. DOI
  • Falzarano, F. B., Yazdani, N., Zucchetto, J. M., & Siedlecki, K. L. (2022). Does neurocognition predict subjective well-being? Journal of Happiness Studies, 23(8), 3713-3730. DOI
  • Riffin, C., Griffin, J.M., Brody, L., Wolff, J.L., Pillemer, K.A., Adelman, R.D., Bangerter, L.R., Starks, S.M., Falzarano, F., Villanigro-Santiago, M., Veney, L., & Czaja, S.J. (2022). Engaging and supporting care partners of persons with dementia in healthcare delivery: Results from a national consensus conference. Public Policy & Aging Report, 32(2), 58-65. DOI
  • Zucchetto, J. M., Cimarolli, V. R., Wylie, M. J., Falzarano, F., & Horowitz, A. (2022). Long-distance caregivers' use of supportive services. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 65(6), 618-634. DOI
  • Falzarano, F., Moxley, J., Pillemer, K., & Czaja, S. J. (2022). Family matters: Cross-cultural differences in familism and caregiving outcomes. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 77(7), 1269-1279. DOI
  • Maciejewski, P.K., Falzarano, F., She, W.J., Lichtenthal, W.G., Prigerson, H.G. (2021). A micro-sociological theory of adjustment to loss. Current Opinion in Psychology, 43, 96-101. DOI
  • Falzarano, F., Cimarolli, V.C., Boerner, K., Siedlecki, K.L., & Horowitz, A. (2021). Use of home care services reduces care-related strain in long-distance caregivers. The Gerontologist, 62(2), gnab088. DOI
  • Falzarano, F., Prigerson, H.G., & Maciejewski, P.K. (2021). The role of advance care planning in cancer patient and caregiver grief resolution: Helpful or harmful? Cancers, 13(8), 1977. DOI
  • Minahan, J., Falzarano, F., Yazdani, N., & Siedlecki, K.L. (2021). The COVID-19 pandemic and psychosocial outcomes across age through the stress and coping framework. The Gerontologist, 61(2), 228-239. DOI
  • Cimarolli, V. R., Burack, O., Minahan, J. M., Falzarano, F., Reinhardt, J. P., & Shi, X. (2021). A substance misuse intervention program in postacute care: Who declines participation? The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 29(1), 15-23. DOI
  • Karakala, S.E., Roberts, K.E., Rogers, M., Coats, T., Falzarano, F., Gang, J., Chilov, M., Avery, J., Maciejewski, PK., Lichtenthal, W.G., & Prigerson, H.G. (2020). The neurobiological reward system in Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD): A systematic review. Psychiatric Research Neuroimaging, 303(30), 111135. DOI
  • Falzarano, F., Cimarolli, V.C., Minahan, J., & Horowitz, A. (2020). Long-distance caregivers: What are their experiences with formal care providers? Clinical Gerontologist, 45(5), 1273-1284. DOI
  • Falzarano, F., Reid, M.C., Schulz, L., Meador, R., & Pillemer, K. (2020). Getting along in assisted living: Quality of relationships between family and staff. The Gerontologist, 60(8), 1445-1455. DOI
  • Falzarano, F., & Siedlecki, K. L. (2021). Differences in cognitive performance between informal caregivers and non-caregivers. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 28(2), 284-307. DOI
  • Falzarano, F. & Siedlecki, K.L. (2019). Investigating the relations among different measures of false memory. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 15(4), 290-300. DOI
  • Cimarolli, V., Falzarano, F. & Hicks, S. (2019). Predictors of discharge in post-acute rehabilitation among different ethnic groups. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 21(4), 513-518. DOI
  • Siedlecki, K. L., Falzarano, F., & Salthouse, T. A. (2019). Examining gender differences in neurocognitive functioning across adulthood. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 25(10), 1051-1060. DOI
  • Siedlecki, K.L., Yezdani, N., Minahan, J. & Falzarano, F. (2019). Examining processing speed as a predictor of well-being across age and time in the German Aging Survey. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 1-17. DOI
  • Siedlecki, K.L. & Falzarano, F. (2016). Examining measurement invariance across gender in self-defining autobiographical memory characteristics using a shortened version of the memory experiences questionnaire. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 30(6), 1073-1079. DOI