Marziali, Elsa Dr.
Dr. Elsa Marziali
Professor Faculty of Social Work & Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Senior Scientist Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest
Research Focus
Dr. Marziali's current projects focus on the development and evaluation of Internet-based educational support programs for persons with chronic disease (COPD, CHF, stroke and diabetes). Elsa Marziali’s main focus of research has been on the development and evaluation of an Internet-based video-conferencing, e-health intervention for caregivers of family members with long-term disabilities and degenerative diseases (dementia, stroke, Parkinson). The aim of these intervention-outcome studies is to compare outcomes (caregiver – care recipient health service utilization and time to institutionalization of the care recipient) between an online video conferencing support group and a comparison group that receives web-based information only. She is also developing and evaluating support group programs for obese adolescents and adults using this internet video conferencing technology.
In addition, Marziali is currently developing a tool for assessing the personal resources and vulnerabilities of family caregivers of persons with dementia (Alzheimer or other). In combination with functional autonomy ratings of the person with dementia, the caregiver assessment tool will provide the basis for prescribing home care services that address the health needs of the person with dementia as well as his/her caregiver.
Other research includes evaluating the effects of showing multimedia family histories to persons with Alzheimer’s, and the effects of six educational videos on caregiver capacity for managing caregiving tasks.
Dr. Marziali's current projects focus on the development and evaluation of Internet-based educational support programs for persons with chronic disease (COPD, CHF, stroke and diabetes).
Publications
| Title | Source (Journal/Book/Conference) | Authors/Presenters | Published On | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multimedia Biographies: A Reminiscence and Social Stimulus Tool for Persons with Cognitive Impairment | Journal of Technology in Human Services | Smith KL, Crete-Nishihata M, Damianakis T, Baecker RM, Marziali E | 1308628800 | Journal Article |
| Dementia caregivers' responses to 2 internet-based intervention programs | American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias | Marziali E, Garcia LJ | 1293858000 | Journal Article |
| Evaluation of an assessment battery for estimating dementia caregiver needs for health and social care services. | American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias | Marziali E, McCleary L, Streiner DL | 1280635200 | Journal Article |
| The psychosocial impacts of multimedia biographies on persons with cognitive impairments. | The Gerontologist | Damianakis T, Crete-Nishihata M, Smith KL, Baecker RM, Marziali E | 1265000400 | Journal Article |
| Advancing the chronic care road map: a contemporary overview. | Healthcare Quarterly | Ahmed S, Gogovor A, Kosseim M, Poissant L, Riopelle R, Simmonds M, Krelenbaum M, Montague T, Chronic Disease Management and Prevention Colloquium Participants (Marziali E) | 1262322000 | Journal Article |
| Internet-based caregiver support for Chinese Canadians taking care of a family member with alzheimer disease and related dementia. | Canadian Journal on Aging | Chiu T, Marziali E, Colantonio A, Carswell A, Gruneir M, Tang M, Eysenbach G | 1259643600 | Journal Article |
| E-health program for patients with chronic disease | Telemedicine Journal And E-Health | Marziali E | 1235883600 | Journal Article |
| Remembering my life: The production and evaluation of individuals with alzheimer's or mild cognitive impairment responses to digital life histories | GERONTOLOGIST | Damianakis T, Crete-Nishihata M, Smith K, Baecker R, Marziali E | 1227243600 | Abstract |
| Virtual support groups for family caregivers of persons with dementia | Geriatrics and Aging | Marziali E | 1227070800 | Journal Article |
| Social workers' experiences of virtual psychotherapeutic caregivers groups for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, stroke, frontotemporal dementia and traumatic brain injury | Social Work with Groups | Damianakis T, Climans R, Marziali E | 1227070800 | Journal Article |
| The role of coping humor in the physical and mental health of older adults | Journal of Mental Health and Aging | Marziali E, McDonald L, Donahue P | 1225512000 | Journal Article |
| Multimedia biographies to enhance AD or MCI quality of life | ALZHEIMER’S & DEMENTIA | Baecker RM, Marziali E, Chatland S, Crete M, Easley K, Yeung M | 1217044800 | Abstract |
| Gerontology: Research and practice in technology and aging | Canadian Journal on Aging | Marziali E | 1200546000 | Journal Article |
| Volunteers' experiences visiting the cognitively impaired in nursing homes: A Friendly Visiting Program | Canadian Journal on Aging | Damianakis T, Wagner LM, Bernstein S, Marziali E | 1199163600 | Journal Article |
| The design and evaluation of E-health intervention programs for older adults | eHealth International Journal | Marziali E | 1199163600 | Journal Article |
| Using technology to deliver health care programs to family caregivers and persons with chronic disease | Global Conference on Ageing and Expo Ageing & Design | Marziali E | 1199163600 | Presentation |
| An E-Health community of practice: Online communication in an E-Health service delivery environment | Lecture Notes in Computer Science | Marziali E, Cohene T | 1195448400 | Journal Article |
| Internet support groups for caregivers | Festival of international conferences on caregiving, disability, aging and technology | Marziali E, Garcia L, Baecker R | 1181966400 | Abstract |
| Technology and social isolation | Festival of international conferences on caregiving, disability, aging and technology | Marziali E, McNeill B, Martin N | 1181966400 | Abstract |
| Multimedia biographies for individuals with AD | Festival of international conferences on caregiving, disability, aging and technology | Baecker R, Marziali E, Chatland S, Easley K, Crete M, Yeung M | 1181966400 | Abstract |
| Internet support groups for caregivers | Festival of International Conferences on Caregiving, Disability, Aging and Technology: Living Longer, Living Better | Marziali E, Garcia L, Baecker R | 1181966400 | Presentation |
| Multimedia biographies for individuals with AD | Festival of International Conferences on Caregiving, Disability, Aging and Technology | Baecker R, Marziali E, Chatland S, Easley K, Crete M, Yeung M | 1181966400 | Presentation |
| Clinical practice standards and ethical issues applied to a virtual group intervention for spousal caregivers of people with Alzheimer's | Social Work in Health Care | Serafini JD, Damianakis T, Marziali E | 1167627600 | Journal Article |
| Memories of a life: A design case study for Alzheimer's disease | Universal Usability: Designing Computer Interfaces for Diverse User Populations | Cohene T, Baecker R, Marziali E, Mindy S | 1167627600 | Book Chapter |
| An e-health community of practice: Online communication in an e-health service delivery environment | Human Computer Interaction Annual Conference | Marziali E, Cohene T | 1167627600 | Presentation |
| Professional practice standards and research ethics in technology-based healthcare programs provided to patients in their homes | Society for Psychotherapy Research | Marziali E | 1167627600 | Presentation |
| The role of coping humor in the physical and mental health of older adults | Gerontology Society of America | Marziali E, McDonald L, Donahue P | 1167627600 | Presentation |
| Technology and social isolation | The Festival of International Conferences on Caregiving, Disability, Aging and Technology | Marziali E | 1167627600 | Presentation |
| Virtual support for family caregivers: theoretical framework, intervention model and outcome | Journal of Technology in Human Services | Marziali E, Damianakis T, Donahue P | 1163912400 | Journal Article |
| Developing evidence for an internet-based psychotherapeutic group intervention | Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work | Marziali E | 1163912400 | Journal Article |
| Gerontechnology: Research and practice in technology and aging | Canadian Journal on Aging | Marziali E | 1158638400 | Journal Article |
| Caring for Others: Internet, video-conferencing group intervention for family caregivers of older adults with neurodegenerative disease | Gerontologist | Marziali E, Donahue P | 1149134400 | Journal Article |
| Supportive Group Therapy for Parents who Chronically Neglect their Children | Families in Society | Marziali E, Damianakis T, Smith SD, Trocme N | 1136091600 | Journal Article |
| Persistent family concerns in long-term care settings: Meaning and management | Journal of the American Medical Directors Association | Marziali E, Shulman K, Damianakis T | 1136091600 | Journal Article |
| Internet-based clinical services: virtual support groups for family caregivers. | Journal of Technology in Human Services | Marziali E, Damianakis T, Donahue P | 1136091600 | Journal Article |
| Experiences of spirituality and self-transcendence in caregivers coping with dementia | The Transforming Power of Spirituality: Breaking Barriers and Creating Common Ground - The First North American Conference on Spirituality and Social Work | Damianakis T, McCleary L, Dawson D, Marziali E | 1136091600 | Presentation |
| Spirituality and self-transcendence in caregivers of persons with Frontotemporal dementia | 25th Annual Ontario Gerontology Association Conference | Damianakis T, McCleary L, Dawson D, Marziali E | 1136091600 | Presentation |
| Multimedia biographies for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and their families | FICCDAT: Festival of International Conferences on Caregiving, Disability, Aging and Technology | Baecker R, Marziali E, Chatland S, Cohene T, Crete-Nishihata M, Damianikis T, Easley K, Smith KL, Yeung M | 1136091600 | Presentation |
| Developing evidence for psychotherapeutic groups for older adults grieving loss of a spouse: An interdisciplinary approach | GERONTOLOGIST | Marziali E, Damianakis T, Sussman T, Schwartz K | 1132290000 | Abstract |
| Caring for others: Internet health care support intervention for family caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's, Stroke, or Parkinson's disease | Families in Society | Marziali E, Donahue P, Crossin G | 1120190400 | Journal Article |
| A Systematic Review of Practice Standards and Research Ethics in Technology-Based Home Health Care Intervention Programs for Older Adults | Journal of Aging and Health | Marziali E, Dergal J, McCleary L | 1104555600 | Journal Article |
| Negotiating relationship contexts in gerontological social work practice | Journal of Gerontological Social Work | Marziali E | 1104555600 | Journal Article |
| Describing needs among caregivers of people with frontal temporal dementia | 5th Annual Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit Conference | Groll L, McCleary L, Marziali E, Damianakis T, Dawson D | 1104555600 | Presentation |
| Virtual support groups for family caregivers for persons with dementia | GERONTOLOGIST | Marziali E, Donahue P | 1100840400 | Abstract |
| Spousal caregiving for frontotemporal dementia | Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit 4th Annual Conference | McCleary L, Marziali E, Chow TW | 1099022400 | Presentation |
| Virtual psychotherapy groups: Results of an RCT with caregivers of persons with neurodegenerative disease | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY | Marziali E, Donahue P | 1091937600 | Abstract |
| Supporting caregivers of patients with frontotemporal dementia | Symposium for Frontotemporal Dementia | McCleary L, Marziali E, Chow TW | 1089691200 | Presentation |
| Virtual support group: Helping caregivers cope | Rehab and Community Care Medicine | Marziali E | 1072933200 | Journal Article |
| Virtual Support Groups for Family Caregivers: Theoretical Framework, Intervention Model and Outcome | CSWE | Marziali E | 1072933200 | Presentation |
| Clinical and Ethical Issues for a Group Intervention for Spousal Caregivers of People with Dementia | 4th International Social Work Conference on Health and Mental Health | Damianakis T, Dergal J, Marziali E | 1072933200 | Presentation |
| Virtual Psychotherapy Groups: Results of an RCT with Caregivers of Persons with Neurodegenerative Disease | International Congress of Psychology | Marziali E | 1072933200 | Presentation |
| Virtual Support Groups for Family Caregivers in Remote Areas | Annual Meeting of the Toronto District Health Council Action Centre | Marziali E | 1072933200 | Presentation |
| Internet-based Support Groups for Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia, Stroke or Parkinson: Results of a Feasibility Study | Canadian Society of Telehealth Annual Meeting | Marziali E, Donahue P | 1072933200 | Presentation |
| Virtual Support Groups for Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia | Gerontology Society of America Annual Meeting | Marziali E, Donahue P | 1072933200 | Presentation |
| Internet-based Support Groups for Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia, Stroke or Parkinson: Results of a Feasibility Study | Ontario Hospital Association Annual Meeting | Marziali E | 1072933200 | Presentation |
| Gerontological social work practice: Issues, challenges, and potential | Canadian Journal on Aging | Marziali E | 1067662800 | Journal Article |
| Persistent family concerns in long-term care | GERONTOLOGIST | Shulman K, Marziali E | 1064980800 | Abstract |
| Nature and consequences of personality problems in maltreating caregivers | Families in Society | Marziali E, Damianakis T, Trocme N | 1041397200 | Journal Article |
| Many factors make family members caring for an elderly relative with dementia reluctant to use support services. | Evidence-Based Mental Health | Marziali E | 1041397200 | Journal Article |
| Health Support Interventions for Impaired Elderly and Their Caregivers | CANARIE Symposium | Marziali E | 1041397200 | Presentation |
| Supporting Rural Caregivers Through Computer-Internet Technologies | Canadian Association on Gerontology | Marziali E, Donahue P | 1041397200 | Presentation |
| Case management reduced hospital admission in caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease | Evidence-Based Mental Health | Marziali E | 1009861200 | Journal Article |
| Canadians of Italian background: applying cultural concepts to bicultural and intergenerational issues in clinical practice | Multicultural Social Work in Canada | Alaggia R, Marziali E | 1009861200 | Book Chapter |
| Guidelines for the assessment and treatment of clients with borderline personality disorder | Social Work Desktop Reference Manual | Marziali E | 1009861200 | Book Chapter |
| Virtual support groups for elderly community-based caregivers and video-taped life histories for memory stimulation | International Gerontechnology Meetings | Marziali E, Climans R, Consky A, Damianakis T | 1009861200 | Presentation |
| Virtual Support Groups for Elderly Community-Based Caregivers and Video-Taped Life Histories for Memory Stimulation | Kunin Lunenfeld Applied Research Centre Annual Conference, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care | Marziali E, Climans R, Consky A, Damianakis T | 1009861200 | Presentation |
| Virtual Support Groups for Elderly Community-Based Caregivers and Video-Taped Life Histories for Memory Stimulation | National Invitational Workshop: Care for the Caregiver | Marziali E, Climans R, Consky A, Damianakis T | 1009861200 | Presentation |
| Coping with adversity in aging: Role of resilience, hardiness and spirituality | GERONTOLOGIST | Donahue P, Marziali E | 1005800400 | Abstract |
| Managing the interface between optimal care of clients and the demands of challenging families | Klaru Rounds | Marziali E | 989380800 | Presentation |
| Resilience Indicators for Post Retirement Well-Being | Gerontology Society of America, Annual Meetings | Marziali E, Donahue P | 978325200 | Presentation |
| Role of sexual abuse in the etiology of borderline personality disorder | Archives Of Sexual Behavior | Marziali E | 965102400 | Journal Article |
| Convergence and divergence of three coding systems for analysing group process | Process in Therapeutic Groups: A Handbook of Systems of Analysis | Chambon A, Tsang T, Marziali E | 946702800 | Book Chapter |
| Assessment and treatment of child welfare caregivers with severe personality problems | Child Welfare Conference | Marziali E, Trocme N | 946702800 | Presentation |
| The Objective Behavioral Index: A measure for assessing treatment response of patients with severe personality disorders | Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease | Marziali E, Munroe-Blum H, McCleary L | 925531200 | Journal Article |
| A qualitative analysis of strengths and vulnerabilities in sexually assaulted women | Clinical Social Work Journal | Regehr C, Marziali E, Jansen K | 915166800 | Journal Article |
| Response to Sexual Assault: A Relational Perspective | Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease | Regehr C, Marziali E | 915166800 | Journal Article |
| Interpersonal group psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder | Psychotherapy in Practice | Marziali E, Munroe-Blum H | 883630800 | Journal Article |
| The contribution of group cohesion and group alliance to the outcome of group psychotherapy | International Journal of Group Psychotherapy | Marziali E, Munroe-Blum H, McCleary L | 875678400 | Journal Article |
| Emotion processing in borderline personality disorders | Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease | Levine D, Marziali E, Hood J | 859870800 | Journal Article |
| Group treatment for severe personality disorders: An interpersonal approach. | Group Psychologist | Marziali E | 820472400 | Journal Article |
| A controlled trial of short-term group treatment for borderline personality disorder | Journal of Personality Disorders | Munroe-Blum H, Marziali E | 809928000 | Journal Article |
| An interpersonal approach to group psychotherapy with borderline personality disorder | Journal of Personality Disorders | Marziali E, Munroe-Blum H | 788936400 | Journal Article |
| The association between global and specific measures of the therapeutic relationship | Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training | Coady N, Marziali E | 765176400 | Journal Article |
| Severity as a diagnostic dimension of borderline personality disorder | Canadian Journal of Psychiatry | Marziali E, Munroe-Blum H, Links P | 757400400 | Journal Article |
| The assessment of ego development in borderline personality disorders | Canadian Journal of Psychiatry | Marziali E, Field N, Classen C, Oleniuk J | 725864400 | Journal Article |
| Borderline behavioral clusters and the treatment approahes | Borderline Personality Disorder: A Clinical and Empirical Perspective | Hurt S, Clarkin J, Marziali E, Munroe-Blum H | 694242000 | Book Chapter |
| The etiology of borderline personality disorders: Developmental factors | Borderline Personality Disorder: A Clinical and Empirical Perspective | Marziali E | 694242000 | Book Chapter |
| Borderline personality disorder: Diagnosis, etiology and treatment | Smith College Studies of Social Work | Marziali E | 694242000 | Journal Article |
| The power of the therapeutic relationship | American Journal of Orthopsychiatry | Marziali E, Alexander L | 678340800 | Journal Article |
| Group and family treatments for borderline personality disorder | Hospital & Community Psychiatry | Clarkin JF, Marziali E, Munroe-Blum H | 662706000 | Journal Article |
| Object representations in descriptions of significant others: A methodological study | Journal of Personality Assessment | Marziali E, Oleniuk J | 636267600 | Journal Article |
| Interpersonal factors in borderline pathology | Family Environment and the Borderline Personality Disorder | Marziali E, Munroe Blum H | 631170000 | Book Chapter |
| A comparison of three measures for the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder | American Journal of Psychiatry | Angus LE, Marziali E | 568011600 | Journal Article |
| Time-limited, group psychotherapy for borderline patients | Canadian Journal of Psychiatry | Munroe-Blum H, Marziali E | 568011600 | Journal Article |
| The first session: An interpersonal encounter. | Families in Society | Marziali E | 568011600 | Journal Article |
| A group approach: The management of projective identification in group treatment of self-destructive borderline patients. | Journal of Personality Disorders | Marziali E, Munroe-Blum H | 536475600 | Journal Article |
| People in Your Life : Development of a social support measure for predicting psychotherapy outcome. | Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease | Marziali E | 536475600 | Journal Article |
| The development of the Therapeutic Alliance Rating System | The Psychotherapeutic Process: A Research Handbook | Marmar C, Marziali E, Horowitz M, Weiss D | 504939600 | Book Chapter |
| The measurement of subjective response to stressful life events | Journal of Human Stress | Marziali E, Pilkonis P | 504939600 | Journal Article |
| Three viewpoints on the therapeutic alliance. Similarities, differences, and associations with psychotherapy outcome. | Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease | Marziali E | 441781200 | Journal Article |
| Analysis of emotional status during the hospital treatment of a borderline patient | Canadian Journal of Psychiatry | Marziali E, Hamilton J, Sadavoy S, Book H, Sadavoy J, Silver D | 441781200 | Journal Article |
| Prediction of outcome of brief psychotherapy from therapist interpretive interventions. | Archives of General Psychiatry | Marziali E | 441781200 | Journal Article |
| Psychotherapy practice and research: the interface | Canadian Journal of Psychiatry | Marziali E | 378709200 | Journal Article |
| Therapeutic alliance scales: development and relationship to psychotherapy outcome. | American Journal of Psychiatry | Marziali E, Marmar C, Krupnick J | 349851600 | Journal Article |
| Methodological issues in the content analysis of brief psychotherapy | British Journal of Medical Psychology | Marziali E, Sullivan J | 320734800 | Journal Article |
| A direct practice concentration: Problems in integration. | Journal of Education for Social Work | Hanna E, Marziali E | 220942800 | Journal Article |
| Clinical Research: A model for teaching and learning | Canadian Journal for Social Work Education | Marziali E, Munroe-Blum H | 189320400 | Journal Article |
| Depression in a university clinic population. | Canadian Psychiatric Association Journal | O'Neil MK, Marziali E | 189320400 | Journal Article |
Academic Appointments
- 2010–Present: Professor, Faculty of Social Work & Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 2010–Present: Senior Scientist, Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Curriculum Vitae
Contact
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