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Laura S Porter

Laura S Porter

Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences
Laura.Porter@duke.edu
Box 102506 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
DUMC Box 102506, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications

Blueprint 2: A self-directed mobile adaptive coping skills intervention to improve psychological distress symptoms among cardiorespiratory failure survivors study protocol.

Journal Article Contemp Clin Trials · July 2026 INTRODUCTION: Persistent psychological distress including symptoms of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occur in as many as 70% of intensive care unit (ICU) survivors. However, few therapies exist that target this population's u ... Full text Link to item Cite

Perceptions and Needs for a Technology-Based Dyadic Intervention on Symptom Management Among Patients With Colorectal Cancer and Their Caregivers: A Qualitative Study.

Journal Article Cancer Nurs · May 2026 BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) patients and their caregivers often experience multiple co-occurring symptoms (eg, fatigue, depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbance). There is a noticeable gap in research regarding symptom management for patient-care ... Full text Link to item Cite

A virtual program to teach pain coping skills to dyads of caregivers and Veterans with dementia or mild cognitive impairment: Preliminary quantitative and qualitative findings.

Journal Article Palliat Support Care · April 8, 2026 OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a clinical program designed to teach informal caregivers of older Veterans with pain and mild-to-moderate dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI), pain management, pain coping and pain ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Efficacy of a sexual quality of life intervention for couples facing metastatic breast cancer: Results of a randomized controlled trial.

Journal Article Cancer · March 1, 2026 BACKGROUND: Patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) often report severe, long-standing concerns with their sexual quality of life (QOL), yet interventions for this population are scarce. This study evaluated the efficacy of a couple-based sexual QOL i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Understanding Engagement With a Couple-Based Intimacy Enhancement Intervention for Breast Cancer Survivors: An In-Depth Examination of Recruitment and On-Trial Engagement.

Journal Article Psychooncology · March 2026 BACKGROUND: Barriers hinder cancer survivors' participation in and engagement with psychosocial interventions, particularly for trials evaluating dyadic interventions. AIMS: We examined patterns of enrollment (Study 1) and intervention engagement (Study 2) ... Full text Link to item Cite

LiveWell: Pilot Feasibility Trial of an Adapted Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills Training Protocol in Patients With Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Journal Article Psychooncology · December 2025 BACKGROUND: People living longer with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (mNSCLC) experience heightened psychological distress and decrements in quality of life. Therefore, we developed LiveWell, an 8-session adapted dialectical behavioral therapy skill ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Integration of Mindfulness and Acupuncture After Spine Surgery: Protocol for a Randomized Acceptability and Feasibility Trial.

Journal Article JMIR Res Protoc · November 17, 2025 BACKGROUND: Spine surgery is increasingly common in the United States, contributing substantially to spine-related health care costs. While many patients benefit, up to 25% experience chronic postsurgical pain, and the procedure is linked to high rates of ... Full text Link to item Cite

Adaptation and Implementation of Self-System Therapy for Older Adults with Advanced Lung Cancer: Pilot Trial Results.

Journal Article Cancers (Basel) · August 28, 2025 Background/Objectives: Advanced lung cancer is a highly distressing disease that negatively impacts older adults. Supportive care interventions designed for this population are scarce and often inaccessible due to competing demands and transportation acces ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Adaptation and Implementation of Self-System Therapy for Older Adults with Advanced Lung Cancer: Pilot Trial Results

Journal Article Cancers · August 28, 2025 Background/Objectives: Advanced lung cancer is a highly distressing disease that negatively impacts older adults. Supportive care interventions designed for this population are scarce and often inaccessible due to competing demands and transportati ... Full text Open Access Cite

Empower GBM: A pilot study of a patient-caregiver supportive intervention for patients with glioblastoma.

Journal Article Palliat Support Care · July 18, 2025 OBJECTIVES: The aim of this article is to develop and pilot test a new supportive care intervention, Empower GBM, designed for patients with glioblastoma and their family caregivers to reduce psychological distress and improve quality of life. METHODS: Qua ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Associations Between Sexual Script Flexibility and Sexual Outcomes: An Investigation Among Breast Cancer Survivor Couples

Conference Psycho Oncology · April 1, 2025 Objectives: Breast cancer (BC) survivors often experience sexual concerns affecting their intimate relationships. Sexual script flexibility (SSF) refers to the ability to adapt one's sexual scripts in response to sexual problems and may have implications f ... Full text Cite

Associations Between Sexual Script Flexibility and Sexual Outcomes: An Investigation Among Breast Cancer Survivor Couples.

Journal Article Psychooncology · April 2025 OBJECTIVES: Breast cancer (BC) survivors often experience sexual concerns affecting their intimate relationships. Sexual script flexibility (SSF) refers to the ability to adapt one's sexual scripts in response to sexual problems and may have implications f ... Full text Link to item Cite

Significant Other Support and Hindrance for Intervention Tasks: Implications for Interventions to Improve Health and Well-Being.

Journal Article Couple Family Psychol · January 27, 2025 Pain coping skills training (PCST) is the predominant behavioral intervention for chronic pain. Benefiting from PCST necessitates that individuals not only complete the training sessions but also integrate the new skills into their daily lives. However, th ... Full text Link to item Cite

Efficacy of a couple-based intervention addressing sexual concerns for breast cancer survivors: Results of a randomized controlled trial.

Journal Article Cancer · January 1, 2025 BACKGROUND: Sexual concerns are common and problematic for breast cancer survivors. Partner and relationship factors often play a key role in determining survivors' sexual adjustment, making it likely that couple-based interventions that integrate survivor ... Full text Link to item Cite

Parenting Concerns, Psychological Distress, and Relationship Adjustment Among Patients With Cancer and Their Partners: A Longitudinal Study.

Journal Article Psychooncology · January 2025 OBJECTIVE: Studies have found that cancer patients with dependent children exhibit high symptoms of anxiety, depression, and worry. Patients' parenting concerns can negatively impact their own and their family's adjustment to the cancer experience. However ... Full text Link to item Cite

Couple communication in cancer: A tale of two conceptual models.

Journal Article Health Psychol · December 2024 UNLABELLED: Cancer poses significant challenges for patients and caregiving partners. Avoidant communication has been linked to poorer psychosocial adjustment to cancer. Two conceptual models have been proposed to account for this linkage: the social-cogni ... Full text Link to item Cite

Understanding veterans' experiences with lung cancer and psychological distress: A multimethod approach.

Journal Article Psychol Serv · November 2024 Psychological distress while coping with cancer is a highly prevalent and yet underrecognized and burdensome adverse effect of cancer diagnosis and treatment. Left unaddressed, psychological distress can further exacerbate poor mental health, negatively in ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Interpersonal dynamics of vocal fundamental frequency in couples: Depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and relationship distress.

Journal Article Behav Res Ther · September 2024 Given the bidirectional association between psychopathology and relationship distress, an in-depth understanding of couples' interaction processes that contribute to psychopathology is needed. This study examined the interpersonal dynamics of vocally-encod ... Full text Link to item Cite

A non-randomized comparison of engagement and outcomes for in-person versus virtual delivery of the Partner2Lose weight management trial.

Journal Article Obes Sci Pract · August 2024 OBJECTIVE: Existing behavioral weight management interventions produce clinically meaningful weight loss. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic led to the quick transition of such interventions from in-person to virtual platforms. This provided a unique oppor ... Full text Link to item Cite

Development of a Technology-Based Dyadic Intervention for Underserved Colorectal Cancer Patients and Caregivers.

Journal Article Stud Health Technol Inform · July 24, 2024 This study develops a technology-based dyadic intervention to enhance symptom management and health equity in underserved patients with colorectal cancer and their caregivers. Leveraging generative artificial intelligence, the intervention provides tailore ... Full text Link to item Cite

Outcomes from Partner2Lose: a randomized controlled trial to evaluate 24-month weight loss in a partner-assisted intervention.

Journal Article BMC Public Health · July 20, 2024 BACKGROUND: Partner support is associated with better weight loss outcomes in observational studies, but randomized trials show mixed results for including partners. Unclear is whether teaching communication skills to couples will improve weight loss in a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Concurrent and lagged associations among pain medication use, pain, and negative affect: a daily diary study of people with chronic low back pain.

Journal Article Pain · July 1, 2024 People with chronic pain often attempt to manage pain and concurrent emotional distress with analgesic substances. Habitual use of such substances-even when not opioid-based-can pose side effect risks. A negative reinforcement model has been proposed where ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mobile Mindfulness Intervention for Psychological Distress Among Intensive Care Unit Survivors: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Journal Article JAMA Intern Med · July 1, 2024 IMPORTANCE: Although psychological distress is common among survivors of critical illness, there are few tailored therapies. OBJECTIVE: To determine the optimal method for delivering a mindfulness intervention via a mobile app for critical illness survivor ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mobile App-Based Mindfulness Intervention for Addressing Psychological Distress Among Survivors of Hospitalization for COVID-19 Infection.

Journal Article CHEST Crit Care · June 2024 BACKGROUND: Psychological distress symptoms are present and persistent among many patients who survive a critical illness like COVID-19. RESEARCH QUESTION: Could a self-directed mobile app-delivered mindfulness intervention be feasibly and rapidly implemen ... Full text Link to item Cite

Family-Focused Facilitated Fitness: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Couple-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients and Their Caregiving Partners.

Journal Article Transplant Cell Ther · April 2024 Reductions in physical activity (PA) are common among patients following hematopoietic cell transplantation, and a risk factor for poor physical functioning. PA among spouses/cohabiting partners, who frequently serve as the patient's primary caregiver, may ... Full text Link to item Cite

Couples communication and cancer: Sequences and trajectories of behavioral affective processes in relation to intimacy.

Journal Article J Fam Psychol · March 2024 Cancer poses a set of physical and emotional challenges to the patient, spouse, and their relationship. One challenge for couples is discussing cancer-related concerns in a manner that facilitates intimacy. Current couple-based interventions have been show ... Full text Link to item Cite

Distinct morning and evening fatigue profiles in gastrointestinal cancer during chemotherapy.

Journal Article BMJ Support Palliat Care · December 7, 2023 BACKGROUND: Purposes were to identify subgroups of patients with gastrointestinal cancers with distinct morning and evening fatigue severity profiles and evaluate for differences among these subgroups in demographic and clinical characteristics, co-occurri ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mobile Mindfulness for Psychological Distress and Burnout among Frontline COVID-19 Nurses: A Pilot Randomized Trial.

Journal Article Ann Am Thorac Soc · October 2023 Rationale: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic exacerbated psychological distress and burnout in frontline healthcare workers. Interventions addressing psychological distress and burnout among these workers are lacking. Objectives: To determine the ... Full text Link to item Cite

Concurrent and Prospective Associations Between Communicated Emotional Arousal and Adjustment Among Couples Coping With Cancer.

Journal Article Ann Behav Med · August 21, 2023 BACKGROUND: The experience of cancer can create considerable emotional distress for patients and their committed partners. How couples communicate about cancer-related concerns can have important implications for adjustment. However, past research has prim ... Full text Link to item Cite

Knowledge, goals, and misperceptions about palliative care in adults with chronic disease or cancer.

Journal Article Palliat Support Care · August 10, 2023 OBJECTIVES: Limited evidence investigates how knowledge, misconceptions, and beliefs about palliative care vary across patients with cancerous versus non-cancerous chronic disease. We examined the knowledge of and misconceptions about palliative care among ... Full text Link to item Cite

Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Behavioral Pain Management for Persistent Pain.

Journal Article J Palliat Med · July 2023 Seriously ill patients often experience persistent pain. As a part of a comprehensive repertoire of pain interventions, palliative care clinicians can help by using behavioral pain management. Behavioral pain management refers to evidence-based psychosocia ... Full text Link to item Cite

Meaning-centered pain coping skills training for patients with metastatic cancer: Results of a randomized controlled pilot trial.

Journal Article Psychooncology · July 2023 OBJECTIVE: For patients with advanced cancer, pain is a common and debilitating symptom that can negatively impact physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. This trial examined the feasibility and initial effects of Meaning-Centered Pain Coping Skills ... Full text Link to item Cite

A Web-Based Dyadic Intervention to Manage Psychoneurological Symptoms for Patients With Colorectal Cancer and Their Caregivers: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.

Journal Article JMIR Res Protoc · June 28, 2023 BACKGROUND: Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) receiving chemotherapy often experience psychoneurological symptoms (PNS; ie, fatigue, depression, anxiety, sleep disturbance, pain, and cognitive dysfunction) that negatively impact both patients' and thei ... Full text Link to item Cite

Feasibility of Mobile App-based Coping Skills Training for Cardiorespiratory Failure Survivors: The Blueprint Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Journal Article Ann Am Thorac Soc · June 2023 Rationale: Psychological distress symptoms are common among patients recently hospitalized with cardiorespiratory failure, yet there are few effective postdischarge therapies that are relevant to their experiences. Objectives: To determine the feasibility ... Full text Link to item Cite

Attachment in Couples Coping with Cancer: Associations with Observed Communication and Long-Term Health.

Journal Article Int J Environ Res Public Health · March 24, 2023 Cancer poses a threat to well-being that may activate the attachment system and influence interpersonal dynamics, such as communication. Research indicates that avoidant and anxious attachment, as well as communication, are independently associated with po ... Full text Link to item Cite

Caregivers of Patients with Hematologic Malignancies

Chapter · January 1, 2023 This objective of this chapter is to describe who the caregivers are and the important role they play in the lives of patients with hematologic malignancies across the lifespan. Methods and instruments commonly used to assess the needs and the impact of pr ... Full text Cite

Partnering to cope with pain: A pilot study of a caregiver-assisted pain coping skills intervention for patients with cognitive impairment and dementia.

Journal Article Palliat Support Care · December 2022 OBJECTIVE: To develop a new caregiver-assisted pain coping skills training protocol specifically tailored for community-dwelling persons with cognitive impairment and pain, and assess its feasibility and acceptability. METHOD: In Phase I, we conducted inte ... Full text Link to item Cite

A Dyadic Investigation of Depressed Affect and Interspousal Behavior in Couples With Chronic Back Pain.

Journal Article Ann Behav Med · October 3, 2022 BACKGROUND: Depression and marital discord are characteristic not only of individuals with chronic low back pain (ICPs) but also of their spouses. PURPOSE: We examined actor-partner interdependence models to evaluate associations among depressed affect and ... Full text Link to item Cite

A Method to Deliver Automated and Tailored Intervention Content: 24-month Clinical Trial.

Journal Article JMIR Form Res · September 6, 2022 BACKGROUND: The use of digital technologies and software allows for new opportunities to communicate and engage with research participants over time. When software is coupled with automation, we can engage with research participants in a reliable and affor ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluating a couple communication skills training (CCST) intervention for advanced cancer: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Journal Article Trials · August 26, 2022 BACKGROUND: For patients and their intimate partners, advanced cancer poses significant challenges that can negatively impact both individuals and their relationship. Prior studies have found evidence that couple-based communication skills interventions ca ... Full text Link to item Cite

Psychosocial Intervention Cultural Adaptation for Latinx Patients and Caregivers Coping with Advanced Cancer.

Journal Article Healthcare (Basel) · July 4, 2022 Latinx advanced cancer patients and caregivers are less likely to have adequate access to culturally congruent psychosocial interventions. Culturally relevant and adapted interventions are more effective within minority groups. We obtained patients' and ca ... Full text Link to item Cite

Dyadic psychosocial interventions for patients with cancer and their caregivers: an update.

Journal Article Curr Opin Oncol · July 1, 2022 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Cancer causes significant impacts on patients and their caregivers. Cancer is also associated with multiple physical and emotional challenges for the patient-caregiver dyad. This patient-caregiver dyad should be considered as a unit of c ... Full text Link to item Cite

CULTURAL ADAPTATION OF MEANING-CENTERED PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR LATINO FAMILIES.

Conference ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE · April 22, 2022 Link to item Cite

Cultural adaptation of meaning-centered psychotherapy for latino families: a protocol.

Journal Article BMJ Open · April 4, 2022 INTRODUCTION: Literature suggests couple-based interventions that target quality of life and communication can lead to positive outcomes for patients with cancer and their partners. Nevertheless, to date, an intervention to address the needs of Latino fami ... Full text Link to item Cite

Distinct Sleep Disturbance Profiles in Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancers Receiving Chemotherapy.

Journal Article Cancer Nurs · March 2022 BACKGROUND: Patients with gastrointestinal cancers experience moderate to high levels of sleep disturbance during chemotherapy that decreases their functional status and quality of life (QOL). OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this study were to identify subgro ... Full text Link to item Cite

Meaning-Centered Pain Coping Skills Training: A Pilot Feasibility Trial of a Psychosocial Pain Management Intervention for Patients with Advanced Cancer.

Journal Article J Palliat Med · January 2022 Background: Pain from advanced cancer can greatly reduce patients' physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Objective: To examine the feasibility and acceptability of a behavioral pain management intervention, Meaning-Centered Pain Coping Skills Trai ... Full text Link to item Cite

Coping With Changes to Sex and Intimacy After a Diagnosis of Metastatic Breast Cancer: Results From a Qualitative Investigation With Patients and Partners.

Journal Article Front Psychol · 2022 OBJECTIVE: Prior research examining sexual and intimacy concerns among metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients and their intimate partners is limited. In this qualitative study, we explored MBC patients' and partners' experiences of sexual and intimacy-rel ... Full text Link to item Cite

Family as a Bridge to Improve Meaning in Latinx Individuals Coping with Cancer.

Journal Article Palliat Med Rep · 2022 BACKGROUND: Family and meaning-making resources are culturally congruent and help support Latinx coping with cancer. OBJECTIVES: To explore Latinx advanced cancer patients' perspectives on the role of family and meaning/purpose in adjustment to advanced ca ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Patients with Cancer

Chapter · January 1, 2022 Cancer diagnosis and treatment cause tremendous distress, but also can be an opportunity for growth. There has been increasing research on the application of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs), which focus on training individuals in skills to be fully ... Full text Cite

Changes in Identification of Possible Pain Coping Strategies by People with Osteoarthritis who Complete Web-based Pain Coping Skills Training.

Journal Article Int J Behav Med · August 2021 BACKGROUND: We previously demonstrated that automated, Web-based pain coping skills training (PCST) can reduce osteoarthritis pain. The present secondary analyses examined whether this program also changed coping strategies participants identified for use ... Full text Link to item Cite

Distinct profiles of multiple co-occurring symptoms in patients with gastrointestinal cancers receiving chemotherapy.

Journal Article Support Care Cancer · August 2021 PURPOSE: Identify subgroups of gastrointestinal (GI) cancer patients with distinct multiple co-occurring symptom profiles and evaluate for differences among these subgroups in demographic and clinical characteristics and quality of life (QOL) outcomes. MET ... Full text Link to item Cite

Yoga Practice Predicts Improvements in Day-to-Day Pain in Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer.

Journal Article J Pain Symptom Manage · June 2021 CONTEXT: Women with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) experience a significant symptom burden, including cancer pain. Yoga is a mind-body discipline that has shown promise for alleviating cancer pain, but few studies have included patients with metastatic dis ... Full text Link to item Cite

Couple-based communication intervention for head and neck cancer: a randomized pilot trial.

Journal Article Support Care Cancer · June 2021 OBJECTIVE: To test feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a couple-based supportive communication (CSC) intervention for head and neck cancer (HNC) delivered during patients' oncology treatment. METHODS: Twenty couples were randomly assigned to either a f ... Full text Link to item Cite

Efficacy of a multimedia intervention in facilitating breast cancer patients' clinical communication about sexual health: Results of a randomized controlled trial.

Journal Article Psychooncology · May 2021 OBJECTIVE: Many women with breast cancer (BC) hesitate to raise sexual concerns clinically. We evaluated a multimedia intervention to facilitate BC patients' communication about sexual/menopausal health, called Starting the Conversation (STC). METHODS: Fem ... Full text Link to item Cite

Caregiver-guided pain coping skills training for patients with advanced cancer: Results from a randomized clinical trial.

Journal Article Palliat Med · May 2021 BACKGROUND: Pain is a major concern among patients with advanced cancer and their family caregivers. Evidence suggests that pain coping skills training interventions can improve outcomes, however they have rarely been tested in this population. AIM: To tes ... Full text Link to item Cite

Couple Communication in Cancer: Protocol for a Multi-Method Examination.

Journal Article Front Psychol · 2021 Cancer and its treatment pose challenges that affect not only patients but also their significant others, including intimate partners. Accumulating evidence suggests that couples' ability to communicate effectively plays a major role in the psychological a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Symptom experience and self-management for multiple co-occurring symptoms in patients with gastric cancer: A qualitative study.

Journal Article Eur J Oncol Nurs · December 2020 PURPOSE: Patients with gastric cancer experience an increased symptom burden with multiple co-occurring symptoms. Knowledge of patients' symptom experiences and self-management for these symptoms is limited. The purpose of this study was to describe multip ... Full text Link to item Cite

Attachment Style, Partner Communication, and Physical Well-Being among Couples Coping with Cancer.

Journal Article Pers Relatsh · September 2020 Attachment styles may influence interpersonal strategies used to cope with stress. We examined links between attachment style, communicative behaviors, and physical well-being among 166 couples coping with cancer. Results of actor-partner interdependence m ... Full text Link to item Cite

Protocol for Partner2Lose: A randomized controlled trial to evaluate partner involvement on long-term weight loss.

Journal Article Contemp Clin Trials · September 2020 BACKGROUND: Behavioral interventions produce clinically significant weight reduction, with many participants regaining weight subsequently. Most interventions focus on an individual, but dietary and physical activity behaviors occur with, or are influenced ... Full text Link to item Cite

Optimizing a self-directed mobile mindfulness intervention for improving cardiorespiratory failure survivors' psychological distress (LIFT2): Design and rationale of a randomized factorial experimental clinical trial.

Journal Article Contemp Clin Trials · September 2020 INTRODUCTION: Although as many as 75% of the >2 million annual intensive care unit (ICU) survivors experience symptoms of psychological distress that persist for months to years, few therapies exist that target their symptoms and accommodate their unique n ... Full text Link to item Cite

Developing a couple typology: A qualitative study of couple dynamics around physical activity.

Journal Article Transl Behav Med · August 7, 2020 Partner-based social support can motivate engagement in physical activity (PA); however, couples approach exchanging support in different ways. This study aimed to elucidate the role of relationship dynamics in couple-based support for PA, with the goal of ... Full text Link to item Cite

Usability and Acceptability of a Smartphone App to Assess Partner Communication, Closeness, Mood, and Relationship Satisfaction: Mixed Methods Study.

Journal Article JMIR Form Res · July 6, 2020 BACKGROUND: Interpersonal communication is critical for a healthy romantic relationship. Emotional disclosure, coupled with perceived partner responsiveness, fosters closeness and adjustment (better mood and relationship satisfaction). On the contrary, hol ... Full text Link to item Cite

Enhancing meaning in the face of advanced cancer and pain: Qualitative evaluation of a meaning-centered psychosocial pain management intervention.

Journal Article Palliat Support Care · June 2020 OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to obtain patient evaluations of the content, structure, and delivery modality of Meaning-Centered Pain Coping Skills Training (MCPC), a novel psychosocial intervention for patients with advanced cancer and pai ... Full text Link to item Cite

Why do breast cancer survivors decline a couple-based intimacy enhancement intervention trial?

Journal Article Transl Behav Med · May 20, 2020 Recruitment challenges hinder behavioral intervention research in cancer survivors. The purpose was to examine the reasons for declining and intervention preferences of study-eligible breast cancer survivors declining a trial of a four-session couple-based ... Full text Link to item Cite

Common and Co-Occurring Symptoms Experienced by Patients With Gastric Cancer.

Journal Article Oncol Nurs Forum · March 1, 2020 PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION: Patients with gastric cancer experience multiple disease- and treatment-related symptoms. The purpose of this review was to describe the common and co-occurring symptoms experienced by patients with gastric cancer. LITERATURE SEARCH ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluating a couple-based intervention addressing sexual concerns for breast cancer survivors: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Journal Article Trials · February 12, 2020 BACKGROUND: Sexual concerns are distressing for breast cancer survivors and interfere with their intimate relationships. This study evaluates the efficacy of a four-session couple-based intervention delivered via telephone, called Intimacy Enhancement (IE) ... Full text Link to item Cite

Greater mindfulness associated with lower pain, fatigue, and psychological distress in women with metastatic breast cancer.

Conference Psychooncology · February 2020 OBJECTIVE: Women with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) report high levels of disease-related symptoms including pain, fatigue, psychological distress, and sleep disturbance. Mindfulness may be particularly relevant to women with MBC given the high symptom bu ... Full text Link to item Cite

Feasibility of a mindful yoga program for women with metastatic breast cancer: results of a randomized pilot study.

Journal Article Support Care Cancer · November 2019 PURPOSE: Patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) experience high levels of symptoms. Yoga interventions have shown promise for improving cancer symptoms but have rarely been tested in patients with advanced disease. This study examined the acceptabili ... Full text Link to item Cite

Spouse and Patient Beliefs and Perceptions About Chronic Pain: Effects on Couple Interactions and Patient Pain Behavior.

Journal Article J Pain · October 2019 Patient beliefs and perceptions about the causes and meaning of their chronic pain are related to their psychosocial functioning. Beliefs and perceptions about chronic pain held by spouses may also be related to patient functioning. We used a laboratory pr ... Full text Link to item Cite

Caregiver-guided pain coping skills training for patients with advanced cancer: Background, design, and challenges for the CaringPals study.

Journal Article Clin Trials · June 2019 BACKGROUND/AIMS: Pain is a major concern of patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers. There is strong evidence that pain coping skills training interventions based on cognitive-behavioral principles can reduce pain severity and pain interference. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Parenting a child with cancer: a couple-based approach.

Journal Article Transl Behav Med · May 16, 2019 Couples co-parenting a child with cancer face significant stressors that can adversely affect their couple relationship. How parents respond as a couple may affect the psychological adjustment of each parent and the child, as well as the ability of the fam ... Full text Link to item Cite

A brief intervention to enhance breast cancer clinicians' communication about sexual health: Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes.

Journal Article Psychooncology · April 2019 OBJECTIVE: Sexual concerns are often unaddressed for breast cancer patients; one reason is inadequate clinician training. We examined the feasibility, acceptability, and potential benefits of a novel intervention, improving Sexual Health and Augmenting Rel ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effects of mindfulness training programmes delivered by a self-directed mobile app and by telephone compared with an education programme for survivors of critical illness: a pilot randomised clinical trial.

Journal Article Thorax · January 2019 BACKGROUND: Patients who are sick enough to be admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) commonly experience symptoms of psychological distress after discharge, yet few effective therapies have been applied to meet their needs. METHODS: Pilot randomised cli ... Full text Link to item Cite

A randomized pilot trial of a couple-based intervention addressing sexual concerns for breast cancer survivors.

Journal Article J Psychosoc Oncol · 2019 The purpose was to test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a 4-session couple-based Intimacy Enhancement (IE) intervention addressing breast cancer survivors' sexual concerns delivered via telephone. Twenty-nine post-treatment brea ... Full text Link to item Cite

Spouse Criticism/Hostility Toward Partners With Chronic Pain: The Role of Spouse Attributions for Patient Control Over Pain Behaviors.

Journal Article J Pain · November 2018 Spouse attributions regarding displays of pain behaviors by their partners with chronic pain may account for subsequent increases in spouse critical/hostile responses toward their partners. People with chronic low back pain (n = 105) and their pain-free sp ... Full text Link to item Cite

A Couple-Based Communication Intervention for Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Survivors and Their Caregiving Partners: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Change in Process Measures.

Journal Article Biol Blood Marrow Transplant · September 2018 Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) poses significant challenges for recipients and their caregiving partners. Couples may refrain from talking about treatment-related fears and concerns to minimize distress. This single-group, pre-post study examined ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pilot randomized trial of a couple-based physical activity videoconference intervention for sedentary cancer survivors.

Journal Article Health Psychol · September 2018 OBJECTIVE: Including partners in interventions to increase physical activity (PA) could promote better adherence and longer-term effects. In preparation for a future large-scale randomized controlled trial (RCT), this randomized pilot trial tested the acce ... Full text Link to item Cite

Themes Addressed by Couples With Advanced Cancer During a Communication Skills Training Intervention.

Journal Article J Pain Symptom Manage · August 2018 CONTEXT: Couple-based communication interventions have beneficial effects for patients with cancer and their partners. However, few studies have targeted patients with advanced stages of disease, and little is known about how best to assist couples in disc ... Full text Link to item Cite

Psychotherapy Targeting Depression and Anxiety for Use in Palliative Care: A Meta-Analysis.

Journal Article J Palliat Med · July 2018 BACKGROUND: Research on the effectiveness of evidence-based practices in the treatment of depression and anxiety with palliative care populations is primarily limited to individuals having specific conditions such as cancer. OBJECTIVE: This meta-analysis e ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Financial Stress in Survivors of Critical Illness.

Journal Article Crit Care Med · June 2018 OBJECTIVES: Little is known about the experience of financial stress for patients who survive critical illness or their families. Our objective was to describe the prevalence of financial stress among critically ill patients and their families, identify cl ... Full text Link to item Cite

Variability in negative emotions among individuals with chronic low back pain: relationships with pain and function.

Journal Article Pain · February 2018 Chronic pain is associated with elevated negative emotions, and resources needed to adaptively regulate these emotions can be depleted during prolonged pain. Studies of links between pain, function, and negative emotions in people with chronic pain, howeve ... Full text Link to item Cite

Spouse criticism and hostility during marital interaction: effects on pain intensity and behaviors among individuals with chronic low back pain.

Journal Article Pain · January 2018 Individuals with chronic pain may experience negative responses from spouse, family, and friends. Responses such as overt criticism and hostility may be associated with worsening pain and function for chronic pain sufferers. We used a laboratory procedure ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effects of a Telephone- and Web-based Coping Skills Training Program Compared with an Education Program for Survivors of Critical Illness and Their Family Members. A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Journal Article Am J Respir Crit Care Med · January 1, 2018 RATIONALE: Many survivors of critical illness and their family members experience significant psychological distress after patient discharge. OBJECTIVES: To compare the effects of a coping skills training (CST) program with an education program on patient ... Full text Link to item Cite

Links Between Communication and Relationship Satisfaction Among Patients With Cancer and Their Spouses: Results of a Fourteen-Day Smartphone-Based Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.

Journal Article Front Psychol · 2018 Cancer treatment poses significant challenges not just for those diagnosed with the disease but also for their intimate partners. Evidence suggests that couples' communication plays a major role in the adjustment of both individuals and in the quality of t ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Prevalence, Risk-Factors, and Outcomes of Financial Stress in Survivors of Critical Illness

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE · January 1, 2018 Link to item Cite

Effective patient-provider communication about sexual concerns in breast cancer: a qualitative study.

Conference Support Care Cancer · October 2017 PURPOSE: Breast cancer patients commonly experience sexual concerns, yet rarely discuss them with clinicians. The study examined patient and provider experiences and preferences related to communication about breast cancer-related sexual concerns with the ... Full text Link to item Cite

A stakeholder-driven approach to improve the informed consent process for palliative chemotherapy.

Journal Article Patient Educ Couns · August 2017 OBJECTIVE: Patients often anticipate cure from palliative chemotherapy. Better resources are needed to convey its risks and benefits. We describe the stakeholder-driven development and acceptability testing of a prototype video and companion booklet suppor ... Full text Link to item Cite

A randomized pilot trial of a videoconference couples communication intervention for advanced GI cancer.

Journal Article Psychooncology · July 2017 OBJECTIVE: This study aims to test the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a couple-based communication intervention for advanced GI cancer delivered via videoconference. METHODS: Thirty-two couples were randomly assigned to either couples communicatio ... Full text Link to item Cite

Relationships Between Sleep Quality and Pain-Related Factors for People with Chronic Low Back Pain: Tests of Reciprocal and Time of Day Effects.

Journal Article Ann Behav Med · June 2017 BACKGROUND: Poor sleep quality among people with chronic low back pain appears to be related to worse pain, affect, poor physical function, and pain catastrophizing. The causal direction between poor sleep and pain remains an open question, however, as doe ... Full text Link to item Cite

Patient-provider communication about sexual concerns in cancer: a systematic review.

Journal Article J Cancer Surviv · April 2017 PURPOSE: Cancer survivors' needs around sexual concerns are often unmet. The primary objective of this systematic review was to examine the prevalence of and factors associated with patient-provider communication about sexual concerns in cancer. METHODS: U ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mindful Yoga for women with metastatic breast cancer: design of a randomized controlled trial.

Journal Article BMC Complement Altern Med · March 13, 2017 BACKGROUND: Women with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) have average life expectancies of about 2 years, and report high levels of disease-related symptoms including pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, psychological distress, and functional impairment. There i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Randomized trial of an uncertainty self-management telephone intervention for patients awaiting liver transplant.

Journal Article Patient Educ Couns · March 2017 OBJECTIVE: We tested an uncertainty self-management telephone intervention (SMI) with patients awaiting liver transplant and their caregivers. METHODS: Participants were recruited from four transplant centers and completed questionnaires at baseline, 10, a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Coping Skills Training To Improve Psychological Distress Among Critical Illness Survivors: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE · January 1, 2017 Link to item Cite

The elephant in the room: Facilitating conversations about advanced cancer between patients and their spouses.

Conference Journal of Clinical Oncology · October 9, 2016 233 Background: Interventions to enhance couples’ communication about cancer-related issues can lead to benefits for patients, spouses, and their relationships. We recently conducted a pilot study testing a couples communication ... Full text Cite

Adapting a couple-based intimacy enhancement intervention to breast cancer: A developmental study.

Journal Article Health Psychol · October 2016 OBJECTIVE: Sexual concerns continue to be poorly addressed for women treated for breast cancer and evidence-based interventions that adequately address these concerns are scarce. The objective of this study was to adapt a telephone-based intimacy enhanceme ... Full text Link to item Cite

Anger arousal and behavioral anger regulation in everyday life among people with chronic low back pain: Relationships with spouse responses and negative affect.

Journal Article Health Psychol · January 2016 OBJECTIVE: To determine the degree to which anger arousal and anger regulation (expression, inhibition) in the daily lives of people with chronic pain were related to spouse support, criticism, and hostility as perceived by patients and as reported by spou ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effects of enhanced caregiver training program on cancer caregiver's self-efficacy, preparedness, and psychological well-being.

Journal Article Support Care Cancer · January 2016 PURPOSE: We examined the effects of an enhanced informal caregiver training (Enhanced-CT) protocol in cancer symptom and caregiver stress management to caregivers of hospitalized cancer patients. METHODS: We recruited adult patients in oncology units and t ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Communal Coping Model of Pain Catastrophizing in Daily Life: A Within-Couples Daily Diary Study.

Journal Article J Pain · November 2015 UNLABELLED: The Communal Coping Model characterizes pain catastrophizing as a coping tactic whereby pain expression elicits assistance and empathic responses from others. Married couples (N = 105 couples; 1 spouse with chronic low back pain) completed elec ... Full text Link to item Cite

Development and implementation of an online program to improve how patients communicate emotional concerns to their oncology providers.

Journal Article Support Care Cancer · October 2015 PURPOSE: Patients often struggle to express their emotional concerns to their oncology providers and may therefore experience unmet needs. This paper describes the development and implementation of an online program that teaches patients how to communicate ... Full text Link to item Cite

Emotional arousal predicts observed social support in German and American couples talking about breast cancer.

Journal Article J Fam Psychol · October 2015 Social support in couples often occurs during conversations and is an important predictor of positive outcomes in patients with breast cancer. Even though talking about cancer may be upsetting, vocally expressed emotional arousal and its association with s ... Full text Link to item Cite

Development and Initial Validation of the PROMIS(®) Sexual Function and Satisfaction Measures Version 2.0.

Journal Article J Sex Med · September 2015 INTRODUCTION: The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)(®) Sexual Function and Satisfaction measure (SexFS) version 1.0 was developed with cancer populations. There is a need to expand the SexFS and provide evidence of its valid ... Full text Link to item Cite

Anger arousal and behavioral anger regulation in everyday life among patients with chronic low back pain: Relationships to patient pain and function.

Journal Article Health Psychol · May 2015 OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the degree to which patient anger arousal and behavioral anger regulation (expression, inhibition) occurring in the course of daily life was related to patient pain and function as rated by patients a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Automated Internet-based pain coping skills training to manage osteoarthritis pain: a randomized controlled trial.

Journal Article Pain · May 2015 Osteoarthritis (OA) places a significant burden on worldwide public health because of the large and growing number of people affected by OA and its associated pain and disability. Pain coping skills training (PCST) is an evidence-based intervention targeti ... Full text Link to item Cite

EMPOWER: an intervention to address barriers to pain management in hospice.

Journal Article J Pain Symptom Manage · January 2015 CONTEXT: Concerns about pain medications are major barriers to pain management in hospice, but few studies have focused on systematic methods to address these concerns. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to test the preliminary efficacy of the Eff ... Full text Link to item Cite

Emotional arousal predicts observed social support in german and american couples talking about breast cancer

Journal Article Journal of Family Psychology · 2015 © 2015 American Psychological Association.Social support in couples often occurs during conversations and is an important predictor of positive outcomes in patients with breast cancer. Even though talking about cancer may be upsetting, vocally expressed em ... Cite

Retaining critical therapeutic elements of behavioral interventions translated for delivery via the Internet: recommendations and an example using pain coping skills training.

Journal Article J Med Internet Res · December 19, 2014 Evidence supporting the efficacy of behavioral interventions based on principles of cognitive behavioral therapies has spurred interest in translating these interventions for delivery via the Internet. However, the benefits of this dissemination method can ... Full text Link to item Cite

Couples and breast cancer: women's mood and partners' marital satisfaction predicting support perception.

Journal Article J Fam Psychol · October 2014 Women who are diagnosed with breast cancer can experience an array of psychosocial difficulties; however, social support, particularly from a spouse, has been shown to have a protective function during this time. This study examined the ways in which a wom ... Full text Link to item Cite

A randomized pilot trial of a telephone-based couples intervention for physical intimacy and sexual concerns in colorectal cancer.

Journal Article Psychooncology · September 2014 BACKGROUND: We previously developed and piloted a telephone-based intimacy enhancement (IE) intervention addressing sexual concerns of colorectal cancer patients and their partners in an uncontrolled study. The current study tested the feasibility, accepta ... Full text Link to item Cite

Development and preliminary evaluation of a telephone-based mindfulness training intervention for survivors of critical illness.

Journal Article Ann Am Thorac Soc · February 2014 RATIONALE: Persistent symptoms of psychological distress represent an unmet need among intensive care unit (ICU) survivors. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to develop and pilot test a simple telephone-based mindfulness training intervention to address this population ... Full text Link to item Cite

Temporal associations between spouse criticism/hostility and pain among patients with chronic pain: a within-couple daily diary study.

Journal Article Pain · December 2013 Chronic musculoskeletal pain can strain marriages, perhaps even to the point of engendering spouse criticism and hostility directed toward patients. Such negative spouse responses may have detrimental effects on patient well-being. While results of cross-s ... Full text Link to item Cite

Psychosocial interventions for managing pain in older adults: outcomes and clinical implications.

Journal Article Br J Anaesth · July 2013 Interest in the use of psychosocial interventions to help older adults manage pain is growing. In this article, we review this approach. The first section reviews the conceptual background for psychosocial interventions with a special emphasis on the biops ... Full text Link to item Cite

Development of the NIH PROMIS ® Sexual Function and Satisfaction measures in patients with cancer.

Journal Article J Sex Med · February 2013 INTRODUCTION: We describe the development and validation of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System(®) Sexual Function and Satisfaction (PROMIS(®) SexFS; National Institutes of Health) measures, version 1.0, for cancer populations. AIM ... Full text Link to item Cite

Outcomes of an uncertainty management intervention in younger African American and Caucasian breast cancer survivors.

Journal Article Oncol Nurs Forum · January 2013 PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To determine whether breast cancer survivors (BCSs) who received an uncertainty management intervention, compared to an attention control condition, would have less uncertainty, better uncertainty management, fewer breast cancer-specifi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Significant Variation in Provider Discussion of Sexual Side Effects With Radiation Therapy Patients

Conference International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics · November 2012 Full text Cite

Attachment styles in patients with lung cancer and their spouses: associations with patient and spouse adjustment.

Journal Article Support Care Cancer · October 2012 PURPOSE: This study examined attachment styles in patients with lung cancer and their spouses and associations between attachment styles and patient and spouse adjustment. METHODS: One hundred twenty-seven patients with early stage lung cancer completed me ... Full text Link to item Cite

Development and preliminary evaluation of a telephone-based coping skills training intervention for survivors of acute lung injury and their informal caregivers.

Journal Article Intensive Care Med · August 2012 PURPOSE: Survivors of acute lung injury (ALI) and their informal caregivers have difficulty coping with the physical and emotional challenges of recovery from critical illness. We aimed to develop and pilot test a telephone-based coping skills training int ... Full text Link to item Cite

Partner-assisted emotional disclosure for patients with GI cancer: 8-week follow-up and processes associated with change.

Journal Article Support Care Cancer · August 2012 PURPOSE: We recently reported that a partner-assisted emotional disclosure intervention for gastrointestinal cancer led to improvements in relationship quality and intimacy for couples in which the patient initially reported higher levels of holding back f ... Full text Link to item Cite

Patient experiences with communication about sex during and after treatment for cancer.

Journal Article Psychooncology · June 2012 OBJECTIVE: We studied patients' experiences with oncology providers regarding communication about sexual issues during and after treatment for cancer. METHODS: During development of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS(®)) S ... Full text Link to item Cite

Reactions to a partner-assisted emotional disclosure intervention: direct observation and self-report of patient and partner communication.

Journal Article J Marital Fam Ther · June 2012 Partner-assisted emotional disclosure is a couple-based intervention designed to help patients disclose cancer-related concerns to their spouses-partners. We previously found that, compared with an education/support control condition, partner-assisted emot ... Full text Link to item Cite

Men's psychological functioning in the context of women's breast cancer.

Journal Article J Marital Fam Ther · April 2012 Previous research indicates that men are affected when their female partners have breast cancer. However, little is known about what predicts men's psychological well-being in this context. The current investigation involved couples in which the woman had ... Full text Link to item Cite

Couple-based interventions for medical problems.

Journal Article Behav Ther · March 2012 The current paper discusses general principles, therapeutic strategies, common factors, and domains commonly addressed in the treatment of couples who have a partner with a medical condition. Couple-based interventions for medical problems are contrasted w ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pilot feasibility study of a telephone-based couples intervention for physical intimacy and sexual concerns in colorectal cancer.

Journal Article J Sex Marital Ther · 2012 No studies have tested interventions addressing the sexual concerns of colorectal cancer patients and their partners. The authors reported findings from a pilot feasibility study of a novel telephone-based intimacy enhancement protocol that addresses the i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pain and emotion: a biopsychosocial review of recent research.

Journal Article J Clin Psychol · September 2011 OBJECTIVE AND METHOD: Research on emotion and pain has burgeoned. We review the last decade's literature, focusing on links between emotional processes and persistent pain. RESULTS: Neurobiological research documents the neural processes that distinguish a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Psychosocial issues in cancer pain.

Journal Article Curr Pain Headache Rep · August 2011 Cancer pain is a complex and multidimensional experience that affects and is affected by psychological and social factors. This article reviews recent research that points to a number of key psychosocial factors associated with pain, including psychologica ... Full text Link to item Cite

Predictors and patterns of participant adherence to a cortisol collection protocol.

Journal Article Psychoneuroendocrinology · May 2011 BACKGROUND: Cortisol, a stress-related hormone, has been measured in many psychoimmunological studies via collection of saliva; however, patterns of participant adherence to protocol procedures are rarely described in the literature. OBJECTIVES: In this pa ... Full text Link to item Cite

Sexual functioning along the cancer continuum: focus group results from the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®).

Journal Article Psychooncology · April 2011 OBJECTIVE: Cancer and treatments for cancer affect specific aspects of sexual functioning and intimacy; however, limited qualitative work has been done in diverse cancer populations. As part of an effort to improve measurement of self-reported sexual funct ... Full text Link to item Cite

Caregiver-assisted coping skills training for lung cancer: results of a randomized clinical trial.

Journal Article J Pain Symptom Manage · January 2011 CONTEXT: Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in the United States and is associated with high levels of symptoms, including pain, fatigue, shortness of breath, and psychological distress. Caregivers and patients are adversely affected. However, p ... Full text Link to item Cite

Stress buffering effects of daily spousal support on women's daily emotional and physical experiences in the context of breast cancer concerns.

Journal Article Health Psychol · January 2011 OBJECTIVE: This study examined whether the relationship between daily spousal support and daily psychological and physical outcomes varied as a function of level of breast cancer related concern (stress buffering model). DESIGN: Ninety-five women with earl ... Full text Link to item Cite

Sleep-wake functioning along the cancer continuum: focus group results from the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS(®)).

Journal Article Psychooncology · October 2010 OBJECTIVE: Cancer and its treatments disturb sleep-wake functioning; however, there is little information available on the characteristics and consequences of sleep problems associated with cancer. As part of an effort to improve measurement of sleep-wake ... Full text Link to item Cite

Sexual concerns in cancer patients: a comparison of GI and breast cancer patients.

Journal Article Support Care Cancer · September 2010 PURPOSE: Although sexual concerns have been examined in breast cancer (BC), these concerns remain understudied and undertreated for patients with gastrointestinal (GI) cancer. Objectives were to: (1) assess sexual concerns in GI cancer patients compared wi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Hope in the context of lung cancer: relationships of hope to symptoms and psychological distress.

Journal Article J Pain Symptom Manage · August 2010 CONTEXT: Hope may be important in explaining the variability in how patients adjust to lung cancer. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to examine how hope, as conceptualized by Snyder et al., is associated with multiple indices of adjustment to lung can ... Full text Link to item Cite

Understanding and enhancing patient and partner adjustment to disease-related pain: A biopsychosocial perspective

Journal Article · December 1, 2009 Persistent, disease-related pain is a challenge not only for patients who experience it, but also for their loved ones. There is growing interest in involving partners and caregivers in pain management efforts. The purpose of this chapter is to discuss fac ... Full text Cite

Yoga of Awareness program for menopausal symptoms in breast cancer survivors: results from a randomized trial.

Journal Article Support Care Cancer · October 2009 GOAL OF WORK: Breast cancer survivors have limited options for the treatment of hot flashes and related symptoms. Further, therapies widely used to prevent recurrence in survivors, such as tamoxifen, tend to induce or exacerbate menopausal symptoms. The ai ... Full text Link to item Cite

Partner-assisted emotional disclosure for patients with gastrointestinal cancer: results from a randomized controlled trial.

Journal Article Cancer · September 15, 2009 BACKGROUND: For patients with cancer who are married or in an intimate relationship, their relationships with their partners play a critical role in their adaptation to illness. However, cancer patients and their partners often have difficulty in talking w ... Full text Link to item Cite

Quantifying the recruitment challenges with couple-based interventions for cancer: applications to early-stage breast cancer.

Journal Article Psychooncology · June 2009 OBJECTIVE: Despite mounting evidence supporting the use of psychosocial interventions to promote adaptation to cancer, enrolling participants into these interventions is challenging. This is particularly salient for couple-based interventions, and newer, m ... Full text Link to item Cite

Initial report of the cancer Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) sexual function committee: review of sexual function measures and domains used in oncology.

Journal Article Cancer · March 15, 2009 For this report, the authors described the initial activities of the Cancer Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)-Sexual Function domain group, which is part of the National Institutes of Health Roadmap Initiative to develop bri ... Full text Link to item Cite

A couple-based intervention for female breast cancer.

Journal Article Psychooncology · March 2009 OBJECTIVE: Although women's breast cancer affects both women and their male partners, as well as their relationships, few interventions have been developed to work with couples confronting breast cancer. The current investigation presents the pilot results ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pain communication in the context of osteoarthritis: patient and partner self-efficacy for pain communication and holding back from discussion of pain and arthritis-related concerns.

Journal Article Clin J Pain · October 2008 OBJECTIVES: This preliminary study examined aspects of pain communication (self-efficacy for pain communication and holding back from discussing pain and arthritis-related concerns) among patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and their partners, and associatio ... Full text Link to item Cite

Self-efficacy for managing pain, symptoms, and function in patients with lung cancer and their informal caregivers: associations with symptoms and distress.

Journal Article Pain · July 15, 2008 This study examined self-efficacy for managing pain, symptoms, and function in patients with lung cancer and their caregivers, and associations between self-efficacy and patient and caregiver adjustment. One hundred and fifty-two patients with early stage ... Full text Link to item Cite

YOGA FOR WOMEN WITH METASTATIC BREAST CANCER: RESULTS FROM A PILOT STUDY

Journal Article ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE · December 1, 2007 Link to item Cite

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN CORRELATES OF GI CANCER PATIENTS' DISCLOSURE TO THEIR SPOUSES

Journal Article ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE · December 1, 2007 Link to item Cite

WHAT ASPECTS OF MARITAL FUNCTIONING ARE IMPORTANT IN ADJUSTMENT TO BREAST CANCER?

Journal Article ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE · December 1, 2007 Link to item Cite

RELAXATION PREDICTS SUBSEQUENT HOT FLASHES IN WOMEN AT HIGH RISK FOR BREAST CANCER

Journal Article ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE · December 1, 2007 Link to item Cite

The sexual function domain of the NIHPROMIS: Preliminary report

Journal Article PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY · September 1, 2007 Link to item Cite

Conflict about expressing emotions and chronic low back pain: associations with pain and anger.

Journal Article J Pain · May 2007 UNLABELLED: There has been growing interest among researchers and clinicians in the role of ambivalence over emotional expression (AEE) in adjustment to chronic illness. Because of the salience of anger in chronic low back pain, this condition provides a p ... Full text Link to item Cite

Yoga for women with metastatic breast cancer: results from a pilot study.

Journal Article J Pain Symptom Manage · March 2007 Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) remains a terminal illness for which major treatment advances are slow to appear, and hence it is crucial that effective palliative interventions be developed to reduce the cancer-related symptoms of women with this condition ... Full text Link to item Cite

Predicting negative mood state and personal growth in African American and White long-term breast cancer survivors.

Journal Article Ann Behav Med · June 2006 BACKGROUND: Relatively little research has examined cognitive processes that may impact psychological adaptation in older long-term breast cancer survivors (BCS). PURPOSE: This study investigated the strength of a conceptual model based on the literature a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Benefits of the uncertainty management intervention for African American and White older breast cancer survivors: 20-month outcomes.

Journal Article Int J Behav Med · 2006 In a 2 x 2 randomized block repeated measure design, this study evaluated the follow-up efficacy of the uncertainty management intervention at 20 months. The sample included 483 recurrence-free women (342 White, 141 African American women; mean age = 64 ye ... Full text Link to item Cite

Disclosure between patients with gastrointestinal cancer and their spouses.

Journal Article Psychooncology · December 2005 This study examined patterns of disclosure about cancer-related concerns between patients with GI cancer and their spouses, and associations between patient and spouse disclosure and patient adjustment, spouse adjustment, and aspects of relationship functi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Benefits from an uncertainty management intervention for African-American and Caucasian older long-term breast cancer survivors.

Journal Article Psychooncology · November 2005 In a randomized controlled design, this study tested the efficacy of a theoretically based uncertainty management intervention delivered to older long-term breast cancer survivors. The sample included 509 recurrence-free women (360 Caucasian, 149 African-A ... Full text Link to item Cite

Ambivalence over emotional expression in patients with gastrointestinal cancer and their caregivers: associations with patient pain and quality of life.

Journal Article Pain · October 2005 This study examined the role of patient and caregiver ambivalence over emotional expression (AEE) in pain and quality of life (QOL) in a sample of 78 patients with gastrointestinal (GI) cancer. Measures of ambivalence over emotional expression as well as r ... Full text Link to item Cite

A pilot study investigating the utility of the cognitive-behavioral model of insomnia in early-stage lung cancer patients.

Journal Article J Pain Symptom Manage · August 2005 This pilot study investigated the utility of a cognitive-behavioral model in understanding insomnia in early-stage lung cancer patients. Nineteen patients meeting criteria for insomnia and a comparison group of 13 patients not meeting these criteria comple ... Full text Link to item Cite

Psychosocial issues confronting young women with breast cancer.

Journal Article Breast Dis · 2005 The current paper reviews the literature regarding psychosocial issues confronting young women with breast cancer. The findings indicate that younger women with breast cancer experience a lower quality of life after cancer compared to older women. In part, ... Full text Link to item Cite

Uncertainty management intervention for older African American and caucasian long-term breast cancer survivors.

Journal Article J Psychosoc Oncol · 2005 The survivor uncertainty management intervention study is a randomized controlled study designed to test the efficacy of an intervention that combines training in audiotaped cognitive behavioral strategies to manage uncertainty about cancer recurrence with ... Full text Link to item Cite

Predicting the intentions of women in domestic violence shelters to return to partners: does forgiveness play a role?

Journal Article J Fam Psychol · June 2004 Recent findings indicate that college women's forgiveness of hypothetical dating violence was predictive of their hypothetical decisions to stay in the relationship. This study was designed to evaluate the role of forgiveness in women's intentions to retur ... Full text Link to item Cite

Daily mood and stress predict pain, health care use, and work activity in African American adults with sickle-cell disease.

Journal Article Health Psychol · May 2004 This study examined the extent to which daily mood and stress were associated with pain, health care use, and work activity in 41 adults (mean age=36 years) with sickle-cell disease. Multilevel model analyses of daily diaries (M=91 days) indicated that inc ... Full text Link to item Cite

Triggers of uncertainty about recurrence and long-term treatment side effects in older African American and Caucasian breast cancer survivors.

Journal Article Oncol Nurs Forum · May 2004 PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To examine the sources of uncertainty in older African American and Caucasian long-term breast cancer survivors by focusing on frequency of triggers of uncertainty about cancer recurrence and physical symptoms linked to long-term treatm ... Full text Link to item Cite

The self-efficacy of family caregivers for helping cancer patients manage pain at end-of-life.

Journal Article Pain · May 2003 This preliminary study examined the self-efficacy of family caregivers with regard to helping cancer patients manage pain at end of life. A sample of 63 family caregivers of hospice-eligible cancer patients with pain provided ratings of their self-efficacy ... Full text Link to item Cite

The social context of gastrointestinal cancer pain: a preliminary study examining the relation of patient pain catastrophizing to patient perceptions of social support and caregiver stress and negative responses.

Journal Article Pain · May 2003 A number of studies have shown that catastrophizing is an important predictor of pain and disability in persons having persistent pain conditions. The newly developed communal model of catastrophizing maintains that catastrophizing is a part of broader, in ... Full text Link to item Cite

Daily stress and mood and their association with pain, health-care use, and school activity in adolescents with sickle cell disease.

Journal Article J Pediatr Psychol · 2003 OBJECTIVE: To determine the extent to which daily stress and mood are associated with pain, health-care use, and school activity in adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD). METHOD: Adolescents with SCD (n = 37; aged 13 to 17 years) completed daily diari ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cortisol levels and responses to mammography screening in breast cancer survivors: a pilot study.

Journal Article Psychosom Med · 2003 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare baseline levels of salivary cortisol, diurnal cortisol slopes, and cortisol reactivity to a mammogram in breast cancer survivors and women without a history of cancer. METHODS: Participants were 33 breast ... Full text Link to item Cite

Perceptions of patients' self-efficacy for managing pain and lung cancer symptoms: correspondence between patients and family caregivers.

Journal Article Pain · July 2002 This study examined the degree of correspondence between lung cancer patients and their family caregivers in their perceptions of the patients' self-efficacy for managing pain and other symptoms of lung cancer, and the association of this correspondence to ... Full text Link to item Cite

Social desirability in patients seeking surgical treatment for dentofacial disharmony: Associations with psychological distress and motivation for treatment

Journal Article Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings · December 1, 2000 The role of socially desirable responding in the report of treatment motivation and psychological distress by patients seeking surgical treatment for dentofacial disharmony was explored. Participants completed the Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding ... Cite

Pain in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease: An analysis of daily pain diaries

Journal Article Children S Health Care · January 1, 2000 The purpose of this study was to analyze daily patterns of pain, medication use, health care use, and activity reduction during pain episodes in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD). The parents of 34 children and adolescents ages 6 to 1 ... Full text Cite

The role of stress and mood in sickle cell disease pain: an analysis of daily diary data.

Journal Article J Health Psychol · January 2000 The role of stress and mood in the onset and course of sickle cell disease (SCD) pain was examined using a daily diary design. Fifteen adults with SCD completed daily diaries about their pain, stress, mood, and health care and medication use for an average ... Full text Link to item Cite

Gender differences in coping: A comparison of trait and momentary assessments

Journal Article Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology · January 1, 2000 Gender differences in coping were examined using trait and and momentary situation-specific forms of the Daily Coping Inventory (DCI) and the Ways of Coping (WOC) questionnaire. The momentary measure also included assessment of problem content and appraisa ... Full text Cite

Follow-up of coping skills training in adults with sickle cell disease: analysis of daily pain and coping practice diaries.

Journal Article Health Psychol · January 2000 This study examined the 3-month follow-up effects of a pain coping skills intervention in African American adults with sickle cell disease. Sixty-seven participants were randomly assigned to either a coping skills condition or a disease-education control c ... Full text Link to item Cite

Does the peak-end phenomenon observed in laboratory pain studies apply to real-world pain in rheumatoid arthritics?

Journal Article J Pain · 2000 Laboratory studies and investigations of patients undergoing painful procedures have compared recalled pain to an average of multiple momentary reports taken throughout the painful experience. This work has shown that recalled ratings of pain are more clos ... Full text Link to item Cite

Endocrine effects, efficacy and tolerability of a 10.8-mg depot formulation of goserelin acetate administered every 13 weeks to patients with advanced prostate cancer.

Journal Article BJU Int · May 1999 OBJECTIVE: To determine the endocrine effects, efficacy and tolerability of a 10.8-mg depot formulation of Zoladextrade mark (goserelin acetate, Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, Delaware, USA), a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist analogue, w ... Full text Link to item Cite

Anger expression and ambulatory blood pressure: a comparison of state and trait measures.

Journal Article Psychosom Med · 1999 OBJECTIVES: The goals of this study were (1) to compare trait and state measures of anger expression, (2) to examine associations between situational variables and anger expression, and (3) to examine relationships between trait and state anger expression ... Full text Link to item Cite

A comparison of coping assessed by ecological momentary assessment and retrospective recall.

Journal Article J Pers Soc Psychol · June 1998 Recent research suggests that retrospective coping assessments may not correspond well with day-to-day reports. The authors extended this work by examining the correspondence between short-term (within 48 hr) retrospective coping reports and momentary repo ... Full text Link to item Cite

Stressors and mood measured on a momentary basis are associated with salivary cortisol secretion.

Journal Article Psychoneuroendocrinology · May 1998 Effects of past, current, and anticipated naturalistic daily stressors and of affect on salivary cortisol levels were examined. Participants (120) reported on stressors and affect 6 x /day in response to a preprogrammed wristwatch. Twenty min after each as ... Full text Link to item Cite

Pain and stress in sickle cell disease: an analysis of daily pain records.

Journal Article Int J Behav Med · 1998 This study examined daily reports of pain, medication use, health care use, and activity reduction in adults with sickle cell disease, and their association with stress. Participants were 53 adults with sickle cell disease. They completed the Daily Hassles ... Full text Link to item Cite

The experience of rheumatoid arthritis pain and fatigue: examining momentary reports and correlates over one week.

Journal Article Arthritis Care Res · June 1997 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the daily experience of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in an ecologically valid manner; Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) was employed. Diurnal cycles and within-day variation of self-reported pain and fatigue were exami ... Full text Link to item Cite

Individual differences in the diurnal cycle of cortisol.

Journal Article Psychoneuroendocrinology · February 1997 This study investigated individual differences in the diurnal cycle of cortisol and explored their relation to several psychosocial variables and to upper-respiratory symptoms. Cortisol and daily experience were assessed for 2 days in 109 healthy employed ... Full text Link to item Cite

Reactive effects of diary self-assessment in chronic pain patients.

Journal Article Pain · October 1996 Several studies of experimental and acute clinical pain have indicated reactive effects of self-assessment on pain intensity and tolerance. A recent study of chronic pain patients (vonBaeyer 1994), however, failed to show these effects. The present investi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effect of chronic stress associated with unemployment on salivary cortisol: overall cortisol levels, diurnal rhythm, and acute stress reactivity.

Journal Article Psychosom Med · 1995 This study examined the effect of chronic stress associated with unemployment on the magnitude of salivary cortisol excretion, on the diurnal rhythm of cortisol, and on cortisol reactivity to acute naturalistic stressors using Experience Sampling Methodolo ... Full text Link to item Cite

Fatigue and mood in chronic fatigue syndrome patients: Results of a momentary assessment protocol examining fatigue and mood levels and diurnal patterns

Journal Article Annals of Behavioral Medicine · January 1, 1994 Examined the overall levels and the diurnal patterns of fatigue, mood, and activities in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients using computer-prompted assessments at random points throughout many days. We hypothesized that levels of fatigue and mood woul ... Cite

Daily events and mood prior to the onset of respiratory illness episodes: a non-replication of the 3-5 day 'desirability dip'.

Journal Article Br J Med Psychol · December 1993 We attempted to replicate and extend the findings of three previous studies (Evans & Edgerton, 1991; Evans, Pitts & Smith, 1988; Stone, Reed & Neale, 1987) that found a lagged relationship between daily life events, mood and the onset of episodes of respir ... Full text Link to item Cite