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Evidence of palliative care stigma: The role of negative stereotypes in preventing willingness to use palliative care by Shen, Megan Johnson, Wellman, Joseph D

“…Although palliative care is critical to managing symptoms, pain, and transitions to end-of-life care among those facing serious or chronic illness, it is often…”
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Awareness and Misperceptions of Hospice and Palliative Care: A Population-Based Survey Study by Shalev, Ariel, Phongtankuel, Veerawat, Kozlov, Elissa, Shen, Megan Johnson, Adelman, Ronald D., Reid, M. C.

“…Background: Despite the documented benefits of palliative and hospice care on improving patients’ quality of life, these services remain underutilized…”
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The interactive effect of advanced cancer patient and caregiver prognostic understanding on patients' completion of Do Not Resuscitate orders by Shen, Megan Johnson, Trevino, Kelly M., Prigerson, Holly G.

“…Objective Advanced cancer patients' prognostic understanding is associated with completion of Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders, which often represent engagement…”
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Responding empathically to patients: Development, implementation, and evaluation of a communication skills training module for oncology nurses by Pehrson, Cassandra, Banerjee, Smita C, Manna, Ruth, Shen, Megan Johnson, Hammonds, Stacey, Coyle, Nessa, Krueger, Carol A, Maloney, Erin, Zaider, Talia, Bylund, Carma L

“…Abstract Objective The purpose of this paper is to report on the development, implementation, and evaluation of a Communication Skills Training (CST) module…”
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Association between advanced cancer patient‐caregiver agreement regarding prognosis and hospice enrollment by Trevino, Kelly M., Prigerson, Holly G., Shen, Megan Johnson, Tancredi, Daniel J., Xing, Guibo, Hoerger, Michael, Epstein, Ronald M., Duberstein, Paul R.

“…Background Patients with advanced, incurable cancer who understand their illness is incurable are more likely to prefer hospice care at the end of life…”
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Associations between Latino ethnicity and the use of emotional support and completion of advance directives by Shen, Megan Johnson, Prigerson, Holly G, Maciejewski, Paul K

“…Latino patients have been shown to engage in advance care planning (ACP) at much lower rates than non-Latino White patients. Coping strategies, such as the use…”
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Predictors of Satisfaction With Doctor and Nurse Communication: A National Study by McFarland, Daniel C., Johnson Shen, Megan, Holcombe, Randall F.

“…Prior research indicates that effective communication between medical providers and patients is associated with a number of positive patient outcomes, yet…”
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An examination of Latino advanced cancer patients' and their informal caregivers' preferences for communication about advance care planning: A qualitative study by Shen, Megan Johnson, Gonzalez, Cyndi, Leach, Benjamin, Maciejewski, Paul K, Kozlov, Elissa, Prigerson, Holly G

“…Latino-advanced cancer patients engage in advance care planning (ACP) at lower rates than non-Latino patients. The goal of the present study was to understand…”
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Oncology nurses' communication challenges with patients and families: A qualitative study by Banerjee, Smita C., Manna, Ruth, Coyle, Nessa, Shen, Megan Johnson, Pehrson, Cassandra, Zaider, Talia, Hammonds, Stacey, Krueger, Carol A., Parker, Patricia A., Bylund, Carma L.

“…The benefits of effective communication in an oncology setting are multifold and include the overall well-being of patients and health professionals, adherence…”
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The Intersectionality of Stigmas among Key Populations of Older Adults Affected by HIV: a Thematic Analysis by Johnson Shen, Megan, Freeman, Ryann, Karpiak, Stephen, Brennan-Ing, Mark, Seidel, Liz, Siegler, Eugenia L.

“…Objectives: The present study examined the intersectionality of stigma across varying groups of older persons living with HIV (PWH). Methods: Four focus groups…”
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Using Focus Group Feedback to Identify Patient-Centered Initiatives for Older Persons with HIV by Burchett, Chelsie O., Shen, Megan Johnson, Freeman, Ryann, Seidel, Liz, Karpiak, Stephen, Brennan-Ing, Mark, Siegler, Eugenia L.

“…Objectives: This study assessed how few community-based programs target older people living with HIV. Methods: We conducted four focus groups comprised of…”
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Lower Adherence: A Description of Colorectal Cancer Screening Barrier Talk by Johnson Shen, Megan, Elston Lafata, Jennifer, D'Agostino, Thomas A., Bylund, Carma L.

“…Understanding how patients and physicians discuss screening barriers may illuminate reasons for non-adherence to recommended colorectal cancer (CRC) screening…”
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Survivor guilt: The secret burden of lung cancer survivorship by Perloff, Tara, King, Jennifer C., Rigney, Maureen, Ostroff, Jamie S., Johnson Shen, Megan

“…Objectives: Historically, long-term survival following diagnosis of lung cancer has been a rare occurrence. An overall poor prognosis and the low likelihood of…”
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A mixed‐methods examination of communication between oncologists and primary care providers among primary care physicians in underserved communities by Shen, Megan Johnson, Binz‐Scharf, Maria, D'Agostino, Tom, Blakeney, Natasha, Weiss, Elisa, Michaels, Margo, Patel, Shilpa, McKee, M. Diane, Bylund, Carma L.

“…BACKGROUND Research has demonstrated that communication and care coordination improve cancer patient outcomes. To improve communication and care coordination,…”
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How much time is left? Associations between estimations of patient life expectancy and quality of life in patients and caregivers by Trevino, Kelly M., Maciejewski, Paul K., Shen, Megan Johnson, Prigerson, Holly G., Mohile, Supriya, Kamen, Charles, Epstein, Ronald M., Duberstein, Paul

“…Purpose It is unclear whether life-expectancy estimates of patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers are associated with patient existential, social,…”
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Structured Analysis of Empathic Opportunities and Physician Responses during Lung Cancer Patient-Physician Consultations by Johnson Shen, Megan, Ostroff, Jamie S., Hamann, Heidi A., Haque, Noshin, Banerjee, Smita C., McFarland, Daniel C., Molena, Daniela, Bylund, Carma L.

“…Despite the importance of empathic communication in cancer patient outcomes, the majority of opportunities to respond empathically to a patient's concern…”
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Cultural adaptation of meaning-centered psychotherapy for latino families: a protocol by Torres Blasco, Normarie, Costas Muñiz, Rosario, Zamore, Carolina, Porter, Laura, Claros, Maria, Bernal, Guillermo, Shen, Megan Johnson, Breitbart, William, Castro, EM

“…IntroductionLiterature suggests couple-based interventions that target quality of life and communication can lead to positive outcomes for patients with cancer…”
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Disentangling the belief in God and cognitive rigidity/flexibility components of religiosity to predict racial and value-violating prejudice: A Post-Critical Belief Scale analysis by Shen, Megan Johnson, Yelderman, Logan A., Haggard, Megan C., Rowatt, Wade C.

“…► We examined two components of religiosity as predictors of prejudice. ► Cognitive flexibility most strongly predicted racial tolerance. ► Belief in God most…”
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A Content Analysis of Unique Selling Propositions of Tobacco Print Ads by Johnson Shen, Megan, Banerjee, Smita C, Greene, Kathryn, Carpenter, Amanda, Ostroff, Jamie S

“…We describe the unique selling propositions (USPs) (propositions used to convince customers to use a particular brand/product by focusing on the unique…”
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Religiosity and Group-Binding Moral Concerns by LaBouff, Jordan P, Humphreys, Matthew, Shen, Megan Johnson

“…Research by Graham and Haidt (2010) suggests that beliefs, rituals, and other social aspects of religion establish moral communities. As such, they suggest…”
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