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Psychosocial Care for Family Caregivers of Patients With Cancer by Northouse, Laurel, Williams, Anna-Leila, Given, Barbara, McCorkle, Ruth

“…To understand family caregivers' needs for better preparation and care, this state-of-the-science review examines the effect of caregiving on the health and…”
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Interventions with Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients: Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Trials by Northouse, Laurel L., Katapodi, Maria C., Song, Lixin, Zhang, Lingling, Mood, Darlene W.

“…Family caregivers of cancer patients receive little preparation, information, or support to perform their caregiving role. However, their psychosocial needs…”
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Caring for caregivers and patients: Research and clinical priorities for informal cancer caregiving by Kent, Erin E., Rowland, Julia H., Northouse, Laurel, Litzelman, Kristin, Chou, Wen‐Ying Sylvia, Shelburne, Nonniekaye, Timura, Catherine, O'Mara, Ann, Huss, Karen

“…Informal/family caregivers are a fundamental source of care for cancer patients in the United States, yet the population of caregivers and their tasks,…”
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Helping patients and their family caregivers cope with cancer by Northouse, Laurel L

“…Family caregivers face multiple demands as they care for their loved ones with cancer, and these demands have increased dramatically in recent years. Patients…”
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Psychometric properties of the FACT-G quality of life scale for family caregivers of cancer patients by Song, Lixin, Tan, Xianming, Bredle, Jason, Bennett, Antonia V., Northouse, Laurel

“…Purpose This study aimed to examine psychometric properties of a caregiver version of the well-established Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General…”
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Appraisals, perceived dyadic communication, and quality of life over time among couples coping with prostate cancer by Song, Lixin, Rini, Christine, Ellis, Katrina R., Northouse, Laurel L.

“…Purpose Little research has examined how prostate cancer patients’ and their spouses’ appraisals of illness and quality of life (QOL) interact with one…”
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The Impact of Caregiving on the Psychological Well-Being of Family Caregivers and Cancer Patients by Northouse, Laurel L., Katapodi, Maria C., Schafenacker, Ann M., Weiss, Denise

“…To provide an overview of patient and caregiver emotional distress; examine the sources of their distress, review evidence-based interventions that can reduce…”
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Minimally Important Difference for the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite Short Form by Skolarus, Ted A, Dunn, Rodney L, Sanda, Martin G, Chang, Peter, Greenfield, Thomas K, Litwin, Mark S, Wei, John T

“…Objective To establish a score threshold that constitutes a clinically relevant change for each domain of the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC)…”
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Randomized clinical trial of a brief and extensive dyadic intervention for advanced cancer patients and their family caregivers by Northouse, Laurel L., Mood, Darlene W., Schafenacker, Ann, Kalemkerian, Gregory, Zalupski, Mark, LoRusso, Patricia, Hayes, Daniel F., Hussain, Maha, Ruckdeschel, John, Fendrick, A. Mark, Trask, Peter C., Ronis, David L., Kershaw, Trace

“…Background Few intervention programs assist patients and their family caregivers to manage advanced cancer and maintain their quality of life (QOL). This study…”
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Optimism, Symptom Distress, Illness Appraisal, and Coping in Patients With Advanced-Stage Cancer Diagnoses Undergoing Chemotherapy Treatment by Sumpio, Catherine, Jeon, Sangchoon, Northouse, Laurel L, Knobf, M Tish

“…To explore the relationships between optimism, self-efficacy, symptom distress, treatment complexity, illness appraisal, coping, and mood disturbance in…”
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Use of Cancer Genetics Services in African-American Young Breast Cancer Survivors by Jones, Tarsha, PhD, RN, APHN-BC, Lockhart, Joan S., PhD, RN, CORLN, AOCN, CNE, ANEF, Mendelsohn-Victor, Kari E., MPH, Duquette, Debra, MS, CGC, Northouse, Laurel L., PhD, RN, Duffy, Sonia A., PhD, RN, Donley, Rosemary, ANRP-BC, Merajver, Sofia D., MD, PhD, Milliron, Kara J., MS, CGC, Roberts, J. Scott, PhD, Katapodi, Maria C., PhD, RN

“…Introduction African-American women have higher rates of early-onset breast cancer compared with their Caucasian counterparts; yet, when diagnosed with breast…”
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Disparities in genetic services utilization in a random sample of young breast cancer survivors by Nikolaidis, Christos, Duquette, Debra, Mendelsohn-Victor, Kari E., Anderson, Beth, Copeland, Glenn, Milliron, Kara J., Merajver, Sofia D., Janz, Nancy K., Northouse, Laurel L., Duffy, Sonia A., Katapodi, Maria C.

“…Purpose Increasing use of genetic services (counseling/testing) among young breast cancer survivors (YBCS) can help decrease breast cancer incidence and…”
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Randomized clinical trial of a family intervention for prostate cancer patients and their spouses by Northouse, Laurel L., Mood, Darlene W., Schafenacker, Ann, Montie, James E., Sandler, Howard M., Forman, Jeffrey D., Hussain, Maha, Pienta, Kenneth J., Smith, David C., Kershaw, Trace

“…BACKGROUND. Few intervention studies have been conducted to help couples manage the effects of prostate cancer and maintain their quality of life. The…”
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Guidelines for Sexual Health Care for Prostate Cancer Patients: Recommendations of an International Panel by Wittmann, Daniela, Mehta, Akanksha, McCaughan, Eilis, Faraday, Martha, Duby, Ashley, Matthew, Andrew, Incrocci, Luca, Burnett, Arthur, Nelson, Christian J., Elliott, Stacy, Koontz, Bridget F., Bober, Sharon L., McLeod, Deborah, Capogrosso, Paolo, Yap, Tet, Higano, Celestia, Loeb, Stacy, Capellari, Emily, Glodé, Michael, Goltz, Heather, Howell, Doug, Kirby, Michael, Bennett, Nelson, Trost, Landon, Odiyo Ouma, Phillip, Wang, Run, Salter, Carolyn, Skolarus, Ted A., McPhail, John, McPhail, Susan, Brandon, Jan, Northouse, Laurel L., Paich, Kellie, Pollack, Craig E., Shifferd, Jen, Erickson, Kim, Mulhall, John P.

“…Patients with prostate cancer suffer significant sexual dysfunction after treatment which negatively affects them and their partners psychologically, and…”
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TrueNTH Sexual Recovery Intervention for couples coping with prostate cancer: Randomized controlled trial results by Wittmann, Daniela, Mehta, Akanksha, Bober, Sharon L., Zhu, Ziwei, Daignault‐Newton, Stephanie, Dunn, Rodney L., Braun, Thomas M., Carter, Caroline, Duby, Ashley, Northouse, Laurel L., Koontz, Bridget F., Glodé, L. Michael, Brandon, Jan, Bangs, Rick, McPhail, John, McPhail, Susan, Arab, Lenore, Paich, Kellie, Skolarus, Ted A., An, Lawrence C., Nelson, Christian J., Saigal, Christopher S., Chen, Ronald C., Mulhall, John P., Hawley, Sarah T., Hearn, Jason W. D., Spratt, Daniel E., Pollack, Craig E.

“…BACKGROUND Despite significant sexual dysfunction and distress after localized prostate cancer treatment, patients typically receive only physiologic erectile…”
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Development of a Web-based Family Intervention for BRCA Carriers and Their Biological Relatives: Acceptability, Feasibility, and Usability Study by Katapodi, Maria C, Jung, Miyeon, Schafenacker, Ann M, Milliron, Kara J, Mendelsohn-Victor, Kari E, Merajver, Sofia D, Northouse, Laurel L

“…Carriers of breast cancer gene (BRCA) mutations are asked to communicate genetic test results to their biological relatives to increase awareness of cancer…”
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Living With Prostate Cancer: Patients' and Spouses' Psychosocial Status and Quality of Life by NORTHOUSE, Laurel L, MOOD, Darlene W, MONTIE, James E, SANDIER, Howard M, FORMAN, Jeffrey D, HUSSAIN, Maha, PIENTA, Kenneth J, SMITH, David C, SANDA, Martin G, KERSHAW, Trace

“…Despite the high prevalence of prostate cancer, little information is available on the quality of life of men and their spouses during the phases of illness…”
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A family-based model to predict fear of recurrence for cancer survivors and their caregivers by Mellon, Suzanne, Kershaw, Trace S., Northouse, Laurel L., Freeman-Gibb, Laurie

“…Although fear of cancer recurrence is a great concern among survivors and their families, few studies have examined predictors of fear of recurrence. The…”
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Enhancing survivorship care planning for patients with localized prostate cancer using a couple-focused web-based, mHealth program: the results of a pilot feasibility study by Song, Lixin, Guo, Peiran, Tan, Xianming, Chen, Ronald C., Nielsen, Matthew E., Birken, Sarah A., Koontz, Bridget F., Northouse, Laurel L., Mayer, Deborah K.

“…Purpose To examine the feasibility of an enhanced survivorship care plan (ESCP) that integrated the web-based program Patient Education Resources for Couples…”
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Role, race, and place: Prostate cancer disparities in Patients' and Partners' health outcomes and psychosocial factors by Song, Lixin, Keyserling, Thomas C., Chen, Ronald C., Ma, Chunxuan, Xu, Shenmeng, Shieh, Karl, Fuller, Gail P., Nielsen, Matthew E., Northouse, Laurel L., Tan, Xianming, Rini, Christine

“…Purpose This study aimed to examine the effects of participant role (patient vs. partner), race (white vs. non‐white), and place (less vs. more neighborhood…”
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