Featured Publications
Four Approaches for Determining Composite Scores for the Measurement of Transition in Cancer Scale
Jeon S, Schulman-Green D, McCorkle R, Dixon JK. Four Approaches for Determining Composite Scores for the Measurement of Transition in Cancer Scale. Nursing Research 2019, 68: 57-64. PMID: 30247334, DOI: 10.1097/nnr.0000000000000318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnxietyBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPsychometricsQuality of LifeSelf EfficacySelf-ManagementUncertainty
2022
Integrating Palliative Care Into Self-management of Breast Cancer
Schulman-Green D, Linsky S, Jeon S, Holland ML, Kapo J, Blatt L, Adams C, Chagpar AB. Integrating Palliative Care Into Self-management of Breast Cancer. Cancer Nursing 2022, 46: e169-e180. PMID: 35353749, PMCID: PMC9519806, DOI: 10.1097/ncc.0000000000001078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer patientsPalliative careCancer careRace/ethnicityCancer patientsChronic Disease Self-Efficacy ScaleStage III/IV cancerSingle-blind pilotSymptom management educationSelf-management planFeasibility/acceptabilityAcademic cancer centerMedical Communication Competence ScaleSelf-management outcomesLate-stage cancerEthnic minority patientsEffect sizeClinical characteristicsCancer CenterHospital AnxietyMishel UncertaintyCancer stageIllness ScaleBreast cancerDepression ScaleFactors associated with sleep health in young women after breast cancer treatment
Hwang Y, Conley S, Jeon S, Redeker N, Sanft T, Knobf M. Factors associated with sleep health in young women after breast cancer treatment. Research In Nursing & Health 2022, 45: 680-692. PMID: 36102624, DOI: 10.1002/nur.22264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBreast NeoplasmsCross-Sectional StudiesEthnicityFemaleHumansMiddle AgedMinority GroupsQuality of LifeSleepConceptsPoor sleep healthSleep healthCognitive appraisalPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexWorse family functioningBreast cancerPsychological symptom distressYoung womenContext of familyFamily functioningDiverse cancer survivorsRoutine survivorship carePsychosocial variablesCross-sectional designMediation effectSleep Quality IndexSleep health disparitiesBreast cancer treatmentSignificant clinical problemPsychosocial factorsNon-Hispanic whitesHalf of participantsSurvivorship careCancer survivorsMean ageImproving Breast Cancer Family Caregivers’ Palliative Care Literacy: A Pilot Randomized Trial
Schulman-Green D, Linsky S, Blatt L, Jeuland J, Kapo J, Jeon S. Improving Breast Cancer Family Caregivers’ Palliative Care Literacy: A Pilot Randomized Trial. Journal Of Family Nursing 2022, 29: 99-114. PMID: 35670155, DOI: 10.1177/10748407221099541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer family caregiversCaregiver burdenFamily caregiversPilot Randomized TrialRandomized trialsMean agePreliminary efficacyCancer carePatient goalsIntervention participantsCare conversationsCare communicationCaregiver activitiesFurther studiesTrialsCaregiversBurdenTraining programParticipantsPatientsEthnic minoritiesIllnessFamily managementActivityLack of goals
2019
Endocrine Therapy–Related Symptoms and Quality of Life in Female Cancer Survivors in the Yale Fitness Intervention Trial
Park S, Knobf M, Jeon S. Endocrine Therapy–Related Symptoms and Quality of Life in Female Cancer Survivors in the Yale Fitness Intervention Trial. Journal Of Nursing Scholarship 2019, 51: 317-325. PMID: 30874369, DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12471.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAromatase InhibitorsBreast NeoplasmsCancer SurvivorsExercise TherapyFatigueFemaleHumansMiddle AgedQuality of LifeTamoxifenConceptsFemale cancer survivorsQuality of lifeTherapy-related symptomsExercise intervention groupAromatase inhibitorsEndocrine therapyCancer survivorsExercise interventionIntervention groupBreast Cancer Prevention Trial Symptom ChecklistFunctional assessmentControl groupCancer Therapy-Endocrine SubscalePrevious large clinical trialsEndocrine therapy groupMild symptom distressCancer Therapy-GeneralExercise control groupLarge clinical trialsAdjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant therapyHormonal therapyExercise groupIntervention trialsWeight management
2018
Healthy Sisters: A Feasibility study of a health behavior intervention for women of color breast cancer survivors
Knobf MT, Erdos D, Jeon S. Healthy Sisters: A Feasibility study of a health behavior intervention for women of color breast cancer survivors. Journal Of Psychosocial Oncology 2018, 36: 597-608. PMID: 29847241, DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2018.1460004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy lifestyle behaviorsBreast cancer survivorsLifestyle behaviorsCancer survivorsEnd of interventionQuality of lifeHealth behavior interventionsCommunity-based sampleLifestyle interventionPreliminary efficacyPhysical activityFunctional abilityHealth behaviorsHealth responsibilityInteractive interventionInterventionBehavior interventionsSurvivorsWomenStress managementSignificant improvementNutritionStrong evidenceFeasibility studyBaseline
2017
The Measurement of Transitions in Cancer Scale
Schulman-Green D, Jeon S, McCorkle R, Dixon J. The Measurement of Transitions in Cancer Scale. Journal Of Nursing Measurement 2017, 25: 103-120. PMID: 28395703, DOI: 10.1891/1061-3749.25.1.103.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Integrating palliative care into self-management of breast cancer: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial
Schulman-Green D, Linsky S, Jeon S, Kapo J, Blatt L, Chagpar A. Integrating palliative care into self-management of breast cancer: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2016, 48: 133-138. PMID: 27107680, PMCID: PMC4937876, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2016.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative careBreast cancerPsycho-educational interventionPatient knowledgeFamily caregiversAttention control groupBreast cancer patients' knowledgeSymptom management toolkitSelf-management interventionsCancer patients' knowledgePreliminary effectsLarge-scale trialsIntervention effectsMinority participantsClinical factorsCurative treatmentCancer careIntervention groupExploratory aimSerious illnessPatient behaviorPatientsLength of lifeCancerEffect of MCCKnowledge of Cancer Stage among Women with Nonmetastatic Breast Cancer
Hinchey J, Goldberg J, Linsky S, Linsky R, Jeon S, Schulman-Green D. Knowledge of Cancer Stage among Women with Nonmetastatic Breast Cancer. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2016, 19: 314-317. PMID: 26855201, PMCID: PMC8109048, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2015.0133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic Disease Self-Efficacy ScaleElectronic medical recordsMedical Communication Competence ScaleControl Preferences ScaleCancer stageBreast cancerCare optionsStage I breast cancerI breast cancerNonmetastatic breast cancerStage of diseaseSelf-management interventionsStage of cancerEarly cancer stagesNonmetastatic diseaseClinical variablesMean ageHospital AnxietyMedical recordsIllness ScaleDepression ScalePatient understandingPatient's abilityStage IIIYounger ageEffect of a randomized controlled exercise trial on bone outcomes: influence of adjuvant endocrine therapy
Knobf MT, Jeon S, Smith B, Harris L, Kerstetter J, Thompson AS, Insogna K. Effect of a randomized controlled exercise trial on bone outcomes: influence of adjuvant endocrine therapy. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2016, 155: 491-500. PMID: 26850265, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-016-3693-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale cancer survivorsPhysical activity groupEndocrine therapyBone outcomesExercise interventionBone lossFemoral neckAromatase inhibitorsActivity groupAdjuvant AI therapyChemotherapy-induced menopauseSufficient serum levelsAdjuvant endocrine therapyVitamin D supplementsHealthy postmenopausal womenLess bone lossHome-based groupSignificant BMD lossSignificant clinical problemMajority of subjectsAI therapyD supplementsPostmenopausal womenBMD lossBMD outcomes
2015
Managing Cancer Care: a psycho‐educational intervention to improve knowledge of care options and breast cancer self‐management
Schulman‐Green D, Jeon S. Managing Cancer Care: a psycho‐educational intervention to improve knowledge of care options and breast cancer self‐management. Psycho-Oncology 2015, 26: 173-181. PMID: 26537980, DOI: 10.1002/pon.4013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare optionsBreast cancerNon-metastatic breast cancerNon-metastatic diseaseSelf-management interventionsSelf-management skillsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeCancer careManagement of transitionsBeneficial interactive effectsMultivariate modelingCancerDepressionInterventionOutcomesMedical communicationOptionsOne-groupAnxietyAcceptable meansActual roleMedical communication skillsParticipantsPositive changes
2013
Printed guide improves knowledge of curative, palliative, and hospice care among women with metastatic breast cancer
Schulman-Green D, Jeon S. Printed guide improves knowledge of curative, palliative, and hospice care among women with metastatic breast cancer. Supportive Care In Cancer 2013, 21: 2651-2653. PMID: 23729228, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-013-1864-x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Validation of the Knowledge of Care Options Instrument To Measure Knowledge of Curative, Palliative, and Hospice Care
Schulman-Green D, Ercolano E, Jeon S, Dixon J. Validation of the Knowledge of Care Options Instrument To Measure Knowledge of Curative, Palliative, and Hospice Care. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2012, 15: 1091-1099. PMID: 22694739, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare optionsHospice careMetastatic breast cancerMean pre-test scoreContent validity indexPatient populationTarget population sampleBreast cancerFamily caregiversRounds of reviewCognitive interviewsLarger studyHigh internal consistencyMean post-test scoreS-CVICarePopulation sampleTotal scaleAdditional testingAcceptable instrumentCancerInternal consistencyWomenOPTION instrumentLack of knowledge