2009
The Utility of Screening in the Design of Trials for Symptom Management in Cancer
Jeon S, Given CW, Sikorskii A, Given B. The Utility of Screening in the Design of Trials for Symptom Management in Cancer. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2009, 38: 606-614. PMID: 19699052, PMCID: PMC2761530, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.02.233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptom managementIntervention contactsSeverity scoreClinical trialsCancer symptom management trialsLikelihood ratioUtility of screeningSeverity of symptomsDesign of trialsSymptom management trialsPost-test probabilityReceipt of interventionTrial entryCancer patientsPatientsTrial designSymptomsDiscriminative accuracyRating ScaleTrialsSeverityCharacteristic curveManagement trialsCancerIntervention
2006
Testing the Effects of Treatment Complications on a Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Reducing Symptom Severity
Sikorskii A, Given C, Given B, Jeon S, McCorkle R. Testing the Effects of Treatment Complications on a Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Reducing Symptom Severity. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2006, 32: 129-139. PMID: 16877180, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive-behavioral interventionsSymptom severityConventional careTreatment complicationsComorbid conditionsDose delay/reductionMore comorbid conditionsSymptom Severity IndexDelays/reductionsNeutropenic eventsPatient characteristicsPrimary outcomeExperimental armSeverity scoreClinical conditionsDose reductionSolid tumorsSeveritySeverity IndexInterventionChemotherapyComplicationsPatientsLower severityCare
2004
Effect of a Cognitive Behavioral Intervention on Reducing Symptom Severity During Chemotherapy
Given C, Given B, Rahbar M, Jeon S, McCorkle R, Cimprich B, Galecki A, Kozachik S, Brady A, Fisher-Malloy MJ, Courtney K, Bowie E. Effect of a Cognitive Behavioral Intervention on Reducing Symptom Severity During Chemotherapy. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2004, 22: 507-516. PMID: 14752074, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.01.241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupportive care medicationsCognitive-behavioral interventionsSymptom severitySupportive medicationsCare medicationsConventional careBehavioral interventionsExperimental interventionCommunity cancer centerProportion of patientsSymptom Severity IndexBaseline symptom severityStage of cancerHigher symptom severityExperimental groupPrimary outcomeChemotherapy protocolsCancer CenterSeverity scoreMedical recordsTreatment statusPatientsMedicationsSolid tumorsChemotherapy