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 Scale
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 MCC