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| L E CarlsonSummaryAffiliation: University of Calgary Country: Canada Publications
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Development of the Calgary Symptoms of Stress Inventory (C-SOSI)Linda E Carlson
Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Int J Behav Med 14:249-56. 2007....
What goes up does not always come down: patterns of distress, physical and psychosocial morbidity in people with cancer over a one year periodLinda E Carlson
Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Psychooncology 22:168-76. 2013..This study longitudinally examined patients' physical and psychosocial concerns over the year following diagnosis...
The eCALM Trial-eTherapy for cancer appLying mindfulness: online mindfulness-based cancer recovery program for underserved individuals living with cancer in Alberta: protocol development for a randomized wait-list controlled clinical trialKristin A Zernicke
Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
BMC Complement Altern Med 13:34. 2013..Secondary objectives: determine whether online MBCR will mirror previous efficacy findings from F2F MBCR groups on patient-reported outcomes...- Online screening for distress, the 6th vital sign, in newly diagnosed oncology outpatients: randomised controlled trial of computerised vs personalised triageL E Carlson
Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Alberta Health Services Cancer Care Holy Cross Site, 2202 2nd Street SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2S 3C1
Br J Cancer 107:617-25. 2012..This randomised controlled trial examined the impact of screening for distress followed by two different triage methods on clinically relevant outcomes over a 12-month period... - Benefits of psychosocial oncology care: improved quality of life and medical cost offsetLinda E Carlson
Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Alberta Cancer Board, Canada
Health Qual Life Outcomes 1:8. 2003.... - Mindfulness-based stress reduction in relation to quality of life, mood, symptoms of stress, and immune parameters in breast and prostate cancer outpatientsLinda E Carlson
Department Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Psychosom Med 65:571-81. 2003.... - Cancer distress screening. Needs, models, and methodsLinda E Carlson
Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Alberta Cancer Board, 1331 29 Street N W, T2N 4N2, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
J Psychosom Res 55:403-9. 2003.... - Mindfulness-based stress reduction in relation to quality of life, mood, symptoms of stress and levels of cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) and melatonin in breast and prostate cancer outpatientsLinda E Carlson
Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Alberta Cancer Board, 1331 29 Street NW, Calgary, Alta, Canada T2N 4N2
Psychoneuroendocrinology 29:448-74. 2004.... - High levels of untreated distress and fatigue in cancer patientsL E Carlson
Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Alberta Cancer Board, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Br J Cancer 90:2297-304. 2004..Many patients who report high levels of distress are not taking advantage of available supportive resources. Barriers to such use, and factors predicting distress and use of psychosocial care, require further exploration... - Validation of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale in a cancer populationLinda E Carlson
Department of Psychosocial Resources, Holy Cross Site, Alberta Cancer Board, 2202 2nd Street S W, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2S 3C1
J Psychosom Res 58:29-33. 2005..This study examined the construct and criterion validity of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) in cancer outpatients, using matched community members as controls... - Associations among salivary cortisol, melatonin, catecholamines, sleep quality and stress in women with breast cancer and healthy controlsLinda E Carlson
Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
J Behav Med 30:45-58. 2007..These results are consistent with other studies of early-stage breast cancer and highlight the importance of considering disease characteristics when investigating endocrine and sympathetic nervous system functioning... - A randomized, wait-list controlled clinical trial: the effect of a mindfulness meditation-based stress reduction program on mood and symptoms of stress in cancer outpatientsM Speca
Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Alberta Cancer Board, Canada
Psychosom Med 62:613-22. 2000..The objective of this study was to assess the effects of participation in a mindfulness meditation-based stress reduction program on mood disturbance and symptoms of stress in cancer outpatients... - One year pre-post intervention follow-up of psychological, immune, endocrine and blood pressure outcomes of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in breast and prostate cancer outpatientsLinda E Carlson
Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre Holy Cross Site, Alberta Cancer Board, 2202 Second St S W, Calgary, Alta, Canada T3B 0W7
Brain Behav Immun 21:1038-49. 2007.... - Steroid hormones, memory and mood in a healthy elderly populationL E Carlson
Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Psychoneuroendocrinology 23:583-603. 1998..05), while both groups of women performed better than men on category retrieval (p < .01). The implications of these findings with respect to hormonal influences on memory in elderly men and women are discussed... - Partner understanding of the breast and prostate cancer experienceL E Carlson
Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, 1331 29 Street N W, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N2, Canada
Cancer Nurs 24:231-9. 2001.... - Empirically supported treatments: will this movement in the field of psychology impact the practice of psychosocial oncology?A L Ellwood
Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1N4
Psychooncology 10:199-205. 2001..The discipline of psychosocial oncology is encouraged to consider the possible implications of accepting or not accepting the EST criteria... - Recruitment and retention of palliative cancer patients and their partners participating in a longitudinal evaluation of a psychosocial retreat programSheila N Garland
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Palliat Support Care 7:49-56. 2009..This study evaluated the feasibility of offering the Tapestry Retreat, an intensive psychosocial intervention for palliative care patients and their partners... - The effects of a mindfulness meditation-based stress reduction program on mood and symptoms of stress in cancer outpatients: 6-month follow-upL E Carlson
Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Center, Alberta Cancer Board, 1331 29 St N W, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N2
Support Care Cancer 9:112-23. 2001.... - Relationships among cortisol (CRT), dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate (DHEAS), and memory in a longitudinal study of healthy elderly men and womenL E Carlson
Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Neurobiol Aging 20:315-24. 1999.... - Impact of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on sleep, mood, stress and fatigue symptoms in cancer outpatientsLinda E Carlson
Department of Oncology, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Int J Behav Med 12:278-85. 2005..There was also a significant reduction in stress (p < .001), mood disturbance (p = .001), and fatigue (p < .001). The associations among these changes and implications for improving quality of life of cancer patients are discussed... - Longitudinal effects of high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation on quality of life in the treatment of metastatic breast cancerL E Carlson
Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Bone Marrow Transplant 27:989-98. 2001.... - Feasibility study of a telehealth delivered, psychoeducational support group for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant patientsJoshua J Lounsberry
Department of Psychosocial Resources, Alberta Cancer Board, Calgary, AB, Canada
Psychooncology 19:777-81. 2010..This study investigates the feasibility and efficacy of a telehealth delivered psychoeducational support group for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (AHSCT) survivors... - Characterizing distress, the 6th vital sign, in an oncology pain clinicA Waller
Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB
Curr Oncol 19:e53-9. 2012..The delineation of populations of cancer patients with complex symptoms can inform the planning and delivery of supportive care services... - Eight-year follow-up of a community-based large group behavioral smoking cessation interventionL E Carlson
Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Addict Behav 25:725-41. 2000..To evaluate the effectiveness of a large group community-based behavioral smoking cessation intervention over an 8-year follow-up period and to determine precessation predictors of cessation at each follow-up time... - Sexual intimacy in heterosexual couples after prostate cancer treatment: What we know and what we still need to learnAndrea M Beck
Department of Psychology, University of Calgary and Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Urol Oncol 27:137-43. 2009.... - Mind-body interventions in oncologyLinda E Carlson
Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre Alberta Cancer Board, Holy Cross Site, Calgary, AB, Canada
Curr Treat Options Oncol 9:127-34. 2008.... - Cancer patients' satisfaction with care in traditional and innovative ambulatory oncology clinicsShannon L Groff
Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
J Nurs Care Qual 23:251-7. 2008..However, the 2 centers did not differ on any of the other satisfaction subscales. Implications of these findings are discussed... - Screening for distress in lung and breast cancer outpatients: a randomized controlled trialLinda E Carlson
Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
J Clin Oncol 28:4884-91. 2010..Distress has been recognized as the sixth vital sign in cancer care and several guidelines recommend routine screening. Despite this, screening for distress is rarely conducted and infrequently evaluated... - Cancer patient ethnicity and associations with emotional distress--the 6th vital sign: a new look at defining patient ethnicity in a multicultural contextBejoy C Thomas
Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre Holy Cross Site, Alberta Cancer Board, 2202 2nd St S W, Calgary, AB, Canada T2S 3C1
J Immigr Minor Health 11:237-48. 2009..A hypothesis is presented as an attempt to understand an individual's 'ethnicity' within the framework of a multicultural society... - Clinical trials of meditation practices in health care: characteristics and qualityMaria B Ospina
University of Alberta Evidence Based Practice Center, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
J Altern Complement Med 14:1199-213. 2008..To provide a descriptive overview of the clinical trials assessing meditation practices for health care... - Efficacy and medical cost offset of psychosocial interventions in cancer care: making the case for economic analysesLinda E Carlson
Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Alberta Cancer Board, Canada
Psychooncology 13:837-49; discussion 850-6. 2004.... - A pilot study of yoga for breast cancer survivors: physical and psychological benefitsS Nicole Culos-Reed
Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Psychooncology 15:891-7. 2006..g. fatigue, nausea), and improving overall well-being and quality of life. The purpose of the present pilot study was to examine the physical and psychological benefits afforded by a 7-week yoga program for cancer survivors... - Individualized quality of life, standardized quality of life, and distress in patients undergoing a phase I trial of the novel therapeutic Reolysin (reovirus)Linda E Carlson
Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre Holy Cross Site, 2202 Second St, SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Health Qual Life Outcomes 3:7. 2005..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the individualized and standardized quality of life (QL) and psychological distress of patients participating in a Phase I trial of the novel therapeutic reovirus (Reolysin)... - Patient-professional communication research in cancer: an integrative review of research methods in the context of a conceptual frameworkLinda E Carlson
Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Alberta Cancer Board, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Psychooncology 14:812-28; discussion 829-30. 2005.... - Assessing the role of evidence in patients' evaluation of complementary therapies: a quality studyMarja J Verhoef
Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Integr Cancer Ther 6:345-53. 2007..Making the decision to use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for cancer treatment is difficult in light of the limited available evidence for these treatments. It is unclear how patients use evidence to make these decisions... - Relationships between mood and estradiol (E2) levels in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patientsL E Carlson
Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 55:P47-53. 2000..This suggests that depressive symptoms are common in AD patients, and that women with AD who are not taking estrogen replacement may be especially vulnerable to depression... - Computerized quality-of-life screening in a cancer pain clinicL E Carlson
Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
J Palliat Care 17:46-52. 2001.... - Effects of a brief intervention on social support and psychiatric morbidity in breast cancer patientsJ Steven A Simpson
Department of Psychiatry, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Psychooncology 11:282-94. 2002..This illustrates the importance of both working to bolster social support and dealing with psychiatric symptomatology in this population... - A non-randomized comparison of mindfulness-based stress reduction and healing arts programs for facilitating post-traumatic growth and spirituality in cancer outpatientsSheila N Garland
Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Support Care Cancer 15:949-61. 2007.... - Pilot crossover trial of Reiki versus rest for treating cancer-related fatigueKathy L Tsang
Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Integr Cancer Ther 6:25-35. 2007..005), and anxiety (P<.01), which were not seen in the resting condition. Future research should further investigate the impact of Reiki using more highly controlled designs that include a sham Reiki condition and larger sample sizes... - Effect of group therapy for breast cancer on healthcare utilizationJ S Simpson
Department of Psychiatry, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Cancer Pract 9:19-26. 2001.... - Patient ethnicity: a key predictor of cancer care satisfactionBejoy C Thomas
Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Alberta, Canada
Ethn Health 14:351-8. 2009..Research in cancer care satisfaction itself is scarce; investigation of the role of ethnicity in care satisfaction is even rarer... - Individualized exercise program for the treatment of severe fatigue in patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplant: a pilot studyL E Carlson
Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Alberta Cancer Board, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Bone Marrow Transplant 37:945-54. 2006..001) of 28% in power output at VT2 with an increase (P<0.001) in stroke volume and a decrease (P<0.001) in heart rate, blood lactate and perceived exertion at pre-intervention VT2 power output... - The addition of social support to a community-based large-group behavioral smoking cessation intervention: improved cessation rates and gender differencesLinda E Carlson
Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Addict Behav 27:547-59. 2002..To determine the effects on cessation rates of adding a partner support group component to a large-group community-based behavioral smoking cessation program... - The Alberta Breakthrough Pain Assessment Tool for cancer patients: a validation study using a delphi process and patient think-aloud interviewsNeil A Hagen
Tom Baker Cancer Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
J Pain Symptom Manage 35:136-52. 2008..Further validation of this tool as an assessment measure within clinical trials research is warranted... - Cognitive effects of Tamoxifen in pre-menopausal women with breast cancer compared to healthy controlsJaime L Palmer
Division of Applied Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
J Cancer Surviv 2:275-82. 2008..Although TAM is an effective anti-estrogen that blocks tumour growth in the breast, it could also influence the activity of other target estrogen sites, including the brain. The exact nature of this interaction is unknown... - Colorectal cancer screening among first-degree relatives of colorectal cancer patients: benefits and barriersLloyd A Mack
Department of Surgery and Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Ann Surg Oncol 16:2092-100. 2009..Study objectives were: (1) to estimate the proportion of first-degree relatives (FDR) of CRC patients being screened for CRC and (2) to identify predictors of screened behavior... - Evaluation of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program for caregivers of children with chronic conditionsHolly G Minor
Department of Psychosocial Resources, ACB Holy Cross Site, Calgary, 783 Mann Ave, Alberta, Canada
Soc Work Health Care 43:91-109. 2006..A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program may offer relief to these caregivers by providing tools for self-care and heath promotion that otherwise may be lacking... - Predictive value of aspects of the Transtheoretical Model on smoking cessation in a community-based, large-group cognitive behavioral programLinda E Carlson
Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, 1331 29 Street Northwest, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N2
Addict Behav 28:725-40. 2003..To evaluate the predictive value of aspects of the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of behavior change as applied to smoking cessation in a large-group, community-based cognitive-behavioral intervention... - Lived experiences of Canadian women with metastatic breast cancer in preparation for their death: a qualitative study. Part II--enabling and inhibiting factors; the paradox of death preparationKanoknuch Chunlestskul
Faculty of Nursing, Burapha University, Thailand
J Palliat Care 24:16-25. 2008.... - Lived experiences of Canadian women with metastatic breast cancer in preparation for their death: a qualitative study. Part I--preparations and consequencesKanoknuch Chunlestskul
Faculty of Nursing, Burapha University, Thailand
J Palliat Care 24:5-15. 2008..This study aimed to detail the tasks of death preparation and the consequences of such preparation for women with metastatic breast cancer... - Emotional distress: the sixth vital sign in cancer careBarry D Bultz
J Clin Oncol 23:6440-1. 2005 - Emotional distress: the sixth vital sign--future directions in cancer careBarry D Bultz
Psychooncology 15:93-5. 2006 - Mechanisms of mindfulnessShauna L Shapiro
Department of Counseling Psychology, Santa Clara University, CA 95053 0201, USA
J Clin Psychol 62:373-86. 2006..Potential implications and future directions for the empirical study of mechanisms involved in mindfulness are addressed...