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The contribution of attachment security and social support to depressive symptoms in patients with metastatic cancerGary Rodin
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, and Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care Research Division, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
Psychooncology 16:1080-91. 2007....- The desire for hastened death in patients with metastatic cancerGary Rodin
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
J Pain Symptom Manage 33:661-75. 2007..The relative absence of a strong DHD in this sample suggests that the will to live tends to be preserved in cancer patients prior to the end of life, in spite of significant emotional and physical suffering... 
Psychoanalytic reflections on mortality: a reconsiderationGary Rodin
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Am Acad Psychoanal Dyn Psychiatry 36:181-96. 2008....- Factors associated with work stress and professional satisfaction in oncology staffElizabeth Dougherty
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
Am J Hosp Palliat Care 26:105-11. 2009..009), perceived lack of resources (odds ratio = 0.06; P = .007), and lack of control over the choice of workplace (odds ratio = 0.10; P = .03). Measures to address work-related stress should be included in the planning of cancer programs... - The treatment of depression in cancer patients: a systematic reviewGary Rodin
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Support Care Cancer 15:123-36. 2007..To evaluate the efficacy of pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments for depression in cancer populations... - Clinician-patient communication: a systematic reviewGary Rodin
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada
Support Care Cancer 17:627-44. 2009..The goal of this work was to identify methods of clinician-patient cancer-related communication that may impact patient outcomes associated with distress at critical points in the course of cancer care... - Treatment of depression in patients with cancerGary Rodin
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Lancet 372:8-10. 2008 - Pathways to distress: the multiple determinants of depression, hopelessness, and the desire for hastened death in metastatic cancer patientsGary Rodin
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Soc Sci Med 68:562-9. 2009.... - Predictors of referral for specialized psychosocial oncology care in patients with metastatic cancer: the contributions of age, distress, and marital statusJanet Ellis
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Oncol 27:699-705. 2009..This study examines the rate and prediction of referral for specialized psychosocial oncology care in 326 patients with metastatic GI or lung cancer... - Eating disorders in young women with type 1 diabetes mellitusGary Rodin
Department of Psychiatry, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Psychosom Res 53:943-9. 2002..The evaluation of these and other treatment approaches is indicated in view of the serious short- and long-term health risks associated with eating disorders in young women with diabetes... - Longitudinal study of depressive symptoms in patients with metastatic gastrointestinal and lung cancerChristopher Lo
Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Oncol 28:3084-9. 2010..We therefore conducted a longitudinal study to determine the course and predictors of depressive symptoms... - Predictors of symptom severity and response in patients with metastatic cancerCamilla Zimmermann
Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Am J Hosp Palliat Care 27:175-81. 2010..Performance status, gender, and baseline symptom severity should be accounted for in trials of palliative care interventions; inclusion criteria based on symptom severity should also be considered... - Determinants of quality of life in patients with advanced cancerCamilla Zimmermann
Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Medicine, Toronto, Canada
Support Care Cancer 19:621-9. 2011..Improving health-related quality of life (HRQL) is the main goal of palliative care and an important outcome for oncology trials. This study examines medical and sociodemographic determinants of HRQL in outpatients with advanced cancer... - Assessing agreement between terminally ill cancer patients' reports of their quality of life and family caregiver and palliative care physician proxy ratingsJennifer M Jones
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Pain Symptom Manage 42:354-65. 2011..Proxy ratings, if valid, may provide an alternative approach to evaluating patient quality of life (QoL) at the end of life... - A usability study of a computerized decision aid to help patients with, early stage papillary thyroid carcinoma in, decision-making on adjuvant radioactive iodine treatmentAnna M Sawka
Department of Medicine, University Health Network Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Patient Educ Couns 84:e24-7. 2011..This decision is complicated by uncertainty of the medical evidence relating to potential treatment benefits... - Measuring death-related anxiety in advanced cancer: preliminary psychometrics of the Death and Dying Distress ScaleChristopher Lo
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 33:S140-5. 2011..We conclude by presenting a revised 15-item version of the scale for further study in advanced cancer and other palliative populations... - Acceptance of pain: a study in patients with advanced cancerLynn R Gauthier
School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Canada
Pain 143:147-54. 2009..These data lay the groundwork for future research and interventions designed to enhance quality of life for patients with advanced cancer and pain... - Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM): a qualitative study of a brief individual psychotherapy for individuals with advanced cancerRinat Nissim
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
Palliat Med 26:713-21. 2012..Although psychosocial care has been regarded as central to palliative and supportive care, there have been few empirically tested approaches to individual intervention... - The FAMCARE-Patient scale: measuring satisfaction with care of outpatients with advanced cancerChristopher Lo
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Canada
Eur J Cancer 45:3182-8. 2009..To provide confirmatory results concerning the psychometric properties of a measure of satisfaction with oncology care for use with advanced stage cancer patients, and test its sensitivity to change... - Measuring attachment security in patients with advanced cancer: psychometric properties of a modified and brief Experiences in Close Relationships scaleChristopher Lo
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, and Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care Research Division, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
Psychooncology 18:490-9. 2009..This study reports on (1) the psychometric properties of a modified 36-item Experiences in Close Relationships scale (ECR), adapted for this population; and (2) the validity of a brief 16-item version of our modified scale... - Factor structure of the Beck Hopelessness Scale in individuals with advanced cancerRinat Nissim
Behavioural Sciences and Health Research Division, Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
Psychooncology 19:255-63. 2010..Although the Beck Hopelessness Scale is often used with the seriously ill, its factor structure has been given relatively little consideration in this context... - Validation of the QUAL-EC for assessing quality of life in patients with advanced cancerChristopher Lo
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, 610 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Eur J Cancer 47:554-60. 2011..However, there is a lack of measures validated specifically for advanced cancer. The purpose of this study was to validate the Quality of Life at the End of Life (QUAL-E) measure in a sample of patients with advanced cancer... - Age-related patterns in adaptation to cancer pain: a mixed-method studyLucia Gagliese
School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Canada
Pain Med 10:1050-61. 2009..The objective of this study was to explore age-related patterns in adaptation to chronic cancer-related pain in younger and older patients... - Patterns of depression in cancer patients: an indirect test of gender-specific vulnerabilities to depressionSara Miller
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Campbell Family Cancer Research Institute, Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, 610 University Avenue 16 724, Toronto, ON, M5G 2M9, Canada
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 46:767-74. 2011.... 
Decision aid on radioactive iodine treatment for early stage papillary thyroid cancer--a randomized controlled trialAnna M Sawka
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Trials 11:81. 2010..This decision is often difficult because of conflicting reports of RAI treatment benefit and medical evidence uncertainty due to the lack of long-term randomized controlled trials...- Spirituality and use of complementary therapies for cure in advanced cancerMateya Trinkaus
Division of Medical Oncology and Haematology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Psychooncology 20:746-54. 2011..We examined the use of CAM in this population, and associations of use for potential cure with spiritual faith and existential well-being... - Interconversion of three measures of performance status: an empirical analysisClement Ma
Department of Biostatistics, Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
Eur J Cancer 46:3175-83. 2010.... - Disturbed eating behavior and eating disorders in preteen and early teenage girls with type 1 diabetes: a case-controlled studyPatricia Colton
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Ontario Canada. p.colton@ utoronto.ca
Diabetes Care 27:1654-9. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: Eating disturbances, though mostly mild, were significantly more common in preteen and early teenage girls with type 1 diabetes. Screening and prevention programs for this high-risk group should begin in the preteen years... - Phase II study of an outpatient palliative care intervention in patients with metastatic cancerMatthew Follwell
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Oncol 27:206-13. 2009..This study assessed prospectively the efficacy of an Oncology Palliative Care Clinic (OPCC) in improving patient symptom distress and satisfaction... - Randomized controlled trial of a computerized decision aid on adjuvant radioactive iodine treatment for patients with early-stage papillary thyroid cancerAnna M Sawka
University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth St, 12 EN 212, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2C4
J Clin Oncol 30:2906-11. 2012..The DA describes the rationale, possible risks and benefits, and the medical evidence uncertainty relating to the choice... - Understanding bereaved caregiver evaluations of the quality of dying and death: an application of cognitive interviewing methodology to the quality of dying and death questionnaireSarah Hales
Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Pain Symptom Manage 43:195-204. 2012..To increase the interpretability of quality of dying and death measures, research is needed to understand potential sources of response variation... - Quality of life and symptom burden in cancer patients admitted to an acute palliative care unitJennifer M Jones
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Palliat Care 26:94-102. 2010..These findings emphasize the need for interdisciplinary, collaborative approaches to managing the complex physical, psychosocial, and existential needs of cancer patients admitted to acute PCUs... - Nurse and physician inter-rater agreement of three performance status measures in palliative care outpatientsCamilla Zimmermann
Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Support Care Cancer 18:609-16. 2010..Performance status (PS) scales are used widely in oncology practice and research. We compared inter-rater agreement, between nurses and physicians, for three commonly used PS scales... - Abducted by the illness: A qualitative study of traumatic stress in individuals with acute leukemiaRinat Nissim
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada Electronic address
Leuk Res 37:496-502. 2013..Patients also expressed a strong preference for limited information, with a preference to avoid discussions about overall prognosis. These results may inform interventions to relieve traumatic stress in this high risk population... - Measuring patient satisfaction in oncology palliative care: psychometric properties of the FAMCARE-patient scaleChristopher Lo
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Qual Life Res 18:747-52. 2009..We provide preliminary psychometric results concerning the use of a modified FAMCARE scale, adapted for patient use, to assess satisfaction with outpatient care in advanced stage cancer patients... - Administrative outcomes five years after opening an acute palliative care unit at a comprehensive cancer centerJohn Bryson
Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
J Palliat Med 13:559-65. 2010..We examined administrative outcomes after opening an oncology acute palliative care unit (APCU), to determine attainment of administrative targets related to the unit's function of acute palliation... - Review: the quality of dying and death: a systematic review of measuresSarah Hales
Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Palliat Med 24:127-44. 2010..Strategies to measure the quality of dying and death are becoming increasingly rigorous. Further research is required to understand the factors influencing the ratings of the quality of dying and death... - The communal coping model and cancer pain: the roles of catastrophizing and attachment styleLynn R Gauthier
School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Pain 13:1258-68. 2012.... - Availability of services in Ontario hospices and hospitals providing inpatient palliative careKathryn Towns
Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Palliat Med 15:527-34. 2012.... - Transforming the experience of cancer care: a qualitative study of a hospital-based volunteer psychosocial support serviceRinat Nissim
Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care Research Division, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, Eaton North, 9th Floor, Room 232A, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4, Canada
Support Care Cancer 17:801-9. 2009..The goal of this study was to gain insight into the experience of patients who have interacted with HBB volunteers and to evaluate the benefits and risks of this program for these patients... - The desire for hastened death in individuals with advanced cancer: a longitudinal qualitative studyRinat Nissim
Behavioural Sciences and Health Research Division, Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Soc Sci Med 69:165-71. 2009.... - Getting back on track: evaluation of a brief group psychoeducation intervention for women completing primary treatment for breast cancerJennifer M Jones
Cancer Survivorship Program, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Psychooncology 22:117-24. 2013..The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of a single-session group psychoeducational intervention (GBOT group) compared with standard print material (usual care)... - Evidence-based treatment of depression in patients with cancerMadeline Li
Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Oncol 30:1187-96. 2012..This review summarizes the psychosocial and pharmacologic treatment of depression in patients with cancer based on a consideration of evidence regarding etiologic factors and treatment outcomes... - Metabolic control in adolescent girls: links to relationality and the female sense of selfSherry Maharaj
Department of Psychiatry, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Diabetes Care 27:709-15. 2004..This study investigated whether intimacy and autonomy in mother-daughter interactions and relational aspects of the self are associated with metabolic control in adolescent girls with type 1 diabetes... - Maintaining the will to live of patients with advanced cancerLuluel Khan
Department of Radiation Oncology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cancer J 16:524-31. 2010..Comfort and facility with such supportive interventions in oncology will require greater attention to the development of communication and relationship skills at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels of training... - Staff stress, work satisfaction, and death attitudes on an oncology palliative care unit, and on a medical and radiation oncology inpatient unitBruce Pierce
Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Canada
J Palliat Care 23:32-9. 2007.... - [Eating disturbances in adolescent girls with type 1 diabetes mellitus]Rinat Nissim
Department of Psychiatry, General Hospital of Toronto, Ontario District, Canada
Harefuah 141:902-7, 929. 2002..Clinic-based psychoeducational programs may be effective for prevention or early intervention. Severe eating disorders require more intensive intervention, tailored to address the DM context... - The association of physical and psychological symptom burden with time to death among palliative cancer outpatientsWinson Y Cheung
Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
J Pain Symptom Manage 37:297-304. 2009..The lack of intensification of psychological symptoms in relation to time to death is striking and needs to be further investigated using specific validated measures for depression and anxiety... - Self-efficacy, perceived preparedness, and psychological distress in women completing primary treatment for breast cancerJennifer M Jones
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Psychosoc Oncol 28:269-90. 2010..Although further research is needed, our findings suggest that self-efficacy and perceived preparedness represent important constructs to target in the development of interventions for women at the reentry transition... - Quality of life and mental health in caregivers of outpatients with advanced cancerDeepa Wadhwa
Division of Medical Oncology and Haematology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Psychooncology 22:403-10. 2013..This study evaluates the quality of life (QOL) and mental health (MH) of caregivers of patients with advanced cancer who are receiving ambulatory oncology care and associations with patient, caregiver and care-related characteristics... - The quality of dying and deathSarah Hales
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Arch Intern Med 168:912-8. 2008..Quality of dying and death is broader in scope than either quality of life at the end of life or quality of care at the end of life, although there is overlap among these constructs... - Bringing palliative care to a Canadian cancer center: the palliative care program at Princess Margaret HospitalCamilla Zimmermann
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, 610 University Ave, 16th Floor, M5G 2M9, Toronto, ON, Canada
Support Care Cancer 14:982-7. 2006..We will describe the components, successes, and challenges of our program, which may be useful for others, who are developing palliative care programs in an academic setting... - The effects of psychoeducation on disturbed eating attitudes and behavior in young women with type 1 diabetes mellitusMarion P Olmsted
Ambulatory Care for Eating Disorders, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Int J Eat Disord 32:230-9. 2002..This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a six-session psychoeducation (PE) program on young women with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) and disordered eating attitudes and behavior... - Interpersonal processes in palliative care: an attachment perspective on the patient-clinician relationshipAdrienne Tan
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, Canada
Palliat Med 19:143-50. 2005..This paper provides an overview of this theory and demonstrates its application and relevance to palliative care... - Phase II trial of mirtazapine for cancer-related cachexia and anorexiaRachel P Riechelmann
Department of Medical Oncology, University of Toronto, Canada
Am J Hosp Palliat Care 27:106-10. 2010..2 kg); 24% and 6% improved appetite and health-related quality of life (HQOL), respectively. Mirtazapine is a promising agent for the treatment of CRCA... - Cancer pain and depression: a systematic review of age-related patternsLucia Gagliese
School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Canada
Pain Res Manag 12:205-11. 2007..This information is important to provide effective palliation of pain and depression to the growing numbers of older cancer patients... - Traumatic stress in acute leukemiaGary Rodin
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
Psychooncology 22:299-307. 2013..In the present study, we investigate the prevalence and correlates of post-traumatic stress symptoms in this population... - A couple-based intervention for patients and caregivers facing end-stage cancer: outcomes of a randomized controlled trialLinda M McLean
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, University Health Network, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Psychooncology 22:28-38. 2013..EFT examines the ways couples process patterns of interaction, facilitating change... - Meaning in bone marrow transplant nurses' work: experiences before and after a "meaning-centered" interventionDoris Leung
Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cancer Nurs 35:374-81. 2012..In this context, it is unclear what meanings BMT nurses experience in their work and how they find meaning and sustain hope, given conflicting responsibilities to patients... - Effectiveness of specialized palliative care: a systematic reviewCamilla Zimmermann
Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
JAMA 299:1698-709. 2008..However, the impact of such teams on quality of life, satisfaction with care, and economic cost has not been examined systematically using detailed criteria for study quality... - How haematological cancer nurses experience the threat of patients' mortalityDoris Leung
Lawrence S Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
J Adv Nurs 68:2175-84. 2012..This article explores how cancer nurses experienced the threat of patients' mortality on malignant haematology units of one institution in Ontario, Canada... - Predictors of parenting stress in patients with haematological cancerCheryl Fernandes
Child and Youth Mental Health Outpatient Service, McMaster Children s Hospital, and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
J Psychosoc Oncol 30:81-96. 2012..These findings underscore the relationship of parenting stress to psychological well-being and the contribution of individual characteristics in parents to this stress... - The denial of death thesis: sociological critique and implications for palliative careCamilla Zimmermann
Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Palliat Med 18:121-8. 2004..In particular, we argue that the emphasis of palliative care should not be on extinguishing the denial of death but on the relief of suffering... - The impact of thyroid cancer and post-surgical radioactive iodine treatment on the lives of thyroid cancer survivors: a qualitative studyAnna M Sawka
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
PLoS ONE 4:e4191. 2009..Participants provided recommendations for healthcare providers on counseling future patients on adjuvant RAI treatment... - The evaluation of a two-day interdisciplinary continuing education event in psychosocial oncologyJennifer M Jones
Princess Margaret Hospital, 610 University Avenue, 5th Floor, Room 605, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2M9
J Cancer Educ 19:161-4. 2004.... - Sex differences in depression after coronary artery bypass graft surgeryRachel H B Mitchell
Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Am Heart J 150:1017-25. 2005..Previous research suggests that after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, women fare worse than men. This study investigates sex differences in depression during recovery from CABG surgery... - Depression in medical patientsRobert Peveler
BMJ 325:149-52. 2002 - Hidden morbidity in cancer: spouse caregiversMichal Braun
Sharett Institute of Oncology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
J Clin Oncol 25:4829-34. 2007....