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| Valerie JenkinsSummaryAffiliation: University of Sussex Country: UK Publications
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Can communication skills training alter physicians' beliefs and behavior in clinics?Valerie Jenkins
Cancer Research UK Psychosocial Oncology Group, School of Biological Sciences, University of Sussex, East Sussex, England
J Clin Oncol 20:765-9. 2002..Additionally, to investigate whether physicians' attitudes are reflected in communication behaviors with patients during interviews...
Describing randomisation: patients' and the public's preferences compared with clinicians' practiceV Jenkins
Cancer Research UK Psychosocial Oncology Group, Brighton and Susssex Medical School, University of Sussex, Falmer, Sussex BN1 9QG, UK
Br J Cancer 87:854-8. 2002..This analogy used by 26% of oncologists, was viewed as trivialising and upsetting in the context of determining treatment for life threatening disease...- Does hormone therapy for the treatment of breast cancer have a detrimental effect on memory and cognition? A pilot studyValerie Jenkins
Cancer Research UK, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
Psychooncology 13:61-6. 2004..In view of the increased use of hormone therapies in an adjuvant and preventative setting their impact on cognitive functioning should be investigated more thoroughly... - Self-reported cognitive problems in women receiving adjuvant therapy for breast cancerVal Shilling
Cancer Research UK Psychosocial Oncology Group, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, East Sussex BN1 9QG, UK
Eur J Oncol Nurs 11:6-15. 2007..Future research should focus on developing cognitive assessments that tap everyday functioning... - The effects of hormone therapy on cognition in breast cancerValerie Shilling
Psychosocial Oncology Group Cancer Research UK, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Falmer, East Sussex, BN1 9QG, UK
J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 86:405-12. 2003.... 
Group recruitment sessions enhance patient understanding in a small multi-centre phase III clinical trialKathryn Monson
Sussex Health Outcomes Research and Education in Cancer, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QG, England, United Kingdom
Contemp Clin Trials 33:286-90. 2012..The design of the ARIX (acupuncture for radiation induced xerostomia) trial provided an opportunity to deliver researcher led, enhanced patient information to groups of potential participants...- Specialist breast care and research nurses' attitudes to adjuvant chemotherapy in older women with breast cancerRachel Ballinger
Cancer Research UK Psychosocial Oncology Group, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, UK
Eur J Oncol Nurs 16:78-86. 2012..Specialist breast care nurses (BCN) and research nurses (RN) play an important role influencing decisions. We report the roles, attitudes and involvement of such nurses regarding adjuvant chemotherapy in older women... - Information needs and experiences: an audit of UK cancer patientsAnna Cox
Cancer Research UK Psychosocial Oncology Group, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Falmer, East Sussex BN1 9QG, UK
Eur J Oncol Nurs 10:263-72. 2006..Regular audits highlight gaps and omissions in the information given to patients... - Communicating sad, bad, and difficult news in medicineLesley Fallowfield
Cancer Research UK Psychosocial Oncology Group, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, BN1 9QG, Falmer, UK
Lancet 363:312-9. 2004..We focus mainly on difficulties encountered involving parents in an obstetric or paediatric setting, people in acute trauma situations such as accident and emergency departments, and patients with cancer... - What oncologists believe they said and what patients believe they heard: an analysis of phase I trial discussionsValerie Jenkins
Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, United Kingdom BN9 1QG
J Clin Oncol 29:61-8. 2011.... - Does endocrine therapy for the treatment and prevention of breast cancer affect memory and cognition?Valerie Jenkins
Cancer Research UK Psychosocial Oncology Group, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Falmer BN1 9QG, UK
Eur J Cancer 43:1342-7. 2007..This paper examines the main evidence associated with this claim and discusses the importance of examining such issues within randomised trials... - Factors affecting patient and clinician satisfaction with the clinical consultation: can communication skills training for clinicians improve satisfaction?Valerie Shilling
Cancer Research UK Psychosocial Oncology Group, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, UK
Psychooncology 12:599-611. 2003..The subtle benefits of improved communication may be overshadowed by practical problems such as waiting too long to see the doctor, which have an adverse effect on satisfaction... - Multidisciplinary teams in cancer care: are they effective in the UK?Anne Fleissig
Cancer Research UK Psychosocial Oncology Group, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Falmer, UK
Lancet Oncol 7:935-43. 2006.... - Efficacy of a Cancer Research UK communication skills training model for oncologists: a randomised controlled trialLesley Fallowfield
Cancer Research UK Psychosocial Oncology Group, School of Biological Science, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK
Lancet 359:650-6. 2002..This study aimed to assess the efficacy of an intensive 3-day training course on communication skills in a randomised controlled trial with a two-by-two factorial design and several outcomes... - Which bisphosphonates do oncologists prescribe for women with metastatic breast cancer and why? Results of a UK surveyLesley Fallowfield
CRUK Psychosocial Oncology Group, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, East Sussex, UK
Breast 17:459-63. 2008..Adherence to oral bisphosphonates is often poor, but 44% oncologists expected good adherence in >71% patients. More clinical trial data are needed to inform practice... - The (mis)classification of chemo-fog--methodological inconsistencies in the investigation of cognitive impairment after chemotherapyVal Shilling
Cancer Research UK Psychosocial Oncology Group, Brighton and Sussex Medical School University of Sussex, Falmer East Sussex, UK
Breast Cancer Res Treat 95:125-9. 2006..We aim to demonstrate that different methods of analysis produce markedly different results, making the true extent of impairment unclear... - Lay understanding of terms used in cancer consultationsKristina Chapman
Centre for Research in Health and Medicine, School of Social Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, East Sussex, UK
Psychooncology 12:557-66. 2003..Awareness of the unfamiliarity of the lay population with cancer-related terms could prompt further explanation in cancer-related consultations... - Group acupuncture to relieve radiation induced xerostomia: a feasibility studyRichard Simcock
Brighton and Sussex University Hospital Trust, Brighton, East Sussex, UK
Acupunct Med 27:109-13. 2009..We conducted a feasibility study to examine the acceptability of a standardised group acupuncture technique and adherence to group sessions, together with acceptability of the objective and subjective measurements of xerostomia... - Acronymic trials: the good, the bad, and the coerciveLesley Fallowfield
Sussex Psychosocial Oncology Group, Cancer Research UK, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Falmer, BN1 9QG, Sussex, UK
Lancet 360:1622. 2002 - A survey of intrapartum fetal surveillance education practices in Victorian public hospitalsMark Beaves
RANZCOG, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 47:95-100. 2007..What professional education in intrapartum fetal surveillance currently exists in Victorian public hospitals is unknown...