F J Keefe

Summary

Affiliation: Duke University Medical Center
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The relationship of self-reported pain and functional impairment to gait mechanics in overweight and obese persons with knee osteoarthritis
    Mary Beth Nebel
    Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 90:1874-9. 2009
  2. ncbi Virtual reality for persistent pain: A new direction for behavioral pain management
    Francis J Keefe
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke Pain Prevention and Treatment Research Program, Duke University, Suite 340, 2200 W Main St, Durham, NC 27705, USA Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke Pain Prevention and Treatment Research Program, Duke University, Suite 340, 2200 W Main St, Durham, NC 27705, USA Electronic address
    Pain 153:2163-6. 2012
  3. ncbi Behavioral medicine: 2002 and beyond
    Francis J Keefe
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
    J Consult Clin Psychol 70:852-6. 2002
  4. ncbi The self-efficacy of family caregivers for helping cancer patients manage pain at end-of-life
    Francis J Keefe
    Pain Prevention and Treatment Research, Box 3159, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    Pain 103:157-62. 2003
  5. ncbi The social context of gastrointestinal cancer pain: a preliminary study examining the relation of patient pain catastrophizing to patient perceptions of social support and caregiver stress and negative responses
    Francis J Keefe
    Pain Prevention and Treatment Research, Box 3159, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    Pain 103:151-6. 2003
  6. ncbi Psychological approaches to understanding and treating arthritis pain
    Francis J Keefe
    Pain Prevention and Treatment Research Program, Duke University Medical Center, Box 90399, Durham, NC 27708, USA
    Nat Rev Rheumatol 6:210-6. 2010
  7. ncbi Effects of spouse-assisted coping skills training and exercise training in patients with osteoarthritic knee pain: a randomized controlled study
    Francis J Keefe
    Duke University Medical Center, Box 3129, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    Pain 110:539-49. 2004
  8. ncbi Changing face of pain: evolution of pain research in psychosomatic medicine
    Francis J Keefe
    Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
    Psychosom Med 64:921-38. 2002
  9. ncbi Gender differences in pain, coping, and mood in individuals having osteoarthritic knee pain: a within-day analysis
    Francis J Keefe
    Medical Center, Duke University, Box 3129, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    Pain 110:571-7. 2004
  10. ncbi The assessment of pain behavior: implications for applied psychophysiology and future research directions
    Francis J Keefe
    Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback 27:117-27. 2002

Research Grants

  1. ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND NONCARDIAC CHEST PAIN
    Francis Keefe; Fiscal Year: 2005
  2. Coping Skills Training for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
    Francis Keefe; Fiscal Year: 2005
  3. Self System Therapy and Chronic Low Back Pain
    Francis Keefe; Fiscal Year: 2006
  4. Caregiver Coping Skills training for Lung Cancer
    Francis Keefe; Fiscal Year: 2006
  5. STRESS AND BEHAVIOR IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
    Francis Keefe; Fiscal Year: 2007
  6. Pain, Distress and Mammography Use in Breast Cancer Patients
    Francis Keefe; Fiscal Year: 2009
  7. SPOUSE GUIDED PAIN MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR CANCER PAIN
    Francis Keefe; Fiscal Year: 2002
  8. GENDER, COPING AND THE ARTHRITIS PAIN EXPERIENCE
    Francis Keefe; Fiscal Year: 2002
  9. Pain, Distress and Mammography Use in Breast Cancer Patients
    Francis J Keefe; Fiscal Year: 2010

Detail Information

Publications94

  1. ncbi The relationship of self-reported pain and functional impairment to gait mechanics in overweight and obese persons with knee osteoarthritis
    Mary Beth Nebel
    Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 90:1874-9. 2009
    ....
  2. ncbi Virtual reality for persistent pain: A new direction for behavioral pain management
    Francis J Keefe
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke Pain Prevention and Treatment Research Program, Duke University, Suite 340, 2200 W Main St, Durham, NC 27705, USA Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke Pain Prevention and Treatment Research Program, Duke University, Suite 340, 2200 W Main St, Durham, NC 27705, USA Electronic address
    Pain 153:2163-6. 2012
    ..Although research on virtual reality interventions for persistent pain is in its infancy, this technology holds considerable promise, and research in this field should be pursued...
  3. ncbi Behavioral medicine: 2002 and beyond
    Francis J Keefe
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
    J Consult Clin Psychol 70:852-6. 2002
    ..Topics addressed include social and environmental issues, the role of technology, translational research, improving and developing interventions, and professional training and retraining...
  4. ncbi The self-efficacy of family caregivers for helping cancer patients manage pain at end-of-life
    Francis J Keefe
    Pain Prevention and Treatment Research, Box 3159, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    Pain 103:157-62. 2003
    ..Considered overall, the results of this study suggest that caregiver self-efficacy in pain management is important in understanding how caregivers adjust to the demands of caring for cancer patients who have pain at the end of life...
  5. ncbi The social context of gastrointestinal cancer pain: a preliminary study examining the relation of patient pain catastrophizing to patient perceptions of social support and caregiver stress and negative responses
    Francis J Keefe
    Pain Prevention and Treatment Research, Box 3159, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    Pain 103:151-6. 2003
    ..Taken together, these preliminary findings suggest that pain catastrophizing has interpersonal correlates and support the need for additional research examining the social context of pain catastrophizing...
  6. ncbi Psychological approaches to understanding and treating arthritis pain
    Francis J Keefe
    Pain Prevention and Treatment Research Program, Duke University Medical Center, Box 90399, Durham, NC 27708, USA
    Nat Rev Rheumatol 6:210-6. 2010
    ..These include pain coping skills training, interventions that include patients' partners, and emotional disclosure strategies...
  7. ncbi Effects of spouse-assisted coping skills training and exercise training in patients with osteoarthritic knee pain: a randomized controlled study
    Francis J Keefe
    Duke University Medical Center, Box 3129, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    Pain 110:539-49. 2004
    ..An intervention that combines spouse-assisted coping skills training and exercise training can improve physical fitness, strength, pain coping, and self-efficacy in patients suffering from pain due to osteoarthritis...
  8. ncbi Changing face of pain: evolution of pain research in psychosomatic medicine
    Francis J Keefe
    Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
    Psychosom Med 64:921-38. 2002
    ..This article provides an overview of how psychosomatic research on pain has evolved over the past 60 years as exemplified by studies published in Psychosomatic Medicine...
  9. ncbi Gender differences in pain, coping, and mood in individuals having osteoarthritic knee pain: a within-day analysis
    Francis J Keefe
    Medical Center, Duke University, Box 3129, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    Pain 110:571-7. 2004
    ..Taken together, these findings underscore the importance of obtaining multiple daily assessments when studying gender differences in the pain experience...
  10. ncbi The assessment of pain behavior: implications for applied psychophysiology and future research directions
    Francis J Keefe
    Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback 27:117-27. 2002
    ..The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications of pain behavior observation for applied psychophysiology and future directions for research and practice in this area...
  11. ncbi Psychological approaches to understanding and treating disease-related pain
    Francis J Keefe
    Duke University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    Annu Rev Psychol 56:601-30. 2005
    ..In the final section, we describe important future directions, including strategies for disseminating psychosocial treatments and disparities in pain management...
  12. ncbi Pain and emotion: new research directions
    F J Keefe
    Pain Prevention and Treatment Research, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    J Clin Psychol 57:587-607. 2001
    ..The article concludes with a discussion of important directions for future research in this area...
  13. ncbi A randomized, controlled trial of emotional disclosure in rheumatoid arthritis: can clinician assistance enhance the effects?
    Francis J Keefe
    Duke Pain Prevention and Treatment Research Program, Box 3159, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27708, USA
    Pain 137:164-72. 2008
    ..We conclude that verbal emotional disclosure about stressful experiences, whether conducted privately or assisted by a clinician, has little or no benefit for people with RA...
  14. ncbi Behavioral medicine: a voyage to the future
    Francis J Keefe
    Pain Prevention and Treatment Research Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
    Ann Behav Med 41:141-51. 2011
    ..The third section describes recent Society of Behavioral Medicine initiatives designed to address some of the key challenges facing our field as we prepare for the future...
  15. ncbi Recent advances and future directions in the biopsychosocial assessment and treatment of arthritis
    Francis J Keefe
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
    J Consult Clin Psychol 70:640-55. 2002
    ..The 3rd part of the article reviews studies that testing the efficacy of biopsychosocial treatment approaches for persons having osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis...
  16. ncbi Psychological aspects of persistent pain: current state of the science
    Francis J Keefe
    Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
    J Pain 5:195-211. 2004
    ..This article provides an overview of current research on psychological aspects of persistent pain, and highlights steps needed to advance this area of research...
  17. ncbi Health psychology: what will the future bring?
    Francis J Keefe
    Pain Prevention and Treatment Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    Health Psychol 23:156-7. 2004
    ..Finally, the numerous changes outlined in this series of articles will demand that health psychologists extend and refine their theoretical models including the biopsychosocial model...
  18. ncbi Pain catastrophizing in borderline morbidly obese and morbidly obese individuals with osteoarthritic knee pain
    T J Somers
    Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27708, USA
    Pain Res Manag 13:401-6. 2008
    ..Next, it examined how pain catastrophizing is related to important indexes of pain and adjustment in borderline morbidly obese and morbidly obese OA patients...
  19. ncbi Feasibility of a dyadic intervention for management of osteoarthritis: a pilot study with older patients and their spousal caregivers
    L M Martire
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and University Center for Social and Urban Research, 121 University Place, Room 508, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
    Aging Ment Health 7:53-60. 2003
    ..The findings of this pilot study point to the utility of a dyadic intervention approach to management of OA in late life...
  20. ncbi Coping and quality of life in patients awaiting lung transplantation
    Jessica L Taylor
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    J Psychosom Res 65:71-9. 2008
    ..Although coping strategies are related to QOL in patients with ESLD, the extent to which specific native lung disease moderates this relationship is unknown...
  21. ncbi Coping with sexual concerns after cancer: the use of flexible coping
    Jennifer Barsky Reese
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
    Support Care Cancer 18:785-800. 2010
    ..The medical model that guides current approaches to sexual care in cancer does not adequately address key patient needs...
  22. ncbi Arthritis self-efficacy and self-efficacy for resisting eating: relationships to pain, disability, and eating behavior in overweight and obese individuals with osteoarthritic knee pain
    Jennifer J Pells
    Duke University Medical Center, Box 90399, Durham, NC 27708, USA
    Pain 136:340-7. 2008
    ..Moreover, the contributions of self-efficacy were domain specific. Interventions targeting both arthritis self-efficacy and self-efficacy for resisting eating may be helpful in this population...
  23. ncbi Hope in the context of lung cancer: relationships of hope to symptoms and psychological distress
    David Berendes
    Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
    J Pain Symptom Manage 40:174-82. 2010
    ..Hope may be important in explaining the variability in how patients adjust to lung cancer...
  24. ncbi Racial differences in osteoarthritis pain and function: potential explanatory factors
    K D Allen
    Health Services Research and Development Service, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    Osteoarthritis Cartilage 18:160-7. 2010
    ..This study examined factors underlying racial differences in pain and function among patients with hip and/or knee osteoarthritis (OA)...
  25. ncbi Loving-kindness meditation for chronic low back pain: results from a pilot trial
    James W Carson
    Duke University Medical Center, USA
    J Holist Nurs 23:287-304. 2005
    ..IMPLICATIONS: Clinicians may find loving-kindness meditation helpful in the treatment of patients with persistent pain...
  26. ncbi Perceptions of patients' self-efficacy for managing pain and lung cancer symptoms: correspondence between patients and family caregivers
    Laura S Porter
    Pain Prevention and Treatment Research, Duke Medical Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Box 3159, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    Pain 98:169-78. 2002
    ....
  27. ncbi Pain behavior in rheumatoid arthritis patients: identification of pain behavior subgroups
    Sandra J Waters
    Department of Psychology, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC 27707, USA
    J Pain Symptom Manage 36:69-78. 2008
    ..The results of this study suggest that there are homogeneous subgroups within rheumatoid arthritis patient populations who differ in the motor pain behaviors they exhibit...
  28. ncbi Daily pain variations among patients with hand, hip, and knee osteoarthritis
    K D Allen
    Health Services Research and Development Service, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    Osteoarthritis Cartilage 17:1275-82. 2009
    ..This study examined within-day osteoarthritis (OA)-related pain patterns and associated patient characteristics...
  29. ncbi Attachment and pain: recent findings and future directions
    Laura S Porter
    Pain Prevention and Treatment Research Program, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3159, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    Pain 128:195-8. 2007
  30. ncbi Pain catastrophizing and pain-related fear in osteoarthritis patients: relationships to pain and disability
    Tamara J Somers
    Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
    J Pain Symptom Manage 37:863-72. 2009
    ....
  31. ncbi Prostate cancer in African Americans: relationship of patient and partner self-efficacy to quality of life
    Lisa C Campbell
    Pain Prevention and Treatment Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
    J Pain Symptom Manage 28:433-44. 2004
    ..The clinical implications of these findings are discussed and future directions for research on self-efficacy in African American prostate cancer survivors are identified...
  32. ncbi Psychosocial factors and the pain experience of osteoarthritis patients: new findings and new directions
    Tamara J Somers
    Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
    Curr Opin Rheumatol 21:501-6. 2009
    ..First, the review highlights studies of psychosocial factors that can influence osteoarthritis pain. Next, research testing the efficacy of psychosocial treatments for osteoarthritis pain is summarized...
  33. ncbi Pain catastrophizing in patients with noncardiac chest pain: relationships with pain, anxiety, and disability
    Rebecca A Shelby
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27708, USA
    Psychosom Med 71:861-8. 2009
    ....
  34. ncbi Psychologic interventions and lifestyle modifications for arthritis pain management
    Francis J Keefe
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke Medical Center, Duke Pain Prevention and Treatment Research Program, 2200 Main Street, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    Rheum Dis Clin North Am 34:351-68. 2008
    ..In each section, the authors briefly describe the rationale and nature of the interventions, present data on their efficacy, and highlight potential future research directions...
  35. ncbi Therapeutic Interactive Voice Response for chronic pain reduction and relapse prevention
    MAGDALENA R NAYLOR
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont College of Medicine, 1 South Prospect Street, UHC, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
    Pain 134:335-45. 2008
    ..Preliminary analysis of medication usage suggests that the superior outcome of the TIVR group was unlikely to be a consequence of differential medication use...
  36. ncbi Self-efficacy for managing pain, symptoms, and function in patients with lung cancer and their informal caregivers: associations with symptoms and distress
    Laura S Porter
    Duke University Medical Center, 2200 West Main Street, Suite 340, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    Pain 137:306-15. 2008
    ....
  37. ncbi Sleep-wake functioning along the cancer continuum: focus group results from the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS(®))
    Kathryn E Flynn
    Center for Clinical and Genetic Economics, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27715, USA
    Psychooncology 19:1086-93. 2010
    ..As part of an effort to improve measurement of sleep-wake functioning, we explored the scope of difficulties with sleep in a diverse group of patients diagnosed with cancer...
  38. ncbi Spirituality, religion, and clinical outcomes in patients recovering from an acute myocardial infarction
    James A Blumenthal
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    Psychosom Med 69:501-8. 2007
    ..To assess the prospective relationship between spiritual experiences and health in a sample of patients surviving an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with depression or low social support...
  39. ncbi Yoga for women with metastatic breast cancer: results from a pilot study
    James W Carson
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
    J Pain Symptom Manage 33:331-41. 2007
    ..These findings support the need for further investigation of the effects of the Yoga of Awareness Program in women with MBC...
  40. ncbi Domain specific self-efficacy mediates the impact of pain catastrophizing on pain and disability in overweight and obese osteoarthritis patients
    Rebecca A Shelby
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
    J Pain 9:912-9. 2008
    ..These results suggest that treatment efforts to reduce pain and improve functioning in OA patients who are overweight or obese should consider addressing both pain catastrophizing and self-efficacy...
  41. ncbi Pain communication in the context of osteoarthritis: patient and partner self-efficacy for pain communication and holding back from discussion of pain and arthritis-related concerns
    Laura S Porter
    Department of Psyciatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    Clin J Pain 24:662-8. 2008
    ....
  42. ncbi Comparison of pain measures among patients with osteoarthritis
    Kelli D Allen
    Health Services Research and Development Service, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
    J Pain 11:522-7. 2010
    ..Results of this study indicate that end-of-day recall is a practical and valid method for assessing patients' average pain during a day...
  43. ncbi Partner-assisted emotional disclosure for patients with gastrointestinal cancer: results from a randomized controlled trial
    Laura S Porter
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
    Cancer 115:4326-38. 2009
    ..The current study tested the efficacy of a novel partner-assisted emotional disclosure intervention in a sample of patients with gastrointestinal (GI) cancer...
  44. ncbi Sex differences in biomechanics associated with knee osteoarthritis
    Ershela L Sims
    Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University Medical Center, 202 Biological Sciences Building, Box 90383, Durham, NC 27708, USA
    J Women Aging 21:159-70. 2009
    ..Within female subjects, variations in gait mechanics were primarily explained by weight, BMI, pain, and disability. In males, variations in gait mechanics were primarily explained by age and disability...
  45. ncbi Disease severity and domain-specific arthritis self-efficacy: relationships to pain and functioning in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
    Tamara J Somers
    Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
    Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 62:848-56. 2010
    ..To examine the degree to which disease severity and domains of self-efficacy (pain, function, and other symptoms) explain pain and functioning in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients...
  46. ncbi Using cognitive interviews to evaluate items for measuring sexual functioning across cancer populations: improvements and remaining challenges
    Alice K Fortune-Greeley
    Center for Clinical and Genetic Economics, Duke Clinical Research Institute, PO Box 17969, Durham, NC 27715, USA
    Qual Life Res 18:1085-93. 2009
    ..We describe how cognitive interviews improved the quality of the items and discuss remaining challenges to assessing sexual functioning in research with cancer populations...
  47. ncbi Caregiver-assisted coping skills training for patients with COPD: background, design, and methodological issues for the INSPIRE-II study
    James A Blumenthal
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    Clin Trials 6:172-84. 2009
    ..To date, however, no studies have examined the effects of a caregiver-assisted CST intervention in patients with COPD with less severe disease...
  48. ncbi Persistent smoking after a diagnosis of lung cancer is associated with higher reported pain levels
    Marcella Daniel
    Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cancer Prevention, Detection and Control Research Program, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    J Pain 10:323-8. 2009
    ..Although more research is needed to understand the mechanisms that relate nicotine intake to pain and disease progression, physicians can promote smoking cessation in patients with lung cancer to improve health and quality of life...
  49. ncbi Racial differences in gait mechanics associated with knee osteoarthritis
    Ershela L Sims
    Department of Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
    Aging Clin Exp Res 21:463-9. 2009
    ....
  50. ncbi Sexual functioning along the cancer continuum: focus group results from the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®)
    Kathryn E Flynn
    Center for Clinical and Genetic Economics, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27715, USA
    Psychooncology 20:378-86. 2011
    ..As part of an effort to improve measurement of self-reported sexual functioning, we explored the scope and importance of sexual functioning and intimacy to patients across cancer sites and along the continuum of care...
  51. ncbi Genetic and environmental determinants of postthoracotomy pain syndrome
    Andrew Shaw
    Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
    Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 21:8-11. 2008
    ..Persistent pain after thoracotomy is not an acute somatic pain, rather it is a complex syndrome with many of the characteristics of neuropathic, dysesthetic pain...
  52. ncbi Conflict about expressing emotions and chronic low back pain: associations with pain and anger
    James W Carson
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
    J Pain 8:405-11. 2007
    ..Patients who report greater conflict with regard to expressing emotions may be experiencing higher pain and anger...
  53. ncbi Facilitating research participation and improving quality of life for African American prostate cancer survivors and their intimate partners. A pilot study of telephone-based coping skills training
    Lisa C Campbell
    Pain Prevention and Treatment Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27704, USA
    Cancer 109:414-24. 2007
    ..Cancer 2007. (c) 2006 American Cancer Society...
  54. ncbi Telephone-based coping skills training for patients awaiting lung transplantation
    James A Blumenthal
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    J Consult Clin Psychol 74:535-44. 2006
    ..Despite the severity of pulmonary disease in this patient population, significant improvements in quality of life, but not somatic measures or survival to transplant, were achieved...
  55. ncbi Forgiveness and chronic low back pain: a preliminary study examining the relationship of forgiveness to pain, anger, and psychological distress
    James W Carson
    Pain Prevention and Treatment Research Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27708, USA
    J Pain 6:84-91. 2005
    ..Patients who report an inability to forgive others might be experiencing higher pain and psychological distress that are mediated by relatively higher levels of state anger...
  56. ncbi Disclosure between patients with gastrointestinal cancer and their spouses
    Laura S Porter
    Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    Psychooncology 14:1030-42. 2005
    ..Considered overall, the results of this study suggest that levels of disclosure between cancer patients and their spouses may be important in understanding how they adjust as a couple to the demands of the patient's illness...
  57. ncbi A comparison of conventional pain coping skills training and pain coping skills training with a maintenance training component: a daily diary analysis of short- and long-term treatment effects
    James W Carson
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
    J Pain 7:615-25. 2006
    ..Overall, results indicate similar results for both the conventional and the modified protocols...
  58. ncbi Partner-guided cancer pain management at the end of life: a preliminary study
    Francis J Keefe
    Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
    J Pain Symptom Manage 29:263-72. 2005
    ..Given the significance of pain at the end of life, future research in this area appears warranted...
  59. ncbi Ambivalence over emotional expression in patients with gastrointestinal cancer and their caregivers: associations with patient pain and quality of life
    Laura S Porter
    Duke University Medical Center, Box 90399, Durham, NC 27708, USA
    Pain 117:340-8. 2005
    ..Taken together, these findings suggest that emotional regulation in both patients and their caregivers may be an important factor in understanding cancer patients' experience of and coping with symptoms such as pain...
  60. ncbi Patterns of opioid analgesic prescription among patients with osteoarthritis
    Kelli L Dominick
    Health Services Research and Development Service, Epidemiologic Research and Information Center, Durham VA Medical Center 152, 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother 18:31-46. 2004
    ..Additional research is needed to examine reasons for racial differences in opioid prescribing, as well as the prescription of these medications at fairly low doses...
  61. ncbi Fluoxetine, comprehensive cognitive behavioral therapy, and placebo in generalized social phobia
    Jonathan R T Davidson
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 61:1005-13. 2004
    ..Generalized social phobia is common, persistent, and disabling and is often treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor drugs or cognitive behavioral therapy...
  62. ncbi Self-discrepancy in chronic low back pain: relation to pain, depression, and psychological distress
    Sandra J Waters
    Pain Prevention and Treatment Program, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC 3159, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    J Pain Symptom Manage 27:251-9. 2004
    ....
  63. ncbi Effects of coping skills training and sertraline in patients with non-cardiac chest pain: a randomized controlled study
    Francis J Keefe
    Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    Pain 152:730-41. 2011
    ..Overall, these findings support the importance of further research on the effects of CST and sertraline for non-cardiac chest pain...
  64. ncbi Pain coping and the pain experience in children with juvenile chronic arthritis
    L E Schanberg
    Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    Pain 73:181-9. 1997
    ..Behavioral and cognitive therapy interventions designed to increase pain coping efficacy may be useful adjuncts in treating pain in children with chronic arthritis...
  65. ncbi A couple-based intervention for female breast cancer
    Donald H Baucom
    Department of Psychology, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
    Psychooncology 18:276-83. 2009
    ..The current investigation presents the pilot results from a new couple-based intervention program for breast cancer that teaches couples how to minimize negative effects and maximize positive functioning during this difficult time...
  66. ncbi Anger and persistent pain: current status and future directions
    Kelly A Greenwood
    Duke University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Box 3159, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    Pain 103:1-5. 2003
  67. ncbi Applying centrality of event to persistent pain: a preliminary view
    LisaCaitlin M Perri
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Pain Prevention and Treatment Research Program, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
    J Pain 9:265-71. 2008
    ..The results of this study indicate that centrality of event, a relatively new construct, could improve our understanding of persistent pain...
  68. ncbi A pilot study investigating the utility of the cognitive-behavioral model of insomnia in early-stage lung cancer patients
    Meredith E Rumble
    Department of Psychology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
    J Pain Symptom Manage 30:160-9. 2005
    ..These pilot findings support the utility of the cognitive-behavioral model in understanding insomnia in early-stage lung cancer patients and the hypothesis that insomnia is related to poor clinical status...
  69. ncbi Point of view
    Francis J Keefe
    Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    Spine 27:1237. 2002
  70. ncbi Psychological interventions for arthritis pain management in adults: a meta-analysis
    Kim E Dixon
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Pain Prevention and Treatment Research Program, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    Health Psychol 26:241-50. 2007
    ..The psychosocial impact of arthritis can be profound. There is growing interest in psychosocial interventions for managing pain and disability in arthritis patients...
  71. ncbi What physicians should know about spirituality and chronic pain
    Amy B Wachholtz
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    South Med J 99:1174-5. 2006
  72. ncbi Persistent pain and depression: a biopsychosocial perspective
    Lisa C Campbell
    Pain Prevention and Treatment Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
    Biol Psychiatry 54:399-409. 2003
    ....
  73. ncbi Cancer pain at the end of life: a biopsychosocial perspective
    Linda M Sutton
    Division of Medical Oncology and Transplantation, Duke Oncology Network, Duke University Medical Center, DUMC 2989, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    Pain 99:5-10. 2002
  74. ncbi Tailoring cognitive-behavioral treatment for cancer pain
    Jo Ann Dalton
    School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599 7460, USA
    Pain Manag Nurs 5:3-18. 2004
    ..Delivery of CBT by home visits, phone, or Internet needs to be explored further...
  75. ncbi One- and two-item measures of pain beliefs and coping strategies
    Mark P Jensen
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, P O Box 356490, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195 6490, USA
    Pain 104:453-69. 2003
    ..The findings support the validity of these brief subscales. The appropriate use and limitations of these measures are discussed...
  76. ncbi Self-reports of pain intensity and direct observations of pain behavior: when are they correlated?
    Jennifer S Labus
    Department of Psychology, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701, USA
    Pain 102:109-24. 2003
    ..The implications of the findings for the assessment of pain are discussed...
  77. ncbi Symptom distress, catastrophic thinking, and hope in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients
    Yeur Hur Lai
    College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    Cancer Nurs 26:485-93. 2003
    ..Particular care and attention are recommended to help NPC patients deal with the top distressful symptoms listed. Nursing interventions to reduce catastrophic thinking and enhance hope are discussed...
  78. ncbi Memory for pain: the relationship of pain catastrophizing to the recall of daily rheumatoid arthritis pain
    John C Lefebvre
    Department of Psychology, Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29303 3663, USA
    Clin J Pain 18:56-63. 2002
    ..The current study examined the relation of catastrophizing to the recall of persistent pain associated with rheumatoid arthritis...
  79. ncbi Acceptance and change in the context of chronic pain
    Lance M McCracken
    Pain Management Unit, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases and The University of Bath, Bath BA1 1RL, UK
    Pain 109:4-7. 2004
  80. ncbi Effects of brief pain education on hospitalized cancer patients with moderate to severe pain
    Yeur Hur Lai
    College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu Hsing Street, 110 Taipei, Taiwan
    Support Care Cancer 12:645-52. 2004
    ..These preliminary results strongly suggest that structured pain education can effectively improve the pain experience of hospitalized cancer patients and should be further implemented clinically...
  81. ncbi Getting a handle on process and change in CBT for chronic pain
    Stephen Morley
    Pain 127:197-8. 2007
  82. ncbi An interdisciplinary expert consensus statement on assessment of pain in older persons
    Thomas Hadjistavropoulos
    Centre on Aging and Health, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada
    Clin J Pain 23:S1-43. 2007
    ..The literature underlying the consensus recommendations is reviewed. Multiple revisions led to final reviews of 2 complete drafts before consensus was reached...
  83. ncbi Pain catastrophizing in the context of satisfaction with spousal responses: New perspectives and new opportunities
    Francis J Keefe
    Pain 131:1-2. 2007
  84. ncbi Effects of day-to-day affect regulation on the pain experience of patients with rheumatoid arthritis
    Mark Connelly
    Developmental and Behavioral Sciences, 4th Floor, Children s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA
    Pain 131:162-70. 2007
    ..This study suggests that the day-to-day regulation of negative and positive affect is a key variable for understanding the pain experience of individuals with rheumatoid arthritis and is a potentially important target for intervention...
  85. ncbi Psychosocial issues confronting young women with breast cancer
    Donald H Baucom
    Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, 27599, USA
    Breast Dis 23:103-13. 2005
    ..Initial findings provide encouraging evidence that couple-based psychosocial interventions for women and their partners might be of particular assistance to both partners...
  86. ncbi Older spouses' perceptions of partners' chronic arthritis pain: implications for spousal responses, support provision, and caregiving experiences
    Lynn M Martire
    Department of Psychiatry and University Center for Social and Urban Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
    Psychol Aging 21:222-30. 2006
    ..Future research that uses such observational methods may be highly useful for understanding the effects of chronic illness on older couples...
  87. ncbi Effects of a brief coping skills training intervention on nociceptive flexion reflex threshold in patients having osteoarthritic knee pain: a preliminary laboratory study of sex differences
    Charles F Emery
    Department of Psychology, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
    J Pain Symptom Manage 31:262-9. 2006
    ..This is the first study to demonstrate effects of a CST protocol on a measure of descending inhibition of nociception among patients with osteoarthritic knee pain...
  88. ncbi Impact of depressive symptoms on the treatment of generalized social anxiety disorder
    Deborah Roth Ledley
    Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
    Depress Anxiety 22:161-7. 2005
    ..Such modifications are likely to be more important when treating patients with SAD and comorbid major depressive disorder...
  89. ncbi Mood disorders in the medically ill: scientific review and recommendations
    Dwight L Evans
    School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Biol Psychiatry 58:175-89. 2005
    ....
  90. ncbi The symptoms of osteoarthritis and the genesis of pain
    David J Hunter
    Division of Research, New England Baptist Hospital, 125 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MA 02120, USA
    Rheum Dis Clin North Am 34:623-43. 2008
    ..Much has been learned during recent years, but much of this puzzle remains unexplored or inadequately understood...
  91. ncbi Laboratory pain perception and clinical pain in post-menopausal women and age-matched men with osteoarthritis: relationship to pain coping and hormonal status
    Christopher R France
    Department of Psychology, Ohio University, 245 Porter Hall, Athens, OH 45701, USA
    Pain 112:274-81. 2004
    ..Accordingly, individual differences in clinical and experimental pain may be better predicted by pain coping than by sex or hormonal differences...
  92. ncbi Gender differences in patient-spouse interactions: a sequential analysis of behavioral interactions in patients having osteoarthritic knee pain
    Suzanne J A Smith
    Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA
    Pain 112:183-7. 2004
    ..The implications of these findings for future research and clinical interventions focused on patient-spouse interactions are discussed...
  93. ncbi Behavioral medicine and clinical health psychology: introduction to the special issue, a view from the decade of behavior
    Timothy W Smith
    Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84112 0251, USA
    J Consult Clin Psychol 70:459-62. 2002
    ....
  94. ncbi Does personality at college entry predict number of reported pain conditions at mid-life? A longitudinal study
    Katherine L Applegate
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27708, USA
    J Pain 6:92-7. 2005
    ..The study is important because it is the first to examine how personality assessed in younger adults relates to the number of chronic pain conditions reported 30 years later...

Research Grants33

  1. ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND NONCARDIAC CHEST PAIN
    Francis Keefe; Fiscal Year: 2005
    ..This study may lead to major advances in our understanding of non-cardiac chest pain and enlarge our repertoire of methods for effectively treating non-cardiac chest pain. ..
  2. Coping Skills Training for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
    Francis Keefe; Fiscal Year: 2005
    ..Finally, future studies could examine whether comprehensive CST alters the immune responses of RA patients to daily stressors. ..
  3. Self System Therapy and Chronic Low Back Pain
    Francis Keefe; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ....
  4. Caregiver Coping Skills training for Lung Cancer
    Francis Keefe; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..The proposed study rigorously evaluations methods for enhancing the effects of caregiver-assisted coping skills training in cancer patients and their caregivers. ..
  5. STRESS AND BEHAVIOR IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
    Francis Keefe; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..The objective is the development of researchers skilled in their own specialty but able to collaborate successfully with specialists in other fields on research questions of importance to behavioral medicine. ..
  6. Pain, Distress and Mammography Use in Breast Cancer Patients
    Francis Keefe; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ....
  7. SPOUSE GUIDED PAIN MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR CANCER PAIN
    Francis Keefe; Fiscal Year: 2002
    ..This study may lead to major advances in our understanding of cancer pain that occurs at end-of-life and enlarge our repertoire of methods for effectively treating this pain. ..
  8. GENDER, COPING AND THE ARTHRITIS PAIN EXPERIENCE
    Francis Keefe; Fiscal Year: 2002
    ..This study will examine the nociceptive flexion reflex at rest and during a distraction task designed to manipulate attentional focus. ..
  9. Pain, Distress and Mammography Use in Breast Cancer Patients
    Francis J Keefe; Fiscal Year: 2010
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