Laura S Porter

..Overall, these findings suggest that the intervention was acceptable to couples and was particularly helpful for patients who had difficulty talking with their partners on their own without skills training...

..This study examined attachment styles in patients with lung cancer and their spouses and associations between attachment styles and patient and spouse adjustment...

..The purposes of the present study were to examine outcomes at 8-week follow-up and process variables that may influence treatment effects...

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..The current study tested the efficacy of a novel partner-assisted emotional disclosure intervention in a sample of patients with gastrointestinal (GI) cancer...

..Clinical implications and recommendations for future research are discussed...

..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...

..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...

..The purpose of this study was to compare baseline levels of salivary cortisol, diurnal cortisol slopes, and cortisol reactivity to a mammogram in breast cancer survivors and women without a history of cancer...

..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...

..We studied patients' experiences with oncology providers regarding communication about sexual issues during and after treatment for cancer...

..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...

..The authors discuss the research and clinical implications...

..These findings suggest that cognitive processes play an important role in psychological adaptation to breast cancer survivorship. These processes are amenable to change, suggesting a logical target for intervention with this population...

..Importantly, the 20-month outcomes also demonstrated benefits for women in the intervention condition in terms of declines in illness uncertainty and stable effects in personal growth over time...

..We describe how cognitive interviews improved the quality of the items and discuss remaining challenges to assessing sexual functioning in research with cancer populations...

..Hope may be important in explaining the variability in how patients adjust to lung cancer...

..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...

..This study examined whether the relationship between daily spousal support and daily psychological and physical outcomes varied as a function of level of breast cancer related concern (stress buffering model)...

..Cortisol, a stress-related hormone, has been measured in many psychoimmunological studies via collection of saliva; however, patterns of participant adherence to protocol procedures are rarely described in the literature...

..Findings indicated that women regularly used the intervention components to deal with triggers of breast cancer recurrence and long-term treatment side effects and most women found the strategies very helpful...

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..We describe the development and validation of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System(®) Sexual Function and Satisfaction (PROMIS(®) SexFS; National Institutes of Health) measures, version 1.0, for cancer populations...

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..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...

..Of importance, positive mood was associated with lower same-day and subsequent day pain, as well as fewer health care contacts, suggesting that positive mood may serve to offset negative consequences of pain and other illness symptoms...

..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...

..Patients who report greater conflict with regard to expressing emotions may be experiencing higher pain and anger...

..These findings support the need for further investigation of the effects of the Yoga of Awareness Program in women with MBC...

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..The importance of empirically demonstrating the utility of each domain in future investigations is noted...

..We aimed to develop and pilot test a telephone-based coping skills training intervention for this population...

..Initial findings provide encouraging evidence that couple-based psychosocial interventions for women and their partners might be of particular assistance to both partners...

..To determine the extent to which daily stress and mood are associated with pain, health-care use, and school activity in adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD)...

..If successful, it may enlarge our repertoire of methods for effectively increasing social support and enhancing the well being of both cancer patients and their partners. ..

..As a result, this research ultimately could lead to peri-surgical coping skills interventions that could improve the physical and psychological functioning of patients suffering from a variety of pain-related conditions. ..

..As a result, this research ultimately could lead to peri-surgical coping skills interventions that could improve the physical and psychological functioning of patients suffering from a variety of pain-related conditions. ..