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| Kathryn TaylorSummaryAffiliation: Georgetown University Country: USA Publications
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Predictors of adverse smoking outcomes in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening TrialSamantha A Barry
Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 104:1647-59. 2012....
Long-term disease-specific functioning among prostate cancer survivors and noncancer controls in the prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancer screening trialKathryn L Taylor
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, 3300 Whitehaven St, NW, Suite 4100, Washington, DC 20007, USA
J Clin Oncol 30:2768-75. 2012....- The development of a web- and a print-based decision aid for prostate cancer screeningCaroline S Dorfman
Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007 2401, USA
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 10:12. 2010..We describe the development of two DAs, a booklet and an interactive website, each with a values clarification component and designed for use in diverse settings... 
Lung cancer screening as a teachable moment for smoking cessationKathryn L Taylor
Cancer Control Program, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC 20007 2401, United States
Lung Cancer 56:125-34. 2007..Within the context of two NCI-funded randomized lung screening trials, we conducted an ancillary study to explore the impact of screening on smoking cessation and readiness to stop smoking...- Educating African American men about the prostate cancer screening dilemma: a randomized interventionKathryn L Taylor
Cancer Control Program, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, 3300 Whitehaven Street, Northwest, Suite 4100, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:2179-88. 2006..The purpose of the trial was to determine the effect of the interventions on knowledge, decisional conflict, satisfaction with the screening decision, and self-reported screening... - Quality of life and trial adherence among participants in the prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancer screening trialKathryn L Taylor
Cancer Control Program, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, 2233 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Ste 317, Washington, DC 20007, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 96:1083-94. 2004..We assessed the impact of trial participation on both health-related quality of life (HRQL) and trial adherence... - Use and evaluation of a CD-ROM-based decision aid for prostate cancer treatment decisionsKathryn L Taylor
Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Behav Med 36:130-40. 2010..This electronic educational tool was well-accepted by patients and may be particularly useful for patients who desire less control over their treatment decisions and who are less proactive in seeking information on their own... - Psychological adjustment among African American breast cancer patients: one-year follow-up results of a randomized psychoeducational group interventionKathryn L Taylor
Division of Cancer Control, Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia 20007, USA
Health Psychol 22:316-23. 2003..Subsequent research is needed to address effective methods of enrolling and following women with fewer psychosocial and financial resources, as they were the most likely to benefit from this particular intervention... - Improving knowledge of the prostate cancer screening dilemma among African American men: an academic-community partnership in Washington, DCK L Taylor
Cancer Control Program, Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, 2233 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Public Health Rep 116:590-8. 2001..The project represented a collaboration between the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia and the Lombardi Cancer Center of Georgetown University... - Impact of undergoing prostate carcinoma screening on prostate carcinoma-related knowledge and distressKathryn L Taylor
Cancer Control Program, Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Cancer 95:1037-44. 2002..We conducted a prospective assessment to delineate men's motivations for undergoing screening and to determine the impact of screening on psychological distress and on men's knowledge about PCa screening... - Treatment regimen, sexual attractiveness concerns and psychological adjustment among African American breast cancer patientsKathryn L Taylor
Division of Cancer Control, Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Psychooncology 11:505-17. 2002.... - Modeling dimensions of choice in accepting the smallpox vaccineStacey Kaltman
Department of Psychiatry, Biomathematics and Bioinformatics, Washington, DC, USA
Am J Health Behav 30:513-24. 2006..To model the dimensionality of understanding refusal to be vaccinated against smallpox... - Disclosure of diagnosis and treatment among early stage prostate cancer survivorsTrent Jackson
Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Patient Educ Couns 79:239-44. 2010..This study assessed the motivations of prostate cancer survivors for disclosing their diagnosis and treatment to close others, and their perceptions of their own and others' responses to the disclosure... - Patient and physician decision styles and breast cancer chemotherapy use in older women: Cancer and Leukemia Group B protocol 369901Jeanne S Mandelblatt
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, 3300 Whitehaven Blvd, Washington, DC 20007, USA
J Clin Oncol 30:2609-14. 2012..It will be important to re-evaluate the impact of decision styles when there is greater empirical evidence about the benefits and risks of chemotherapy in older patients... - Nicotine dependence treatment for patients with cancerLisa Sanderson Cox
Lombardi Cancer Center, Cancer Control Program, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Cancer 98:632-44. 2003..In contrast, stopping smoking may improve quality of life and facilitate cancer treatment. Unfortunately, limited attention has been given to addressing tobacco use and treating nicotine dependence in cancer patients... - Prostate cancer screening and shared decision-making preferences among African-American members of the Prince Hall MasonsRandi M Williams
Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Psychooncology 17:1006-13. 2008..We assessed the extent to which a sample of AA men wished to engage in SDM regarding PCS and the demographic and psychological characteristics associated with SDM preferences... - Breast cancer adjuvant chemotherapy decisions in older women: the role of patient preference and interactions with physiciansJeanne S Mandelblatt
Georgetown University School of Medicine and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Washington, DC, USA
J Clin Oncol 28:3146-53. 2010..Breast cancer chemotherapy decisions in patients > or = 65 years old (older) are complex because of comorbidity, toxicity, and limited data on patient preference. We examined relationships between preferences and chemotherapy use... - Underuse of colorectal cancer screening among men screened for prostate cancer: a teachable moment?Sara N Red
Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia 20007, USA
Cancer 116:4703-10. 2010..Among men scheduled to participate in a free prostate cancer screening program, the authors assessed the rates and correlates of CRC screening to determine the utility of this setting for addressing CRC screening nonadherence... - Decision making and decision support for hereditary breast-ovarian cancer susceptibilityMarc D Schwartz
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Health Psychol 24:S78-84. 2005..In particular, the authors discuss the role of anxiety and worry in relation to testing and surgery decisions... - Prospective association between distress and mammography utilization among women with a family history of breast cancerMarc D Schwartz
Lombardi Cancer Center and Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
J Behav Med 26:105-17. 2003..Additional research is needed to determine the prospective association between distress and adherence and to identify potential mechanisms for such an association... - Brief report: health beliefs among survivors of childhood cancerKenneth P Tercyak
Department of Oncology and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007 4104, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 29:397-402. 2004.... - Development of decision-support intervention for Black women with breast cancerVanessa B Sheppard
Cancer Control Program, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Psychooncology 19:62-70. 2010.... - The impact of item order on ratings of cancer risk perceptionKathryn L Taylor
Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington DC 20007-4104, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 11:654-9. 2002..Although the use of multiple items may provide more information than when only a single method is used, different conclusions may be reached depending on the context in which an item is assessed... - Caregiving near the end of life: unmet needs and potential solutionsPatricia A Mangan
Lombardi Cancer Center Palliative Care Program, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007-4104, USA
Palliat Support Care 1:247-59. 2003.... - The smallpox vaccine: a multidimensional model of choiceStacey Kaltman
Department of Psychiatry, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 2007, USA
Biosecur Bioterror 4:64-73. 2006..g., first responders, healthcare workers). A multidimensional modeling approach should facilitate these and other studies of choice... - Caregiving at the end of life: Perceptions of health care quality and quality of life among patients and caregiversDavid A Fleming
Center for Clinical Bioethics and Department of Internal Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
J Pain Symptom Manage 31:407-20. 2006..When depressed, caregivers may unilaterally lose trust by becoming less satisfied with the quality of health care being provided to their patients... - Care for the caregivers: a review of self-report instruments developed to measure the burden, needs, and quality of life of informal caregiversJohn F Deeken
Department of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20057, USA
J Pain Symptom Manage 26:922-53. 2003..Future research needs to use these instruments to assess the effectiveness of interventions aimed at improving the care of the caregivers... - Standardized versus open-ended assessment of psychosocial and medical concerns among African American breast cancer patientsRebecca A Shelby
Department of Psychology, Ohio State University, OH, USA
Psychooncology 15:382-97. 2006..Additional studies are needed to evaluate the utility of other widely used standardized measures that have not been developed or standardized among non-white samples... - Prostate cancer screening at National Cancer Institute comprehensive and clinical cancer centersKathryn L Taylor
J Natl Cancer Inst 96:414-5. 2004 - A decision aid for teaching limitations of prostate cancer screeningSally P Weinrich
School of Nursing, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA
J Natl Black Nurses Assoc 19:1-11. 2008.... - The role of community-based and philanthropic organizations in meeting cancer patient and caregiver needsRebecca A Shelby
Department of Psychology, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
CA Cancer J Clin 52:229-46. 2002..The availability of practical services will need to be increased in order to effectively meet cancer patient needs...
Research Grants
- Prostate Cancer Screening: Fostering Informed DecisionsKathryn Taylor; Fiscal Year: 2005..If found to be effective, the long-term goal of this research program is to disseminate this informational decision aid to mass screening programs throughout the United States. ..
- Internet-Based Education for Prostate Cancer ScreeningKathryn Taylor; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Internet-Based Education for Prostate Cancer ScreeningKathryn Taylor; Fiscal Year: 2009..abstract_text> ..
- Internet-Based Education for Prostate Cancer ScreeningKathryn L Taylor; Fiscal Year: 2010..abstract_text> ..