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| Elyse B ParkSummaryAffiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital Country: USA Publications
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Examining whether lung screening changes risk perceptions: National Lung Screening Trial participants at 1-year follow-upElyse R Park
Mongan Institute for Health Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Cancer 119:1306-13. 2013....
The development of a patient-centered program based on the relaxation response: the Relaxation Response Resiliency Program (3RP)Elyse R Park
Massachusetts General Hospital Benson Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Psychosomatics 54:165-74. 2013..Dr. Benson highlighted how the mind and body function together in one's experience of the stress response and proposed the existence of the relaxation response (RR)...- Childhood Cancer Survivor Study participants' perceptions and knowledge of health insurance coverage: implications for the Affordable Care ActElyse R Park
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Cancer Surviv 6:251-9. 2012..The current study explored adult childhood cancer survivors' quality of health insurance coverage... - A snapshot of smokers after lung and colorectal cancer diagnosisElyse R Park
Mongan Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
Cancer 118:3153-64. 2012..Continued smoking after a cancer diagnosis may adversely affect treatment effectiveness, subsequent cancer risk, and survival. The prevalence of continued smoking after cancer diagnosis is understudied... - Internal medicine residents' perceptions of cross-cultural training. Barriers, needs, and educational recommendationsElyse R Park
Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:476-80. 2006..Despite widespread interest in cross-cultural care, little is known about resident physicians' perceptions of what will best enable them to provide quality care to diverse patient populations... 
Recruiting pregnant smokers into a clinical trial: using a network-model managed care organization versus community-based practicesElyse R Park
Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Prev Med 44:223-9. 2007..This paper reports the results of utilizing this novel approach and compares it with a typical decentralized practice-based recruitment strategy...- Anticipating clinical integration of genetically tailored tobacco dependence treatment: perspectives of primary care physiciansElyse R Park
Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 9:271-9. 2007..Primary care physicians will need additional educational inputs and system support prior to integrating genetic testing for a common trait into their routine clinical practice... - In the moment: attitudinal measure of pediatrician management of maternal depressionElyse R Park
Department of Psychiatry, Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
Ambul Pediatr 7:239-46. 2007..We sought to develop a measure of pediatricians' attitudes about managing maternal depression and to identify characteristics associated with pediatricians' attitudes about managing maternal depression... - Physician recruitment for a community-based smoking cessation interventionElyse R Park
Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Brown Medical School, USA
J Fam Pract 51:70. 2002..Our goal was to describe a strategy to recruit a population-based sample of physicians into a trial to test an approach to disseminate physician-delivered smoking cessation interventions... - General internist communication about sexual function with cancer survivorsElyse R Park
Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 50 Staniford Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Gen Intern Med 24:S407-11. 2009..Sexual dysfunction is an important issue that affects many cancer survivors who are increasingly being cared for by internists... - Risk perceptions among participants undergoing lung cancer screening: baseline results from the National Lung Screening TrialElyse R Park
Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, 50 Staniford Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Ann Behav Med 37:268-79. 2009..Lung cancer screening could present a "teachable moment" for promoting smoking cessation and relapse prevention. Understanding the risk perceptions of older individuals who undergo screening will guide these efforts... - Perceived support to stay quit: what happens after delivery?Elyse R Park
Massachusetts General Hospital, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Addict Behav 34:1000-4. 2009..To assess whether perceived changes in postpartum support were associated with postpartum return to smoking... - Measuring residents' perceived preparedness and skillfulness to deliver cross-cultural careElyse R Park
Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 24:1053-6. 2009..As patient populations become increasingly diverse, we need to be able to measure residents' preparedness and skillfulness to provide cross-cultural care... - The association of depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms and postpartum relapse to smoking: a longitudinal studyElyse R Park
Tobacco Research and Treatment Center, Institute for Health Policy, and Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, 50 Staniford Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 11:707-14. 2009..The aim of this prospective repeated measures, mixed-methods observational study was to assess whether depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms are associated with postpartum relapse to smoking... - A process evaluation of a telephone-based peer-delivered smoking cessation intervention for adult survivors of childhood cancer: the partnership for health studyElyse R Park
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Prev Med 42:435-42. 2006..We examine associations between intervention implementation characteristics and study outcomes, as well as participant characteristics related to level of involvement in the intervention... - Health insurance coverage in survivors of childhood cancer: the Childhood Cancer Survivor StudyElyse R Park
Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Clin Oncol 23:9187-97. 2005..To examine the prevalence and predictors of health insurance coverage and the difficulties obtaining coverage in a large cohort of childhood cancer survivors... - A qualitative exploration of health perceptions and behaviors among adult survivors of childhood cancersElyse B Park
Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, USA
J Cancer Educ 17:211-5. 2002..Adult survivors of childhood cancer are a growing population. The objective of this study was to draw upon qualitative methods to learn more about survivors' perceived health risks and health behaviors... - Assessing the transtheoretical model of change constructs for physicians counseling smokersElyse R Park
The Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Brown Medical School and The Miriam Hospital, USA
Ann Behav Med 25:120-6. 2003..Structural equation modeling procedures supported the hypothesized path analysis model in which 3 constructs related to stage of readiness, which in turn related to reported physicians' counseling behavior... - Black and White adults' perspectives on the genetics of nicotine addiction susceptibilityElyse R Park
Harvard MGH Center on Genomics, Vulnerable Populations, and Health Disparities, Boston, MA 02114, United States
Addict Behav 36:769-72. 2011..The purpose of this study was to explore individuals' beliefs and attitudes about genetic testing in this context, and how these may differ across racial groups... - Perceived preparedness to provide preventive counseling: reports of graduating primary care residents at academic health centersElyse R Park
Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Gen Intern Med 20:386-91. 2005..To assess the perceived preparedness of residents in adult primary care specialties to counsel patients about preventive care and psychosocial issues... - Mixed messages: residents' experiences learning cross-cultural careElyse R Park
Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, 50 Staniford Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Acad Med 80:874-80. 2005..This article explores a select group of residents' perceptions of their preparedness to deliver quality care to diverse populations... - Disparities between blacks and whites in tobacco and lung cancer treatmentElyse R Park
Mongan Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Oncologist 16:1428-34. 2011..The risks from continued smoking after diagnosis deserve attention as a modifiable factor toward lessening racial disparities in lung cancer outcomes... - Sexual health communication during cancer care: barriers and recommendationsElyse R Park
Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Cancer J 15:74-7. 2009..We adapted a behavioral health counseling model, the 5 A's, and present it as a proposed framework for sexual health communication with cancer patients in a multidisciplinary setting... - A smoking cessation intervention for thoracic surgery and oncology clinics: a pilot trialElyse R Park
Mongan Institute for Health Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Thorac Oncol 6:1059-65. 2011..Smokers who quit when lung cancer is diagnosed have improved treatment efficacy, quality of life, and survival. Effective smoking cessation interventions targeted to thoracic oncology patients are needed... - Cancer knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices (KABP) of disadvantaged women in the South BronxJeanne Carter
Department of Psychiatry, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA
J Cancer Educ 17:142-9. 2002..71, CI 2.02, 3.63), BSE (OR = 1.63, CI 1.63, 2.13), and CBE (OR = 1.66, CI 1.27, 2.18). CONCLUSIONS: KABP surveys were important in developing cancer interventions... - Smoking among participants in the childhood cancer survivors cohort: the Partnership for Health StudyKaren M Emmons
Dana Farber Cancer Institute Harvard School of Public Health, Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Clin Oncol 21:189-96. 2003..The purpose of this article is to evaluate demographic, psychosocial, and cancer-related factors that are associated with smoking behavior and mediators of smoking cessation... - Is concern about post-cessation weight gain a barrier to smoking cessation among pregnant women?Carla J Berg
Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 10:1159-63. 2008..63-2.68) or postpartum (OR = 2.18, 95% CI 0.93-5.10). In conclusion, women who are more concerned about post-cessation weight gain may be less likely to quit smoking during pregnancy or remain abstinent in the postpartum period... - Caring for cancer survivors: a survey of primary care physiciansSharon L Bober
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, and Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Cancer 115:4409-18. 2009.... - Resident physicians' preparedness to provide cross-cultural careJoel S Weissman
Institute for Health Policy and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114, USA
JAMA 294:1058-67. 2005..Two recent reports from the Institute of Medicine cited cross-cultural training as a mechanism to address racial and ethnic disparities in health care, but little is known about residents' educational experience in this area... - Diabetes oral medication initiation and intensification: patient views compared with current treatment guidelinesRichard W Grant
Division of General Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 50 9 Staniford St, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Diabetes Educ 37:78-84. 2011..The purpose of this study was to compare patient perceptions about medication management with principles underlying American Diabetes Association (ADA) published treatment algorithms... - Physical access barriers to care for diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer among women with mobility impairmentsLisa I Iezzoni
Department of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Mongan Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
Oncol Nurs Forum 37:711-7. 2010..To explore the perceptions of patients with breast cancer with mobility impairments of the physical accessibility of healthcare facilities and equipment... - Implications of mobility impairment on the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancerLisa I Iezzoni
Mongan Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Department of Medicine, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 20:45-52. 2011..Among women with chronic, preexisting mobility impairments, we sought to explore how their mobility difficulties affected the diagnosis and treatment of early-stage breast cancer.. - Using the postpartum hospital stay to address mothers' and fathers' smoking: the NEWS studyJonathan P Winickoff
MGH Center for Child and Adolescent Health Policy, 50 Staniford St, Suite 901, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Pediatrics 125:518-25. 2010..The objective of this study was to test the feasibility and acceptability of introducing an intervention to address mothers' and fathers' smoking during the postpartum hospitalization... - Behavioral and psychological predictors of chemotherapy adherence in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancerJoseph A Greer
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, MA, USA
J Psychosom Res 65:549-52. 2008..The goal of this study was to explore the frequency and clinical predictors of infusion dose delays and reductions in this patient population... - Using qualitative studies to improve the usability of an EMRAlan F Rose
Clinical Informatics Research and Development, Partners HealthCare System, Boston, MA 01752, USA
J Biomed Inform 38:51-60. 2005..We used the findings of these studies to recommend design changes to the user interface of the results management module... - Barriers to repeat mammography: cultural perspectives of African-American, Asian, and Hispanic womenBeverly Moy
Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, USA
Psychooncology 15:623-34. 2006..Cultural barriers to repeat mammography appear to vary among different racial groups. Interventions to improve screening among minority populations may be more successful if they address group-specific concerns... - Efficacy of telephone counseling for pregnant smokers: a randomized controlled trialNancy A Rigotti
Tobacco Research and Treatment Center, Institute for Health Policy, General Medicine Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
Obstet Gynecol 108:83-92. 2006..Telephone counseling is an effective smoking cessation method that could offer pregnant women convenient access to more intensive smoking cessation counseling... - Providing culturally competent care: residents in HRSA Title VII funded residency programs feel better preparedAlexander R Green
The Disparities Solutions Center at the Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Acad Med 83:1071-9. 2008..The authors sought to determine whether primary care residents in Title VII-funded training programs feel better prepared than those in nonfunded programs to provide care to culturally diverse patients... - Primary care resident perceived preparedness to deliver cross-cultural care: an examination of training and specialty differencesJoseph A Greer
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass, USA
J Gen Intern Med 22:1107-13. 2007..The goals of this study were to identify factors that relate to primary care residents' perceived preparedness to provide cross-cultural care and to explore the extent to which these perceptions vary across primary care specialties... - Clinical effort against secondhand smoke exposure: development of framework and interventionJonathan P Winickoff
Center for Child and Adolescent Health Policy, 50 Staniford St, Suite 901, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Pediatrics 122:e363-75. 2008..The purpose of this work was to describe a novel process and present results of formative research to develop a pediatric office intervention that uses available systems of care for addressing parental smoking... - Smoking cessation medication use among pregnant and postpartum smokersNancy A Rigotti
Tobacco Research and Treatment Center, Department of Medicine, and Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
Obstet Gynecol 111:348-55. 2008..To assess how often pregnant and postpartum smokers use medications and how often obstetric providers recommend them... - Use of advance directives for nursing home residents in the emergency departmentRobin M Weinick
Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Am J Hosp Palliat Care 25:179-83. 2008..As treatment may vary based solely on available documentation, such information gaps may decrease the likelihood of adherence in the emergency department to patients' previously expressed care preferences... - Transitioning to survivorship: a pilot studyEileen C Duffey-Lind
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
J Pediatr Oncol Nurs 23:335-43. 2006..Further research is needed to look at the unmet educational and psychological needs of childhood cancer survivors and their parents during the critical time when they transition off treatment... - Cultural competence and health care disparities: key perspectives and trendsJoseph R Betancourt
Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
Health Aff (Millwood) 24:499-505. 2005..Yet the motivations for advancing cultural competence and approaches taken vary depending on mission, goals, and sphere of influence... - Identifying potential indicators of the quality of end-of-life cancer care from administrative dataCraig C Earle
Division of Population Sciences Department of Medical Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Clin Oncol 21:1133-8. 2003..To explore potential indicators of the quality of end-of-life services for cancer patients that could be monitored using existing administrative data... - Cognitive-behavioral group treatment for disabling headacheJustin M Nash
Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Brown Medical School and The Miriam Hospital, Lifespan Academic Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA
Pain Med 5:178-86. 2004.... - Resident physicians' use of professional and nonprofessional interpreters: a national surveyKaren C Lee
JAMA 296:1050-3. 2006 - Barriers to the identification and management of psychosocial issues in children and maternal depressionSarah McCue Horwitz
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Room W G 72, 10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 4945, USA
Pediatrics 119:e208-18. 2007..Child psychosocial issues and maternal depression are underidentified and undertreated, but we know surprisingly little about the barriers to identification and treatment of these problems by primary care pediatricians... - Factors associated with identification and management of maternal depression by pediatriciansAmy M Heneghan
Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Pediatrics 119:444-54. 2007..We sought to identify characteristics of pediatricians that were associated with identification or management (referral and/or treatment) of mothers with depression... - Multiple risk behaviors among smokers in the childhood cancer survivors study cohortRita M Butterfield
Dana Farber Cancer Institute Harvard School of Public Health, USA
Psychooncology 13:619-29. 2004..Attention to other health behaviors may be an important strategy for helping smokers quit. In particular, helping childhood cancer survivors who smoke to reduce other risk behaviors might also encourage them to quit smoking... - Perceptions of breast cancer risk and cancer screening: a qualitative study of young, female Hodgkin's disease survivorsSharon L Bober
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA02115, USA Sharon_bober dfci harvard edu
J Cancer Educ 22:42-6. 2007..Young female Hodgkins Disease (HD) survivors are at high risk for breast cancer following chest irradiation. We explored health perceptions, screening behaviors, and barriers of this population...
Research Grants
- A Pilot Smoking Cessation Study for Newly Diagnosed Lung Cancer PatientsElyse Park; Fiscal Year: 2007..We propose to assess the efficacy and potential feasibility of a combined behavioral and pharmacological treatment program that is integrated into the thoracic oncology setting. ..