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| Karen Basen-EngquistSummaryAffiliation: The University of Texas Country: USA Publications
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Randomized pilot test of a lifestyle physical activity intervention for breast cancer survivorsKaren Basen-Engquist
The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, USA
Patient Educ Couns 64:225-34. 2006..The effect of the intervention on physical performance, quality of life, and physical activity are reported...- Patient assessment of tests to detect cervical cancerKaren Basen-Engquist
Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Int J Technol Assess Health Care 23:240-7. 2007..This study was undertaken to understand how women view characteristics of tests for cervical dysplasia, because these characteristics can affect patient decision-making about screening and follow-up... 
Dimensions of physical activity and their relationship to physical and emotional symptoms in breast cancer survivorsKaren Basen-Engquist
Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, P O Box 301439, Unit 1330, Houston, TX 77230 1439, USA
J Cancer Surviv 2:253-61. 2008..This study explores how dimensions of physical activity (total energy expenditure, frequency, and duration) are associated with symptoms among breast cancer survivors...- Physical activity and obesity in endometrial cancer survivors: associations with pain, fatigue, and physical functioningKaren Basen-Engquist
Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77230 1439, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 200:288.e1-8. 2009..This study aims to determine the prevalence of physical activity and obesity and their relationship to physical functioning (PF), fatigue, and pain in endometrial cancer survivors... 
Obesity and cancer risk: recent review and evidenceKaren Basen-Engquist
University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1330, P O Box 301439, Houston, TX 77230 1439, USA
Curr Oncol Rep 13:71-6. 2011..High priorities for future research involve additional work on the underlying mechanisms, and trials to examine the effect of lifestyle behavior change and weight loss interventions on cancer and intermediate biomarkers...- Associations with worry about dying and hopelessness in ambulatory ovarian cancer patientsEileen Huh Shinn
Department of Behavioral Science, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Palliat Support Care 7:299-306. 2009..Various demographic, medical and psychosocial factors were examined to determine their independent associations with fear of dying and hopelessness in a cross-sectional design... - Active for Life After Cancer: a randomized trial examining a lifestyle physical activity program for prostate cancer patientsCindy L Carmack Taylor
Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 77230 1439, USA
Psychooncology 15:847-62. 2006.... - Cancer worry is associated with abnormal prostate-specific antigen levels in men participating in a community screening programLorenzo Cohen
Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 12:610-7. 2003..The present findings suggest that prostate cancer-specific worry was associated significantly with an abnormal PSA level... - Moderator analyses of participants in the Active for Life after cancer trial: implications for physical activity group intervention studiesCindy L Carmack Taylor
Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77230 1439, USA
Ann Behav Med 33:99-104. 2007..Prostate cancer patients on hormonal therapy experience significant treatment-related physical and psychological sequelae... - Active coping mediates the association between religion/spirituality and quality of life in ovarian cancerAndrea L Canada
Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center Unit 1330, PO Box 310439, Houston, TX 77230 1439, USA
Gynecol Oncol 101:102-7. 2006..This study investigated the role of religion/spirituality (R/S) and coping in quality of life (QOL) in 129 women immediately prior to a course of adjuvant chemotherapy for ovarian cancer... - Predictors of sexual functioning in ovarian cancer patientsCindy L Carmack Taylor
Department of Behavioral Science, Box 243, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Clin Oncol 22:881-9. 2004..To characterize sexual functioning of ovarian cancer patients and identify factors predicting sexual activity, functioning or satisfaction, discomfort, and habit or frequency... - Mood states associated with transitory physical symptoms among breast and ovarian cancer survivorsHoda Badr
Department of Behavioral Science, M D Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, TX 77230 1439, USA
J Behav Med 29:461-75. 2006..Although correlational, our findings are consistent with previous studies suggesting that variations in both pleasant and aroused mood covary with changes in real-time physical symptom reports... - Physician attitudes toward dissemination of optical spectroscopy devices for cervical cancer control: an industrial-academic collaborative studyEileen Shinn
Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Gend Med 9:S67-77; quiz 77.e1-6. 2012..Optical spectroscopy has been studied for biologic plausibility, technical efficacy, clinical effectiveness, patient satisfaction, and cost-effectiveness... - The associations between knowledge, CA125 preoccupation, and distress in women with epithelial ovarian cancerPatricia A Parker
Department of Behavioral Science Unit 1330, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, PO Box 301439, Houston, TX 77230, USA
Gynecol Oncol 100:495-500. 2006..We also examined the direct and moderating effects of knowledge and CA125 preoccupation on two measures of distress (depressive symptoms and anxiety)... - School-year employment among high school students: effects on academic, social, and physical functioningNancy F Weller
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 3701 Kirby, Suite 600, Houston, Texas 77096, USA
Adolescence 38:441-58. 2003..It was concluded that parents and professionals should continue to monitor the number of weekly hours that students work during the school year... - Communicating colposcopy results: what do patients and providers discuss?Sandi L Pruitt
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA
J Low Genit Tract Dis 12:95-102. 2008..We describe the content of providers' postcolposcopy consultations and women's perceptions of consultations and their conditions... - Patient preferences regarding side effects of chemotherapy for ovarian cancer: do they change over time?Charlotte C Sun
Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Box 440, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Gynecol Oncol 87:118-28. 2002.... - Mode effects in the center for epidemiologic studies depression (CES-D) scale: personal digital assistant vs. paper and pencil administrationRichard J Swartz
Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 77030, TX, USA
Qual Life Res 16:803-13. 2007..These results underscore the importance of evaluating the cross-mode equivalence of psychosocial instruments before administering them in non-established modes... - Survivors at higher risk for adverse late outcomes due to psychosocial and behavioral risk factorsCindy L Carmack
Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77230, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 20:2068-77. 2011..Finally, future directions for research and clinical practice are discussed... - Collecting direct non-health care and time cost data: application to screening and diagnosis of cervical cancerScott B Cantor
Department of Biostatistics and Applied Mathematics, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030 4009, USA
Med Decis Making 26:265-72. 2006..Data on direct non-health care and time costs are rarely collected, though the incorporation of such data is essential for performing cost-effectiveness analyses according to established guidelines... - Distress after an abnormal Pap smear result: scale development and psychometric validationEileen Shinn
Department of Behavioral Science, M D Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Prev Med 39:404-12. 2004..Psychological distress is severe in women who receive a report of abnormal findings on Pap smear, and may be one reason 10-61% of such women fail to undergo follow-up testing... - Optical technologies for cervical neoplasia: update of an NCI program project grantMichele Follen
The Center for Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Clin Adv Hematol Oncol 3:41-53. 2005..All of these technologies should decrease mortality, morbidity, and the cost of treating cervical cancer... - Accuracy of optical spectroscopy for the detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: Testing a device as an adjunct to colposcopyScott B Cantor
Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
Int J Cancer 128:1151-68. 2011..Alternative statistical approaches demonstrate that the analysis is robust and that spectroscopy works as well as or slightly better than colposcopy for the detection of CIN 2 to cancer... - Knowledge of cervical dysplasia and human papillomavirus among women seen in a colposcopy clinicSandi L Pruitt
The Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research at The University of Texas, Houston School of Public Health, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Gynecol Oncol 99:S236-44. 2005..This study was undertaken to evaluate knowledge of cervical dysplasia and human papillomavirus (HPV) among women seen in a colposcopy clinic... - Feasibility of an expressive-disclosure group intervention for post-treatment colorectal cancer patients: results of the Healthy Expressions studyCindy L Carmack
Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77230 1439, USA
Cancer 117:4993-5002. 2011..Thus, the authors developed and tested the efficacy of a 12-session combined written and verbal expression group program for psychologically distressed colorectal cancer (CRC) patients... - Clinical trial endpoints in ovarian cancer: report of an FDA/ASCO/AACR Public WorkshopRobert C Bast
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
Gynecol Oncol 107:173-6. 2007.... - Patient distress and satisfaction with optical spectroscopy in cervical dysplasia detectionKaren Basen-Engquist
Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 189:1136-42. 2003.... - Short-term and long-term psychosocial adjustment and quality of life in women undergoing different surgical procedures for breast cancerPatricia A Parker
Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 1330, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, Texas 77020, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 14:3078-89. 2007.... - A social comparison theory analysis of group composition and efficacy of cancer support group programsCindy L Carmack Taylor
Behavioral Science Unit, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77230 1439, USA
Soc Sci Med 65:262-73. 2007..We also discuss ethical issues with enrolling nondistressed patients whose presence may help others, but whose likelihood of personal benefit is questionable... - Predictors of breast and cervical screening in Vietnamese women in Harris County, Houston, TexasVi Ho
Department of Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Cancer Nurs 28:119-29; quiz 130-1. 2005..Barriers and incentives to breast and cervical screening were similar to those in other studies... - Participant recruitment and motivation for participation in optical technology for cervical cancer screening research trialsOlga M Shuhatovich
Biomedical Engineering Center, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Gynecol Oncol 99:S226-31. 2005..Recommendations are given for maximizing the efficiency of recruitment for cervical cancer screening trials... - Cervical cancerKaren Basen-Engquist
Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Cancer 98:2009-14. 2003..Primary prevention of cervical cancer should remain a priority as research in behavioral interventions and barriers to screening, especially among vulnerable populations, moves forward... - Active coping mediates the association between religion/spirituality and functional well-being in ovarian cancerAndrea L Canada
Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Gynecol Oncol 99:S125. 2005 - Accelerometry and self-report in sedentary populationsJennifer L Jovanovic
Department of Behavioral Science, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77230 1439, USA
Am J Health Behav 35:71-80. 2011..To determine whether self-reported exercise duration and intensity matched accelerometer data in sedentary endometrial cancer survivors and age-matched controls... - A randomized prospective trial evaluating testosterone, haemoglobin kinetics and quality of life, during and after 12 months of androgen deprivation after prostatectomy: results from the Postoperative Adjuvant Androgen Deprivation trialPeter C Black
Deparment of Urology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
BJU Int 100:63-9. 2007..To assess testosterone and haemoglobin kinetics in the Postoperative Adjuvant Androgen Deprivation (PAAD) trial, and correlate these with quality of life (QoL) in this prospective randomized study... - Using intervention mapping to adapt an effective HIV, sexually transmitted disease, and pregnancy prevention program for high-risk minority youthSusan R Tortolero
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Health Promot Pract 6:286-98. 2005..IM is a detailed process that provides planners with a systematic method for decision making in each phase of developing or adapting an intervention to influence changes in behavior and environmental conditions... - Demographic and past screening behaviors of men attending a free community screening program for prostate cancerPatricia A Parker
The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77230 1439, USA
Health Promot Pract 7:213-20. 2006..These results may help guide the development of and promotion for future screening programs. Future efforts should be directed at increasing awareness about screening procedures for prostate cancer... - Safer choices 2: rationale, design issues, and baseline results in evaluating school-based health promotion for alternative school studentsSusan R Tortolero
Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 29:70-82. 2008..This paper describes the rationale, study design, and baseline results for the Safer Choices 2 program...
Research Grants
- BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND QOLKaren Basen Engquist; Fiscal Year: 2002..The information obtained in this pilot project will be used to propose a larger group randomized trial of the LPA intervention in the breast cancer survivor population. ..
- Social Cognitive Theory and PA after Endometrial CancerKaren Basen Engquist; Fiscal Year: 2007..Results of the study will provide a rigorous test of Social Cognitive Theory as it is applied to physical activity, and will inform the development of effective interventions for cancer survivors. ..