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| Donna L BerrySummaryAffiliation: University of Washington Country: USA Publications
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Treatment decision-making by men with localized prostate cancer: the influence of personal factorsDonna L Berry
School of Nursing, University of Seattle, Department of Urology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
Urol Oncol 21:93-100. 2003..The purpose of this study is to systematically document meaningful and relevant aspects of treatment decision-making reported by men with localized prostate cancer...
Clinicians communicating with patients experiencing cancer painDonna L Berry
Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Box 357266, Seattle, WA 98195 7266, USA
Cancer Invest 21:374-81. 2003..The purpose of this study was to describe verbal communication behaviors and interactions between providers and patients reporting cancer pain...
Computerized symptom and quality-of-life assessment for patients with cancer part I: development and pilot testingDonna L Berry
Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Oncol Nurs Forum 31:E75-83. 2004..To develop and test an innovative computerized symptom and quality-of-life (QOL) assessment for patients with cancer who are evaluated for and treated with radiation therapy...
Quality of life and pain in advanced stage prostate cancer: results of a Southwest Oncology Group randomized trial comparing docetaxel and estramustine to mitoxantrone and prednisoneDonna L Berry
University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 7266, USA
J Clin Oncol 24:2828-35. 2006..While Southwest Oncology Group trial 99-16 demonstrated a survival improvement of DE over MP, the study also was designed to compare the palliation of disease-related symptoms...
Factors that predict treatment choice and satisfaction with the decision in men with localized prostate cancerDonna L Berry
University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 7266, USA
Clin Genitourin Cancer 5:219-26. 2006..The purpose of this study was to evaluate relationships between influential factors on treatment choice and the decision-related outcomes of decisional conflict and satisfaction...
Computerized symptom and quality-of-life assessment for patients with cancer part II: acceptability and usabilityKristin H Mullen
Palliative Care Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA
Oncol Nurs Forum 31:E84-9. 2004..To determine the acceptability and usability of a computerized quality-of-life (QOL) and symptom assessment tool and the graphically displayed QOL and symptom output in an ambulatory radiation oncology clinic...
Depression screening using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 administered on a touch screen computerJesse R Fann
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 6560, USA
Psychooncology 18:14-22. 2009....
Measuring decisional control preferences in men newly diagnosed with prostate cancerNora B Henrikson
Group Health Research Institute, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA, USA
J Psychosoc Oncol 29:606-18. 2011....
Validation and testing of the Acceptability E-scale for web-based patient-reported outcomes in cancer careJoseph D Tariman
School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Appl Nurs Res 24:53-8. 2011..The revised Acceptability E-scale has strong psychometric properties and can be useful in assessing the acceptability and usability of computerized health-related programs in oncology and other health population...
Electronic Self-report Assessment--Cancer (ESRA-C): Working towards an integrated survey systemBryant T Karras
School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Stud Health Technol Inform 122:514-8. 2006..Preliminary work and lessons learned in the modification of the platform and enhancements to the system will be described...
Actual use and perceived usefulness of a web-based, decision support program for men with prostate cancerDonna L Berry
School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Stud Health Technol Inform 122:781-2. 2006..In a sample of 30 men, the P4 program was successfully implemented in a clinical setting. Men reported the program useful and web-logs documented a high use rate of menu-driven components of the intervention...
"It's not like I can change my mind later": reversibility and decision timing in prostate cancer treatment decision-makingNora B Henrikson
University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute for Public Health Genetics, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Patient Educ Couns 77:302-7. 2009..To explore whether reversibility, decision timing, and uncertainty are relevant to men deciding on treatment for localized prostate cancer (LPC)...
Improving health literacy: a Web application for evaluating text-to-speech enginesSeth Wolpin
School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Comput Inform Nurs 28:198-204. 2010..Future avenues of research include exploring more complex tasks, usability issues related to implementing text-to-speech features, and applied health promotion and education opportunities among vulnerable populations...
Usability of a computerized PAINReportIt in the general public with pain and people with cancer painDiana J Wilkie
School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
J Pain Symptom Manage 25:213-24. 2003..Improved directions and practice screens would likely improve patients' independence in completing PAINReportIt, which would free clinicians to focus direct communication on more complex pain issues...
Orange interventions for symptoms associated with dimethyl sulfoxide during stem cell reinfusions: a feasibility studyPamela Potter
School of Nursing, University of Portland, Oregon 97203, USA
Cancer Nurs 34:361-8. 2011....
Oncology Nursing Society year 2004 research priorities surveyAnn M Berger
College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
Oncol Nurs Forum 32:281-90. 2005..To determine the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) research priorities for 2005-2008 for oncology nursing across the entire scope of cancer care, including prevention, detection, treatment, survivorship, and palliative care...
Responses and experiences after radical prostatectomy: perceptions of married couples in SwitzerlandHeidi Petry
Institute of Nursing Science, University of Basel, Bernoullistrasse 28, Basel 4056, Switzerland
Int J Nurs Stud 41:507-13. 2004..The results revealed that current clinical practice of follow up at 3 months may not address the serious deficits in the patient's ability to "get a grip" on incontinence and other complications of surgery...
Research Grants
- NURSING SUPPORT OF DECISIONS BY MEN WITH PROSTATE CANCERDonna Berry; Fiscal Year: 2002..A prototype decision support aid will be developed and a pilot test conducted to guide men through the personal issues, expectations, and preferences to be considered in treatment decision-making after a diagnosis of prostate cancer. ..
- Personal Profile-Prostate:An Internet Decision SupportDonna Berry; Fiscal Year: 2004..After the programming is complete and the innovative web-based intervention is created, we will pilot test the program in 20 men with localized prostate cancer. ..
- ONS Research Agenda ConferenceDonna Berry; Fiscal Year: 2007..The ONS Research Agenda will be evaluated after each conference from 2003-2007. ..
