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Catherine E. Mosher
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Dysmenorrhea and psychological distress: a meta-analysis
Dysmenorrhea is characterized by pelvic pain associated with menstruation. Similar to people with other pain conditions, females who experience dysmenorrhea report increased psychological distress. However, th...
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Open AccessComparative responsiveness and minimally important difference of Fatigue Symptom Inventory (FSI) scales and the FSI-3 in trials with cancer survivors
Fatigue is a highly prevalent and disabling symptom in cancer survivors. Although many measures have been developed to assess survivors’ fatigue, their ability to accurately capture change following interventi...
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Measurement of patients’ acceptable symptom levels and priorities for symptom improvement in advanced lung cancer
Little research has assessed cancer patients’ success criteria and priorities for symptom improvement to inform patient-centered care. Thus, we modified and tested a measure of these constructs for advanced lu...
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Symptom experiences in post-treatment cancer survivors: associations with acceptance and commitment therapy constructs
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) has improved symptom and quality-of-life outcomes in pilot research with post-treatment cancer survivors. To further test the ACT model, the present study examined relat...
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Open AccessAcceptance and commitment therapy for fatigue interference in advanced gastrointestinal cancer and caregiver burden: protocol of a pilot randomized controlled trial
Fatigue interference with activities, mood, and cognition is one of the most prevalent and bothersome concerns of advanced gastrointestinal (GI) cancer patients. As fatigue interferes with patient functioning,...
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Self-efficacy and HPV Vaccine Attitudes Mediate the Relationship Between Social Norms and Intentions to Receive the HPV Vaccine Among College Students
Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been linked to genital warts and multiple cancers affecting both men and women. Despite college students’ high risk for HPV, their vaccination rates remain suboptimal. The curren...
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Psychological Processes and Symptom Outcomes in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study
Growing evidence supports the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions for symptoms in cancer survivors. Identifying theory-based psychological processes underlying their effects on symptoms would inform re...
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Social correlates of mental health in gastrointestinal cancer patients and their family caregivers: Exploring the role of loneliness
The present study examined the degree to which loneliness mediated the influence of negative (social constraints) and positive (emotional support) relationship qualities on the global mental health of advanced...
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Metastatic breast cancer patients’ expectations and priorities for symptom improvement
Little research has examined cancer patients’ expectations, goals, and priorities for symptom improvement. Thus, we examined these outcomes in metastatic breast cancer patients to provide patients’ perspective...
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Acceptance and commitment therapy for symptom interference in metastatic breast cancer patients: a pilot randomized trial
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in women worldwide. With medical advances, metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients often live for years with many symptoms that interfere with activities....
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Cancer-related loneliness mediates the relationships between social constraints and symptoms among cancer patients
Cancer patients have high rates of persistent and disabling symptoms. Evidence suggests that social constraints (e.g., avoidance and criticism) negatively impact symptoms, but pathways linking these variables ...
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Examining the effect of peer hel** in a co** skills intervention: a randomized controlled trial for advanced gastrointestinal cancer patients and their family caregivers
At the end of life, spiritual well-being is a central aspect of quality of life for many patients and their family caregivers. A prevalent spiritual value in advanced cancer patients is the need to actively gi...
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Effects of diet and exercise on weight-related outcomes for breast cancer survivors and their adult daughters: an analysis of the DAMES trial
Few trials have aimed to promote diet and exercise behaviors in both cancer survivors and their family members and examine their associations with weight-related outcomes. We conducted a secondary analysis to ...
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The Cancer Loneliness Scale and Cancer-related Negative Social Expectations Scale: development and validation
Loneliness is a known risk factor for poor mental and physical health outcomes and quality of life in the general population, and preliminary research suggests that loneliness is linked to poorer health outcom...
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A systematic review of psychosocial interventions for colorectal cancer patients
A significant minority of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients experience clinically meaningful distress that may warrant intervention. The goal of this systematic review was to assess the impact of psychosocial i...
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The role of anticipated regret and health beliefs in HPV vaccination intentions among young adults
Although cognitions have predicted young adults’ human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine decision-making, emotion-based theories of healthcare decision-making suggest that anticipatory emotions may be more predicti...
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Family caregiving challenges in advanced colorectal cancer: patient and caregiver perspectives
Family caregivers of advanced colorectal cancer patients may be at increased risk for psychological distress. Yet their key challenges in co** with the patient’s illness are not well understood. Soliciting b...
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Co** with physical and psychological symptoms: a qualitative study of advanced lung cancer patients and their family caregivers
Advanced lung cancer patients have high rates of multiple physical and psychological symptoms, and many of their family caregivers experience significant distress. However, little is known about strategies tha...
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A meta-analysis of the relationship between social constraints and distress in cancer patients
Social constraints on cancer-related disclosure have been associated with increased distress among cancer patients. The goals of this meta-analysis were: (1) to quantify the average strength of the relationshi...
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Economic and social changes among distressed family caregivers of lung cancer patients
Although costs of lung cancer care have been documented, economic and social changes among lung cancer patients’ family caregivers have yet to be fully examined. In addition, research has not focused on caregi...
