2024
Integrating the symptom experience and coping in patients with stage I-III breast cancer in China: A qualitative study
Liang M, Xiong Y, Zhu S, Wang Y, Knobf M, Ye Z. Integrating the symptom experience and coping in patients with stage I-III breast cancer in China: A qualitative study. European Journal Of Oncology Nursing 2024, 73: 102692. PMID: 39406178, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2024.102692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStage I-III breast cancerI-III breast cancerSymptom experienceBreast cancerPurposive sample of womenSemi-structured interview guideFramework analysis methodSample of womenTranscribed verbatimQualitative descriptive approachBreast cancer treatmentInterview guidePsychological symptomsEarly survivorshipQualitative studyAudio-recordedMultiple symptomsPurposive samplingDescriptive approachAverage ageThemesWomenPersonal interviewsBreastSymptomsNavigating Specific Targets of Breast Cancer Symptoms: An Innovative Computer-Simulated Intervention Analysis
Liang M, Pan Y, Cai J, Xiong Y, Liu Y, Chen L, Xu M, Zhu S, Mei X, Zhong T, Knobf M, Ye Z. Navigating Specific Targets of Breast Cancer Symptoms: An Innovative Computer-Simulated Intervention Analysis. European Journal Of Oncology Nursing 2024, 102708. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2024.102708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer symptomsBreast cancerMD Anderson Symptom InventoryCross-sectional surveySymptoms of distressCancer symptomsPreventive careSymptom impactSymptom InventoryActivity levelsOptimal interventionSymptom interactionsInterventionDisturbed sleepDistressBreastFatigueCancerSymptomsCareIntervention analysisParticipantsSurveyShort-SleepParent-Clinician Communication and Prolonged Grief in Parents Whose Child Died From Cancer
Ouyang N, Baker J, Ananth P, Knobf M, Snaman J, Feder S. Parent-Clinician Communication and Prolonged Grief in Parents Whose Child Died From Cancer. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 68: 516-524.e1. PMID: 39142495, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-of-lifeParent-clinician communicationProlonged grief symptomsGrief symptomsChild's end-of-lifeCross-sectional survey of parents of childrenEnd-of-life careHigh-quality end-of-lifeProlonged griefSum scoreSurvey of parents of childrenCross-sectional surveyParents of childrenAdequate prognostic informationBereaved parentsPrognostic informationChild deathsParents' experiencesMultiple linear regressionPG-13Analyzed dataLinear regressionAssociationGriefChildrenBody image, self-efficacy, and sleep quality among patients with breast cancer: A latent profile and mediation analysis
Li S, Xiang Y, Li H, Yang C, He W, Wu J, Knobf M, Ye Z. Body image, self-efficacy, and sleep quality among patients with breast cancer: A latent profile and mediation analysis. European Journal Of Oncology Nursing 2024, 71: 102652. PMID: 38968669, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2024.102652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-efficacySleep qualityBody imageGeneral Perceived Self-Efficacy ScaleBreast cancerPittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scaleMediation analysisBreast cancer programBody image distressPromote self-efficacyBody Image ScaleSelf-Efficacy ScaleEffective coping strategiesMediation effect of self-efficacyBody image groupsLatent profile analysisImpact of body imageEffect of self-efficacyCancer programsCoping strategiesIndex scaleBreastNegative impactImage scaleMediation effectBrain Connectomics Improve the Prediction of High‐Risk Depression Profiles in the First Year following Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Liang M, Chen P, Tang Y, Tang X, Molassiotis A, Knobf M, Liu M, Hu G, Sun Z, Yu Y, Ye Z. Brain Connectomics Improve the Prediction of High‐Risk Depression Profiles in the First Year following Breast Cancer Diagnosis. Depression And Anxiety 2024, 2024: 1-11. DOI: 10.1155/2024/3103115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer diagnosisLatent growth mixture modelingMultivoxel pattern analysisDepression profilesCancer diagnosisBrain connectomeBaseline resting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingAssessment of depressionFrontal medial cortexBrain connectivity patternsGrowth mixture modelingDepression trajectoriesFrontal poleBrain areasRs-fMRIBreast cancerConnectivity patternsHigh riskLow riskBrainConnectomeMagnetic resonance imagingMedial cortexParenting experiences and outcomes among former adolescent mothers: A mixed methods study
Flaherty S, Knobf M, Holland M, Slade A, Nelson L, Sadler L. Parenting experiences and outcomes among former adolescent mothers: A mixed methods study. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0303119. PMID: 38748745, PMCID: PMC11095697, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMixed methods studyParenting outcomesRandomized clinical trialsAdolescent mothersMethods studyParents' experiencesSequential mixed methods studyExplanatory sequential mixed methods studyHome visiting programsPositive parenting outcomesPhase involved interviewsVisiting programsParticipants' experiencesChild behavior problemsPromote personal growthParticipants 2Maternal experienceQuantitative phaseQualitative dataPersonal growthEarly adulthoodBehavior problemsMothersHostile parentingOutcomesSymptom network approach for management in cancer care
Liang M, Zhu S, Zhang W, Knobf M, Ye Z. Symptom network approach for management in cancer care. Asia-Pacific Journal Of Oncology Nursing 2024, 11: 100482. PMID: 38694967, PMCID: PMC11061680, DOI: 10.1016/j.apjon.2024.100482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSentinel and networked symptoms in patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy
Liang M, Zhong T, Knobf M, Chen L, Xu M, Cheng B, Pan Y, Zhou J, Ye Z. Sentinel and networked symptoms in patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. European Journal Of Oncology Nursing 2024, 70: 102566. PMID: 38513452, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2024.102566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer receiving chemotherapyCancer receiving chemotherapyLack of appetiteSymptom clustersSentinel symptomCommunity levelBreast cancerGastrointestinal symptom clusterMD Anderson Symptom InventoryCross-sectional surveyDisturbed sleepBridge symptomsTargeting fatigueExploratory factor analysisSymptom InventoryFactor analysisBreastSymptomsFatigueDiverse symptomsPatientsCommunityCancerSleepDistressPerspectives of Patients With Relapsed and Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia and High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome on Patient–Clinician Communication About Prognosis and the Future
Rao V, Linsky S, Knobf M. Perspectives of Patients With Relapsed and Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia and High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome on Patient–Clinician Communication About Prognosis and the Future. Palliative Medicine Reports 2024, 5: 53-62. PMID: 38249836, PMCID: PMC10797310, DOI: 10.1089/pmr.2023.0064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-clinician communicationHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeAcute myeloid leukemiaPerspectives of patientsMyelodysplastic syndromeU.S. cancer centersSemi-structured interviewsFog of uncertaintyMaintaining normalityDisease trajectoryMyeloid leukemiaPrognostic uncertaintyThematic analysisQualitative studyParticipants' perspectivesR/R acute myeloid leukemiaRefractory acute myeloid leukemiaCancer CenterLived experienceDay-to-day lived experiencesParticipantsHigh riskInterviewsHealthCommunication strategiesAssociations Between Brain Structural Connectivity and 1‐Year Demoralization in Breast Cancer: A Longitudinal Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study
Liang M, Chen P, Tang Y, Liang Y, Li S, Hu G, Sun Z, Yu Y, Molassiotis A, Knobf M, Ye Z. Associations Between Brain Structural Connectivity and 1‐Year Demoralization in Breast Cancer: A Longitudinal Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study. Depression And Anxiety 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1155/2024/5595912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInferior fronto-occipital fasciculusBreast cancerIntegrated discrimination improvementDiagnosed breast cancerIncremental predictive valueDiffusion tensor imagingQuantitative anisotropyPredictive valueDiffusion tensor imaging studiesDemoralization Scale-IIFronto-occipital fasciculusWhite matter tractsSelf-reported dataImaging studiesDiscrimination improvementLongitudinal diffusion tensor imaging studyCancerPatientsCorrelational tractographyNeural pathwaysBrain structural connectivityTensor imagingLongitudinal programBreastScale II
2023
The interplay between stigma and sleep quality in breast cancer: A cross-sectional network analysis
Li S, Jiang Y, Yuan B, Wang M, Zeng Y, Knobf M, Wu J, Ye Z. The interplay between stigma and sleep quality in breast cancer: A cross-sectional network analysis. European Journal Of Oncology Nursing 2023, 68: 102502. PMID: 38194900, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2023.102502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain connectomics improve prediction of 1-year decreased quality of life in breast cancer: A multi-voxel pattern analysis
Liang M, Tang Y, Chen P, Tang X, Knobf M, Hu G, Sun Z, Liu M, Yu Y, Ye Z. Brain connectomics improve prediction of 1-year decreased quality of life in breast cancer: A multi-voxel pattern analysis. European Journal Of Oncology Nursing 2023, 68: 102499. PMID: 38199087, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2023.102499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNet reclassification improvementIntegrated discrimination improvementBreast cancerQuality of lifeBrain areasResting-state connectivity patternsLong-term QOL outcomesState functional magnetic resonance imagingMultivoxel pattern analysisConventional risk factorsBreast cancer patientsBrain connectomicsSuperior frontal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingMulti-centre samplePotential intervention targetsReclassification improvementCancer patientsQOL outcomesRisk factorsQoL assessmentDiscrimination improvementParacingulate gyrusResonance imaging
2012
Etiology, assessment, and management of aromatase inhibitor-related musculoskeletal symptoms.
Park SH, Knobf MT, Sutton KM. Etiology, assessment, and management of aromatase inhibitor-related musculoskeletal symptoms. Clinical Journal Of Oncology Nursing 2012, 16: 260-6. PMID: 22641317, DOI: 10.1188/12.cjon.260-266.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant endocrine therapyMusculoskeletal symptomsAromatase inhibitorsEndocrine therapyHormone-responsive breast cancerAvailable evidenceSevere musculoskeletal symptomsBest available evidenceAI therapyPostmenopausal womenSurvival benefitClinical trialsSymptom distressBreast cancerMusculoskeletal assessmentClinical decisionSymptomsTherapyEffective interventionsEffective management strategiesEtiologyWomenManagement strategiesPossible causesAssessment guidelines
2011
Lifestyle Interventions for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Women with Breast Cancer
Knobf MT, Coviello J. Lifestyle Interventions for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Women with Breast Cancer. Current Cardiology Reviews 2011, 7: 250-257. PMID: 22758626, PMCID: PMC3322443, DOI: 10.2174/157340311799960627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerCardiovascular diseaseLifestyle interventionCancer survivorsRisk factorsPhysical activityNon-modifiable cardiovascular risk factorsCardiovascular risk factorsCardiovascular risk reductionSurvivorship care plansCo-morbid illnessBreast cancer accountsBreast cancer survivorsCardiovascular disease riskRegular physical activityHealthy lifestyle behaviorsRoutine physical activityQuality of lifeSurvival benefitSmoking cessationCancer accountsLifestyle behaviorsWeight managementObservational studyCardiovascular fitnessRaising the Bar for Breast Health Care in the United States
Moran MS, Knobf MT. Raising the Bar for Breast Health Care in the United States. Women's Health Issues 2011, 22: e129-e133. PMID: 22037415, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2011.08.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical Update: Psychosocial Responses in Breast Cancer Survivors
Knobf MT. Clinical Update: Psychosocial Responses in Breast Cancer Survivors. Seminars In Oncology Nursing 2011, 27: e1-e14. PMID: 21783006, DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2011.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychosocial functioningPsychosocial responsesBreast cancer survivorsUnmet psychological needsCancer survivorsPsychological needsSocial supportQuality of lifeEmotional supportCultural differencesPattern of recoveryFunctioningSymptom distressArticles/abstractsInformational needsSurvivorship plansControl symptomsQOL outcomesSurvivorsMore knowledgeNursing practiceDistressSupportOriginal articlesOutcomesSelf-Management and Transitions in Women With Advanced Breast Cancer
Schulman-Green D, Bradley EH, Knobf MT, Prigerson H, DiGiovanna MP, McCorkle R. Self-Management and Transitions in Women With Advanced Breast Cancer. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2011, 42: 517-525. PMID: 21444183, PMCID: PMC3205931, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnderstanding the cancer pain experience in American Indians of the Northern Plains
Haozous EA, Knobf MT, Brant JM. Understanding the cancer pain experience in American Indians of the Northern Plains. Psycho-Oncology 2011, 20: 404-410. PMID: 20878836, DOI: 10.1002/pon.1741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer painDistrust of outsidersBrief Pain Inventory-Short FormAmerican IndiansSemi-structured interviewsAverage pain scoreDescription of painTime of interviewCancer pain experienceDominant themesNeuropathic painPain scoresModerate painCultural groupsPain managementEnjoyment of lifePain interventionsAI patientsHematologic malignanciesPsychosocial distressPainPain experienceQualitative descriptive studyFeelings of guiltDescriptive study
2009
An evidence-based project to advance oncology nursing practice.
Donovan C, Knobf MT. An evidence-based project to advance oncology nursing practice. Oncology Nursing Forum 2009, 36: 619-22. PMID: 19887351, DOI: 10.1188/09.onf.619-622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExercise Improves Body Fat, Lean Mass, and Bone Mass in Breast Cancer Survivors
Irwin ML, Alvarez‐Reeves M, Cadmus L, Mierzejewski E, Mayne ST, Yu H, Chung GG, Jones B, Knobf MT, DiPietro L. Exercise Improves Body Fat, Lean Mass, and Bone Mass in Breast Cancer Survivors. Obesity 2009, 17: 1534-1541. PMID: 19629060, PMCID: PMC2841468, DOI: 10.1038/oby.2009.18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModerate-intensity aerobic exerciseUsual care participantsBreast cancer survivorsMin/weekDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryUsual care groupBone mineral densityCancer survivorsAerobic exerciseCare participantsLean massBody fatBody compositionCare groupBone massYale-New Haven Hospital Tumor RegistryPostmenopausal breast cancer survivorsCurrent physical activity levelsHospital tumor registryAerobic exercise interventionPhysical activity levelsBreast cancer prognosisPercent body fatX-ray absorptiometryBreast cancer diagnosis