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Multiple Dimensions Of The Symptom Experience In Patients With Advanced Cancer And Their Impact On Quality Of Life, Stephanie Gilbertson-White Nov 2013

Multiple Dimensions Of The Symptom Experience In Patients With Advanced Cancer And Their Impact On Quality Of Life, Stephanie Gilbertson-White

Stephanie Gilbertson-White

Many people with advanced cancer experience multiple severe symptoms as their disease progresses such as pain, sleep problems, fatigue, and depression. These symptoms can be a result of the cancer itself, cancer treatment or an interaction of the two. The studies reported in this dissertation uses the patients' own responses to survey questions to describe the multiple dimensions of the symptom experience; the factors that predict the total number of symptoms; as well as the optimal cutpoint between a low and a high number of symptoms and the between group differences in patient outcomes (i.e., depression, anxiety, quality-of-life).


Wna Research Council: Best Project Poster... 2004 Convention, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, J. Griffie, D. Radsek Nov 2013

Wna Research Council: Best Project Poster... 2004 Convention, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, J. Griffie, D. Radsek

Stephanie Gilbertson-White

No abstract provided.


A Review Of The Literature On Multiple Symptoms, Their Predictors, And Associated Outcomes In Patients With Advanced Cancer, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, B. Aouizerat, T. Jahan, C. Miaskowski Nov 2013

A Review Of The Literature On Multiple Symptoms, Their Predictors, And Associated Outcomes In Patients With Advanced Cancer, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, B. Aouizerat, T. Jahan, C. Miaskowski

Stephanie Gilbertson-White

OBJECTIVE: The findings from several studies suggest that palliative care patients with advanced cancer experience multiple symptoms, and that these symptoms may be related to demographic and clinical factors as well as to patient outcomes. However, no systematic review has summarized the findings from studies that assessed multiple symptoms, predictors, and outcomes in these patients. The purposes of this review, focused on palliative care patients with advanced cancer, are to: 1) describe the relationships among multiple symptoms; 2) describe the predictors of multiple symptoms; and 3) describe the relationships between multiple symptoms and patient outcomes. METHOD: Comprehensive literature searches were …


Relationships Among Specific Viral Pathogens, Virus-Induced Interleukin-8, And Respiratory Symptoms In Infancy, J. Gern, M. Martin, K. Anklam, K. Shen, K. Roberg, K. Carlson-Dakes, K. Adler, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, R. Hamilton, P. Shult, C. Kirk, D. Da Silva, S. Sund, M. Kosorok, R. Lemanske Nov 2013

Relationships Among Specific Viral Pathogens, Virus-Induced Interleukin-8, And Respiratory Symptoms In Infancy, J. Gern, M. Martin, K. Anklam, K. Shen, K. Roberg, K. Carlson-Dakes, K. Adler, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, R. Hamilton, P. Shult, C. Kirk, D. Da Silva, S. Sund, M. Kosorok, R. Lemanske

Stephanie Gilbertson-White

No abstract provided.


Electronic Documentation Systems: The Impact On Pain Documentation, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, S. Shapiro Nov 2013

Electronic Documentation Systems: The Impact On Pain Documentation, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, S. Shapiro

Stephanie Gilbertson-White

No abstract provided.


Effects Of Dog Ownership And Genotype On Immune Development And Atopy In Infancy, J. Gern, C. Reardon, S. Hoffjan, D. Nicolae, Z. Li, K. Roberg, W. Neaville, K. Carlson-Dakes, K. Adler, R. Hamilton, E. Anderson, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, C. Tisler, D. Dasilva, K. Anklam, L. Mikus, L. Rosenthal, C. Ober, R. Gangnon, R. Lemanske Nov 2013

Effects Of Dog Ownership And Genotype On Immune Development And Atopy In Infancy, J. Gern, C. Reardon, S. Hoffjan, D. Nicolae, Z. Li, K. Roberg, W. Neaville, K. Carlson-Dakes, K. Adler, R. Hamilton, E. Anderson, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, C. Tisler, D. Dasilva, K. Anklam, L. Mikus, L. Rosenthal, C. Ober, R. Gangnon, R. Lemanske

Stephanie Gilbertson-White

No abstract provided.


Clinical Education Adapts To Changing Times, P. Jarzemsky, S. Kruger, Stephanie Gilbertson-White Nov 2013

Clinical Education Adapts To Changing Times, P. Jarzemsky, S. Kruger, Stephanie Gilbertson-White

Stephanie Gilbertson-White

No abstract provided.


Determination Of Cutpoints For Low And High Number Of Symptoms In Patients With Advanced Cancer, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, B. Aouizerat, T. Jahan, S. Paul, C. West, K. Schumacher, M. Dodd, M. Rabow, A. Abu Raddaha, C. Miaskowski Nov 2013

Determination Of Cutpoints For Low And High Number Of Symptoms In Patients With Advanced Cancer, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, B. Aouizerat, T. Jahan, S. Paul, C. West, K. Schumacher, M. Dodd, M. Rabow, A. Abu Raddaha, C. Miaskowski

Stephanie Gilbertson-White

While patients with advanced cancer experience a wide range of symptoms, no work has been done to determine an optimal cutpoint for a low versus a high number of symptoms. Analytic approaches that established clinically meaningful cutpoints for the severity of cancer pain and fatigue provided the foundation for this study. The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal cutpoint for low and high numbers of symptoms using a range of potential cutpoints and to determine if those cutpoints distinguished between the two symptom groups on demographic and clinical characteristics and depression, anxiety, and quality of life (QOL). …


Viral Infections, Cytokine Dysregulation And The Origins Of Childhood Asthma And Allergic Diseases., Samuel L. Friedlander, Daniel Jackson, Ronald Gangnon, Michael Evans, Zhanhai Li, Kathy Roberg, Elizabeth Anderson, Kirstin Carlson-Dakes, Kiva Adler, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, Tressa Pappas, Douglas Dasilva, Christopher Tisler, Lisa Pleiss, Lance Mikus, Louis Rosenthal, Peter Shult, Carol Kirk, Erik Reisdorf, Sabine Hoffjan, James Gern, Robert Lemanske Nov 2013

Viral Infections, Cytokine Dysregulation And The Origins Of Childhood Asthma And Allergic Diseases., Samuel L. Friedlander, Daniel Jackson, Ronald Gangnon, Michael Evans, Zhanhai Li, Kathy Roberg, Elizabeth Anderson, Kirstin Carlson-Dakes, Kiva Adler, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, Tressa Pappas, Douglas Dasilva, Christopher Tisler, Lisa Pleiss, Lance Mikus, Louis Rosenthal, Peter Shult, Carol Kirk, Erik Reisdorf, Sabine Hoffjan, James Gern, Robert Lemanske

Stephanie Gilbertson-White

No abstract provided.


Methodologic Issues In The Measurement Of Cytokines To Elucidate The Biological Basis For Cancer Symptoms, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, B. Aouizerat, C. Miaskowski Nov 2013

Methodologic Issues In The Measurement Of Cytokines To Elucidate The Biological Basis For Cancer Symptoms, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, B. Aouizerat, C. Miaskowski

Stephanie Gilbertson-White

No abstract provided.


Building Organizational Capacity For Evidence-Based Practice, S. Shapiro, N. Donaldson, J. Stotts, Stephanie Gilbertson-White Nov 2013

Building Organizational Capacity For Evidence-Based Practice, S. Shapiro, N. Donaldson, J. Stotts, Stephanie Gilbertson-White

Stephanie Gilbertson-White

No abstract provided.


Documentation On Withdrawal Of Life Support In Adult Patients In The Intensive Care Unit [Corrected] [Published Erratum Appears In Am J Crit Care 2004 Sep;13(5):370], K. Kirchhoff, P. Anumandla, K. Foth, S. Lues, Stephanie Gilbertson-White Nov 2013

Documentation On Withdrawal Of Life Support In Adult Patients In The Intensive Care Unit [Corrected] [Published Erratum Appears In Am J Crit Care 2004 Sep;13(5):370], K. Kirchhoff, P. Anumandla, K. Foth, S. Lues, Stephanie Gilbertson-White

Stephanie Gilbertson-White

BACKGROUND: Patients' charts have been a source of data for retrospective studies of the quality of end-of-life care. In the intensive care unit, most patients die after withdrawal of life support. Chart reviews of this process could be used not only to assess the quality of documentation but also to provide information for quality improvement and research. OBJECTIVE: To assess the documentation of end-of-life care of patients and their families by care providers in the intensive care unit. METHOD: Charts of 50 adult patients who died in the intensive care unit at a large midwestern hospital after initiation of withdrawal …


The Stability Of Patient Subgroups Identified Using Cluster Analysis, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, C. Miaskowski, K. Lee, M. Dodd, C. West, B. Cooper Nov 2013

The Stability Of Patient Subgroups Identified Using Cluster Analysis, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, C. Miaskowski, K. Lee, M. Dodd, C. West, B. Cooper

Stephanie Gilbertson-White

No abstract provided.


Developmental Cytokine Response Profiles And The Clinical And Immunologic Expression Of Atopy During The First Year Of Life, W. Neaville, C. Tisler, A. Bhattacharya, K. Anklam, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, R. Hamilton, K. Adler, D. Dasilva, K. Roberg, K. Carlson-Dakes, E. Anderson, D. Yoshihara, R. Gangnon, L. Mikus, L. Rosenthal, J. Gern, R. Lemanske Nov 2013

Developmental Cytokine Response Profiles And The Clinical And Immunologic Expression Of Atopy During The First Year Of Life, W. Neaville, C. Tisler, A. Bhattacharya, K. Anklam, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, R. Hamilton, K. Adler, D. Dasilva, K. Roberg, K. Carlson-Dakes, E. Anderson, D. Yoshihara, R. Gangnon, L. Mikus, L. Rosenthal, J. Gern, R. Lemanske

Stephanie Gilbertson-White

No abstract provided.