By Professor Afaf Girgis

Journal articles

Leske S; Smith AB; Lambert SD; Girgis A, 2018, 'A protocol for an updated and expanded systematic mixed studies review of fear of cancer recurrence in families and caregivers of adults diagnosed with cancer', Systematic Reviews, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13643-018-0795-5

Girgis A; Durcinoska I; Gerges M; Kaadan N; Arnold A; Descallar J; Delaney GP; Avery S; Carolan M; Della-Fiorentina S; Masters K; Miller A; Ng W; Sandell T; Tran TT; Levesque JV, 2018, 'Study protocol for a controlled trial of an eHealth system utilising patient reported outcome measures for personalised treatment and care: PROMPT-Care 2.0', BMC Cancer, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-018-4729-3

Nandakumar BS; Fardell JE; Wakefield CE; Signorelli C; McLoone JK; Skeen J; Maguire AM; Cohn RJ; Alvaro F; Corbett R; Downie P; Egan K; Emery J; Ellis S; Foreman T; Gabriel M; Girgis A; Graham K; Johnston K; Jones J; Lockwood L; McCarthy M; Molloy S; Osborn M; Tapp H; Till T; Truscott J; Turpin K; Walwyn T; Yallop K, 2018, 'Attitudes and experiences of childhood cancer survivors transitioning from pediatric care to adult care', Supportive Care in Cancer, 26, pp. 2743 - 2750, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-018-4077-5

Gerges M; Smith AB; Durcinoska I; Yan H; Girgis A, 2018, 'Exploring levels and correlates of health literacy in Arabic and Vietnamese immigrant patients with cancer and their English-speaking counterparts in Australia: A cross-sectional study protocol', BMJ Open, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021666

Lambert SD; Hulbert-Williams N; Belzile E; Ciampi A; Girgis A, 2018, 'Beyond using composite measures to analyze the effect of unmet supportive care needs on caregivers' anxiety and depression', Psycho-Oncology, 27, pp. 1572 - 1579, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.4696

Girgis A; Smith AB; Durcinoska I, 2018, 'Screening for distress in survivorship', Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, 12, pp. 86 - 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SPC.0000000000000328

Smith AB; Agar M; Delaney G; Descallar J; Dobell-Brown K; Grand M; Aung J; Patel P; Kaadan N; Girgis A, 2018, 'Lower trial participation by culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) cancer patients is largely due to language barriers', Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 14, pp. 52 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajco.12818

Levesque JV; Gerges M; Girgis A, 2018, 'The development of an online intervention (Care Assist) to support male caregivers of women with breast cancer: A protocol for a mixed methods study', BMJ Open, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019530

Lambert S; Bellamy T; Girgis A, 2018, 'Routine assessment of unmet needs in individuals with advanced cancer and their caregivers: A qualitative study of the palliative care needs assessment tool (PC-NAT)', Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 36, pp. 82 - 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2017.1382645

Beatty L; Kemp E; Butow P; Girgis A; Schofield P; Turner J; Hulbert-Williams NJ; Levesque JV; Koczwara B, 2018, 'A systematic review of psychotherapeutic interventions for women with metastatic breast cancer: Context matters', Psycho-Oncology, 27, pp. 34 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.4445

Girgis A; Durcinoska I; Delaney GP; Koh ES; Ng W; Arnold A, 2018, 'Development of health pathways to standardize cancer care pathways informed by patient-reported outcomes and clinical practice guidelines', JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics, 2018, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/CCI.18.00024

Galvão DA; Newton RU; Girgis A; Lepore SJ; Stiller A; Mihalopoulos C; Gardiner RA; Taaffe DR; Occhipinti S; Chambers SK, 2018, 'Randomized controlled trial of a peer led multimodal intervention for men with prostate cancer to increase exercise participation', Psycho-Oncology, 27, pp. 199 - 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.4495

Butow PN; Turner J; Gilchrist J; Sharpe L; Smith AB; Fardell JE; Tesson S; O'Connell R; Girgis A; Gebski VJ; Asher R; Mihalopoulos C; Bell ML; Zola KG; Beith J; Thewes B, 2017, 'Randomized trial of ConquerFear: A novel, theoretically based psychosocial intervention for fear of cancer recurrence', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 35, pp. 4066 - 4077, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2017.73.1257

Lambert SD; Beatty L; McElduff P; Levesque JV; Lawsin C; Jacobsen P; Turner J; Girgis A, 2017, 'A systematic review and meta-analysis of written self-administered psychosocial interventions among adults with a physical illness', Patient Education and Counseling, 100, pp. 2200 - 2217, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2017.06.039

Smith AB; Mancuso P; Sidhom M; Wong K; Berry M; Rincones O; Forstner D; Bokey L; Girgis A; Smith B, 2017, 'Prostatectomy versus radiotherapy for early-stage prostate cancer (PREPaRE) study: Protocol for a mixed-methods study of treatment decision-making in men with localised prostate cancer', BMJ Open, 7, pp. e018403, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018403

Girgis A; Durcinoska I; Levesque JV; Gerges M; Sandell T; Arnold A; Delaney GP, 2017, 'eHealth system for collecting and utilizing patient reported outcome measures for personalized treatment and care (PROMPT-Care) among cancer patients: Mixed methods approach to evaluate feasibility and acceptability', Journal of Medical Internet Research, 19, pp. e330, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/JMIR.8360

Watts KJ; Meiser B; Zilliacus E; Kaur R; Taouk M; Girgis A; Butow P; Kissane D; Hale S; Perry A; Aranda SK; Goldstein D, 2017, 'Perspectives of oncology nurses and oncologists regarding barriers to working with patients from a minority background: systemic issues and working with interpreters.', European Journal of Cancer Care, 27, pp. e12758, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12758

Girgis A; Lambert S, 2017, 'Cost of informal caregiving in cancer care', Cancer Forum, 41

Beith JM; Thewes B; Turner J; Gilchrist J; Sharpe L; Girgis A; Smith AB; Fardell J; Tesson S; O'Connell R; Asher R; Butow P, 2017, 'Long-term results of a phase II randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a psychological intervention (Conquer Fear) to reduce clinical levels of fear of cancer recurrence in breast, colorectal, and melanoma cancer survivors.', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 35, pp. LBA10000 - LBA10000, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2017.35.18_suppl.lba10000

Lambert S; Girgis A; Descallar J; Levesque JV; Jones B, 2017, 'Trajectories of mental and physical functioning among spouse caregivers of cancer survivors over the first five years following the diagnosis', Patient Education and Counseling, 100, pp. 1213 - 1221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2016.12.031

Fardell JE; Wakefield CE; Signorelli C; Hill R; Skeen J; Maguire AM; McLoone JK; Cohn RJ; Alvaro F; Corbett R; Downie P; Egan K; Ellis S; Foreman T; Gabriel M; Girgis A; Graham K; Johnston K; Jones J; Lockwood L; McCarthy M; Molloy S; Osborn M; Tapp H; Till T; Truscott J; Turpin K; Walwyn T; Yallop K, 2017, 'Transition of childhood cancer survivors to adult care: The survivor perspective', Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pbc.26354

Lambert SD; Girgis A, 2017, 'Unmet supportive care needs among informal caregivers of patients with cancer: Opportunities and challenges in informing the development of interventions', ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING, 4, pp. 136 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2347-5625.204485

Girgis A; Levesque JV; Smith AB; Durcinoska I; Gerges M, 2017, 'The role and supportive care needs of the partners and carers of women with breast cancer', Cancer Forum, 41

Watts KJ; Meiser B; Zilliacus E; Kaur R; Taouk M; Girgis A; Butow P; Goldstein D; Hale S; Perry A; Aranda SK; Kissane DW, 2017, 'Communicating with patients from minority backgrounds: Individual challenges experienced by oncology health professionals', European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 26, pp. 83 - 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2016.12.001

Burridge L; Mitchell G; Jiwa M; Girgis A, 2017, 'Helping lay carers of people with advanced cancer and their GPs to talk: An exploration of Australian users' views of a simple carer health checklist', Health and Social Care in the Community, 25, pp. 357 - 365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12312

Kelly B; Perkins D; Turner J; Girgis A; Bultz B, 2017, 'Whole of patient cancer care: bridging the gap between policy and practice', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.5334/ijic.3407

Galvão DA; Newton RU; Girgis A; Lepore SJ; Stiller A; Mihalopoulos C; Gardiner RA; Taaffe DR; Occhipinti S; Chambers SK, 2017, 'Randomized Controlled Trial of Peer Led Intervention for Prostate Cancer Patients to Increase Exercise Participation', Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 49, pp. 269 - 269, http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000517592.73305.55

Bryant J; Boyes AW; Hall A; Girgis A; D’Este C; Sitas F, 2016, 'Erratum to: Prevalence and factors related to smoking and smoking cessation 6 months following a cancer diagnosis: a population-based study (Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 10.1007/s11764-015-0510-7)', Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 10, pp. 1112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11764-016-0561-4

Girgis A; Delaney GP; Arnold A; Miller AA; Levesque JV; Kaadan N; Carolan MG; Cook N; Masters K; Tran TT; Sandell T; Durcinoska I; Gerges M; Avery S; Ng W; Della-Fiorentina S; Dhillon HM; Maher A, 2016, 'Development and Feasibility Testing of PROMPT-Care, an eHealth System for Collection and Use of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Personalized Treatment and Care: A Study Protocol', JMIR Research Protocols, 5, pp. e227, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/resprot.6459

Fardell JE; Thewes B; Turner J; Gilchrist J; Sharpe L; Smith AB; Girgis A; Butow P, 2016, 'Fear of cancer recurrence: a theoretical review and novel cognitive processing formulation', Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 10, pp. 663 - 673, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11764-015-0512-5

Bryant J; Boyes AW; Hall A; Girgis A; D’Este C; Sitas F, 2016, 'Prevalence and factors related to smoking and smoking cessation 6 months following a cancer diagnosis: a population-based study', Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 10, pp. 645 - 653, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11764-015-0510-7

Thewes B; Davis E; Girgis A; Valery PC; Giam K; Hocking A; Jackson J; He VY; Yip D; Garvey G, 2016, 'Routine screening of Indigenous cancer patients' unmet support needs: A qualitative study of patient and clinician attitudes', International Journal for Equity in Health, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-016-0380-2

Tiong SS; Koh ES; Delaney G; Lau A; Adams D; Bell V; Sapkota P; Harris T; Girgis A; Przezdziecki A; Lonergan D; Coiera E, 2016, 'An e-health strategy to facilitate care of breast cancer survivors: A pilot study', Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 12, pp. 181 - 187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajco.12475

Sansom-Daly UM; Lin M; Robertson EG; Wakefield CE; McGill BC; Girgis A; Cohn RJ, 2016, 'Health Literacy in Adolescents and Young Adults: An Updated Review', Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 5, pp. 106 - 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jayao.2015.0059

Thompson KD; Connor SJ; Walls DM; Gollins J; Stewart SK; Bewtra M; Baumblatt GL; Holubar SD; Greenup AJ; Sechi A; Girgis A; Rubin DT; Siegel CA, 2016, 'Patients with ulcerative colitis are more concerned about complications of their disease than side effects of medications', Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 22, pp. 940 - 947, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MIB.0000000000000740

Lam WWT; Law WL; Poon JTC; Fong D; Girgis A; Fielding R, 2016, 'A longitudinal study of supportive care needs among Chinese patients awaiting colorectal cancer surgery', Psycho-Oncology, 25, pp. 496 - 505, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.3946

Chatterton ML; Chambers S; Occhipinti S; Girgis A; Dunn J; Carter R; Shih S; Mihalopoulos C, 2016, 'Economic evaluation of a psychological intervention for high distress cancer patients and carers: Costs and quality-adjusted life years', Psycho-Oncology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.4020

Garvey G; Thewes B; He VFY; Davis E; Girgis A; Valery PC; Giam K; Hocking A; Jackson J; Jones V; Yip D, 2016, 'Indigenous cancer patient and staff attitudes towards unmet needs screening using the SCNAT-IP', Supportive Care in Cancer, 24, pp. 215 - 223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-015-2770-1

Lambert SD; McElduff P; Girgis A; Levesque JV; Regan TW; Turner J; Candler H; Mihalopoulos C; Shih STF; Kayser K; Chong P, 2016, 'A pilot, multisite, randomized controlled trial of a self-directed coping skills training intervention for couples facing prostate cancer: accrual, retention, and data collection issues', Supportive Care in Cancer, 24, pp. 711 - 722, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-015-2833-3

Knight A; Delaney G; Girgis A; Liaw ST, 2016, 'ISQUA16-1279JOINING UP THE CONTINUUM FROM CANCER SERVICES TO FAMILY PRACTICE THROUGH IMPROVED COMMUNICATION', International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 28, pp. 64.2 - 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzw104.102

Law E; Girgis A; Lambert S; Sylvie L; Levesque J; Pickett H, 2016, 'Telomeres and stress: Promising avenues for research in psycho-oncology', Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 3, pp. 137 - 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2347-5625.182931

Eakin EG; Hayes SC; Haas MR; Reeves MM; Vardy JL; Boyle F; Hiller JE; Mishra GD; Goode AD; Jefford M; Koczwara B; Saunders CM; Demark-Wahnefried W; Courneya KS; Schmitz KH; Girgis A; White K; Chapman K; Boltong AG; Lane K; McKiernan S; Millar L; O'Brien L; Sharplin G; Baldwin P; Robson EL, 2015, 'Healthy Living after Cancer: A dissemination and implementation study evaluating a telephone-delivered healthy lifestyle program for cancer survivors', BMC Cancer, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-015-2003-5

Hudson PL; Girgis A; Mitchell GK; Philip J; Parker D; Currow D; Liew D; Thomas K; Le B; Moran J; Brand C, 2015, 'Benefits and resource implications of family meetings for hospitalized palliative care patients: Research protocol', BMC Palliative Care, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12904-015-0071-6

Goldsbury DE; O'Connell DL; Girgis A; Wilkinson A; Phillips JL; Davidson PM; Ingham JM, 2015, 'Acute hospital-based services used by adults during the last year of life in New South Wales, Australia: A population-based retrospective cohort study', BMC Health Services Research, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-1202-8

Sklenarova H; Haun MW; Krümpelmann A; Friederich HC; Huber J; Thomas M; Winkler EC; Girgis A; Dinkel A; Herzog W; Hartmann M, 2015, 'Psychometric evaluation of the German Version of the Supportive Care Needs Survey for Partners and Caregivers (SCNS-P&C-G) of cancer patients', European Journal of Cancer Care, 24, pp. 884 - 897, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12325

James EL; Stacey FG; Chapman K; Boyes AW; Burrows T; Girgis A; Asprey G; Bisquera A; Lubans DR, 2015, 'Impact of a nutrition and physical activity intervention (ENRICH: Exercise and Nutrition Routine Improving Cancer Health) on health behaviors of cancer survivors and carers: A pragmatic randomized controlled trial', BMC Cancer, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-015-1775-y

Galvão DA; Newton RU; Gardiner RA; Girgis A; Lepore SJ; Stiller A; Mihalopolous C; Occhipinti S; Chambers SK, 2015, 'Compliance to exercise-oncology guidelines in prostate cancer survivors and associations with psychological distress, unmet supportive care needs, and quality of life', Psycho-Oncology, 24, pp. 1241 - 1249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.3882

Levesque JV; Girgis A; Koczwara B; Kwok C; Singh-Carlson S; Lambert S, 2015, 'Integrative Review of the Supportive Care Needs of Asian and Caucasian Women with Breast Cancer', Current Breast Cancer Reports, 7, pp. 127 - 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12609-015-0186-z

Girgis A, 2015, 'Interventions to facilitate recovering from job stress in an oncology setting: One size does not fit all', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 59, pp. 489 - 490, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1754-9485.12340

Ben Smith A; Thewes B; Turner J; Gilchrist J; Fardell J; Sharpe L; Bell ML; Girgis A; Grier M; Byrne D; Clutton S; Butow P, 2015, 'Pilot of a theoretically grounded psychologist-delivered intervention for fear of cancer recurrence (Conquer Fear)', Psycho-Oncology, 24, pp. 967 - 970, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.3775

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