By Professor Afaf Girgis

Journal articles

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

Short CE; James EL; Girgis A; D'Souza MI; Plotnikoff RC, 2015, 'Main outcomes of the Move More for Life Trial: A randomised controlled trial examining the effects of tailored-print and targeted-print materials for promoting physical activity among post-treatment breast cancer survivors', Psycho-Oncology, 24, pp. 771 - 778, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.3639

Girgis A; Delaney GP; Miller AA, 2015, 'Utilising ehealth to support survivorship care', Cancer Forum, 39, pp. 86 - 89

Wakefield CE; Sansom-Daly UM; McGill BC; McCarthy M; Girgis A; Grootenhuis M; Barton B; Patterson P; Osborn M; Lowe C; Anazodo A; Miles G; Cohn RJ, 2015, 'Online parent-targeted cognitive-behavioural therapy intervention to improve quality of life in families of young cancer survivors: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial', Trials, 16, pp. 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0681-6

Sze M; Butow P; Bell M; Vaccaro L; Dong S; Eisenbruch M; Jefford M; Girgis A; King M; McGrane J; Ng W; Asghari R; Parente P; Liauw W; Goldstein D; Psycho-oncology Co-operative Research Group Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) TEAM , 2015, 'Migrant health in cancer: outcome disparities and the determinant role of migrant-specific variables', Oncologist, 20, pp. 523 - 531, http://dx.doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2014-0274

Levesque JV; Lambert SD; Girgis A; Turner J; McElduff P; Kayser K, 2015, 'Do men with prostate cancer and their partners receive the information they need for optimal illness self-management in the immediate post-diagnostic phase?', Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2, pp. 169 - 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2347-5625.160969

Short CE; James EL; Girgis A; D'Souza MI; Plotnikoff RC, 2014, 'Main outcomes of the Move More for Life Trial: A randomised controlled trial examining the effects of tailored-print and targeted-print materials for promoting physical activity among post-treatment breast cancer survivors', Psycho-Oncology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.3639

Lambert SD; Kelly B; Boyes A; Cameron A; Adams C; Proiettof A; Girgis A, 2014, 'Insights into preferences for psycho-oncology services among women with gynecologic cancer following distress screening', JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 12, pp. 899 - 906, http://dx.doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2014.0084

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