By Professor Afaf Girgis

Journal articles

Johnson C; Paul C; Girgis A; Adams J; Currow DC, 2011, 'Australian general practitioners' and oncology specialists' perceptions of barriers and facilitators of access to specialist palliative care services', Journal of Palliative Medicine, 14, pp. 429 - 435, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2010.0259

Johnson C; Girgis A; Paul C; Currow DC; Adams J; Aranda S, 2011, 'Australian palliative care providers' perceptions and experiences of the barriers and facilitators to palliative care provision', Supportive Care in Cancer, 19, pp. 343 - 351, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-010-0822-0

Burridge LH; Mitchell G; Jiwa M; Girgis A, 2011, 'Consultation etiquette in general practice: a qualitative study of what makes it different for lay cancer caregivers', BMC Family Practice, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-12-110

Short C; James E; Plotnikoff RC; Girgis A, 2011, 'Efficacy of tailored-print interventions to promote physical activity: a systematic review of randomised trials', International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 8, pp. 113, http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/8/1/113

Saunders C; Girgis A, 2011, 'Enriching health research through consumer involvement – learning through atypical exemplars', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 22, pp. 196 - 202

James E; Stacey F; Chapman K; Lubans DR; Asprey G; Sundquist K; Boyes AW; Girgis A, 2011, 'Exercise and nutrition routine improving cancer health (ENRICH): The protocol for a randomized efficacy trial of a nutrition and physical activity program for adult cancer survivors and carers', BMC Public Health, 11, pp. 236, http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/236

Waller A; Girgis A; Davidson P; Newton P; Lecathelinais C; Macdonald P; Hayward C; Currow D, 2011, 'Facilitating Needs Based Care for People with Chronic Heart Failure: Inter-rater Reliability, Validity and Acceptability of a Needs Assessment Tool', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 20, pp. S65 - S66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2011.05.165

Boyes AW; D'Este C; Zucca AC; Girgis A, 2011, 'Flourishing or floundering? Prevalence and correlates of anxiety and depression among a population-based sample of adult cancer survivors 6 months after diagnosis', Journal of Affective Disorders, 135, pp. 184 - 192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2011.07.016

Butow PN; Sze M; Dugal-beri P; Mikhail M; Eisenbruch M; Jefford M; Schofield P; Girgis A; King M; Goldstein D, 2011, 'From inside the bubble: migrants' perceptions of communication with the cancer team', Supportive Care in Cancer, 19, pp. 281 - 290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-010-0817-x

Waller A; Girgis A; Johnson C; Lecathelinais C; Sibbritt D; Seldon M; Bonaventura T; Currow DC, 2011, 'Implications of a needs assessment intervention for people with progressive cancer: Impact on clinical assessment, response and service utilisation', Psycho-oncology, 10, pp. 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.1933

Chambers SK; Newton RU; Girgis A; Nielsen L; Lepore S; Mihalopoulos C; Gardiner RA; Galvao DA; Occhipinti S, 2011, 'Living with prostate cancer: Randomised controlled trial of a multimodal supportive care intervention for men with prostate cancer', BMC Cancer, 11, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-11-317

Clark K; Girgis A; Currow D, 2011, 'Palliative care of people with oesophageal cancer', Cancer Forum, 35, pp. 175 - 179, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=507017076330766;res=IELHEA

Johnson C; Girgis A; Paul C; Currow DC, 2011, 'Palliative care referral practices and perceptions: The divide between metropolitan and non-metropolitan general practitioners', Palliative and Supportive Care, 9, pp. 181 - 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1478951503030232

Girgis A; Stacey F; Lee T; Black D; Kilbreath S, 2011, 'Priorities for women with lymphoedema after treatment for breast cancer: population based cohort study', British Medical Journal (BMJ), 342, pp. d3442, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d3442

Girgis A; Linden W, 2011, 'Psychological treatment outcomes for cancer patients: what do meta-analyses tell us about distress reduction?', Psycho-oncology, Sept 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.2035

Lambert S; Pallant J; Girgis A, 2011, 'Rasch analysis of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale among caregivers of cancer survivors: implications for its use in psycho-oncology', Psycho-oncology, 20, pp. 919 - 925, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.1803

Bonevski B; Paul C; D''este C; Sanson-Fisher R; West R; Girgis A; Siahpush M; Carter R, 2011, 'RCT of a client-centred, caseworker-delivered smoking cessation intervention for a socially disadvantaged population', BMC Public Health, 11, pp. 1471 - 2458, http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/70

Bonevski B; Magin P; Horton G; Foster M; Girgis A, 2011, 'Response rates in GP surveys Trialling two recruitment strategies', Australian Family Physician, 40, pp. 427 - 430, http://www.racgp.org.au/afp/201106/42665

Turner J; Kelly B; Girgis A, 2011, 'Supporting oncology health professionals: a review', Psycho-oncology, 5, pp. 77 - 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11839-011-0320-8

Girgis A; Stojanovski E; Boyes AW; King M; Lecathelinais C, 2011, 'The next generation of the supportive care needs survey: a brief screening tool for administration in the clinical oncology setting', Psycho-oncology, 12 April, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.1973

Girgis A; Lambert S; Lecathelinais C, 2011, 'The supportive care needs survey for partners and caregivers of cancer survivors: development and psychometric evaluation', Psycho-oncology, 20, pp. 387 - 393, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.1740

Zucca A; Boyes AW; Newling G; Hall A; Girgis A, 2011, 'Travelling all over the countryside: Travel-related burden and financial difficulties reported by cancer patients in New South Wales and Victoria', The Australian Journal of Rural Health, 19, pp. 298 - 305, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1584.2011.01232.x

Kilbreath SL; Girgis A; Stacey F; Lee T; Black D, 2010, 'Unmet Needs among Women with Breast Cancer Who Develop Lymphedema: A Population-Based Study', CANCER RESEARCH, 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.SABCS10-P2-13-04

Mitchell G; Girgis A; Jiwa M; Sibbritt D; Burridge LH, 2010, 'A GP Caregiver Needs Toolkit versus normal care in the management of the needs of caregivers of patients with advanced cancer: a randomized controlled trial', Trials, 11, pp. 115 - 115

Jiwa M; Mitchell G; Sibbritt D; Girgis A; Burridge LH, 2010, 'Addressing the needs of caregivers of cancer patients in general practice: A complex intervention', Quality in Primary Care, 18, pp. 9 - 16

Paul C; Meech K; Judd T; Walsh R; Tang AH; Penman A; Girgis A, 2010, 'Anywhere, anytime: Retail access to tobacco in NSW and its potential impact on consumption and quitting', Social Science & Medicine, 71, pp. 799 - 806

Johnson C; Girgis A; Paul C; Currow DC, 2010, 'Australian general practitioners’ and oncology specialists’ perceptions of barriers and facilitators of access to specialist palliative care services', Journal of Palliative Medicine

Waller A; Girgis A; Johnson C; Mitchell G; Yates P; Kristjanson L; Tattersall MH; Lecathelinais C; Sibbritt D; Kelly B; Gorton E; Currow DC, 2010, 'Facilitating needs based cancer care for people with a chronic disease: Evaluation of an intervention using a multi-centre interrupted time series', BMC Palliative Care, 9, pp. 2 - 2

Zucca A; Boyes AW; Lecathelinais C; Girgis A, 2010, 'Life is precious and I’m making the best of it: coping strategies of long-term cancer survivors', Psycho-oncology, 19, pp. 1268 - 1276

Francis K; Dobbinson S; Wakefield AJ; Girgis A, 2010, 'Solarium use in Australia, recent trends and context', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 34, pp. 427 - 430

Saunders C; Girgis A, 2010, 'Status, challenges and facilitators of consumer involvement in Australian health and medical research', Health Research Policy and Systems, 8, pp. 34 - 34

Au A; Lam W; Kwong A; Suen D; Tsang J; Yeo WP; Suen J; Ho W; Yau T; Soong I; Wong K; Sze W; Ng A; Girgis A; Fielding R, 2010, 'Validation of the Chinese version of the short-form supportive care needs survey questionnaire', Psycho-oncology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.1851

Waller A; Girgis A; Lecathelinais C; Scott W; Foot L; Sibbritt D; Currow DC, 2010, 'Validity, reliability and clinical feasibility of a Needs Assessment Tool for people with progressive cancer', Psycho-oncology, 19, pp. 726 - 733

Tzelepis F; Paul CL; Walsh RA; Wiggers J; Knight J; Lecathelinais C; Daly J; Neil A; Girgis A, 2009, 'Telephone Recruitment into a Randomized Controlled Trial of Quitline Support', American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 37, pp. 324 - 329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2009.05.022

Boyes AW; Girgis A; Zucca AC; Lecathelinais C, 2009, 'Anxiety and depression among long-term survivors of cancer in Australia: Results of a population-based survey - In reply', Medical Journal of Australia, 191, pp. 295

Freund M; Campbell E; Paul C; Sakrouge R; Mcelduff P; Walsh RA; Wiggers J; Knight J; Girgis A, 2009, 'Increasing smoking cessation care provision in hospitals: A meta-analysis of intervention effect', Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 11, pp. 650 - 662, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntp056

Boyes AW; Girgis A; Zucca AC; Lecathelinais C, 2009, 'Anxiety and depression among long-term survivors of cancer in Australia: Results of a population-based survey', Medical Journal of Australia, 190, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02479.x

Boyes AW; Girgis A; Zucca AC; Lecathelinais C, 2009, 'Anxiety and depression among long-term survivors of cancer in Australia: results of a population-based survey.', Med J Aust, 190, pp. S94 - S98, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02479.x

Jiwa M; O'Shea C; McKinley RK; Mitchell G; Girgis A; Sibbritt D; Burridge L; Smith M; Chan She Ping Delfos W; Halkett G, 2009, 'Developing and evaluating interventions for primary care- a focus on consultations in general practice', Australasian Medical Journal, 2, pp. 3 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.4066/AMJ.2009.107

Boyes AW; Girgis A; Zucca A; Lecathelinais C, 2009, 'Anxiety and depression among long-term survivors of cancer in Australia: results of a population-based survey', Medical Journal of Australia, 191, pp. 294 - 295

Boyes AW; Girgis A; Zucca A; Lecathelinais C, 2009, 'Anxiety and depression among long-term survivors of cancer in Australia: results of a population-based survey', The Medical Journal of Australia, 190, pp. S94 - S98

Girgis A; Hansen V; Goldstein D, 2009, 'Are Australian oncology health professionals burning out? A view from the trenches', European Journal of Cancer, 45, pp. 393 - 399

Chambers SM; Girgis A; Occhipinti S; Hutchinson SJ; Turner JR; Carter R; Dunn J, 2009, 'Beating the blues after cancer: Randomised controlled trial of a tele-based psychological intervention for high distress patients and carers', BMC Cancer, 9, pp. 189 - 189

Boyes AW; Girgis A; Lecathelinais C, 2009, 'Brief assessment of adult cancer patients’ perceived needs: Development and validation of the 34-item Supportive Care Needs Survey (SCNS-SF34)', Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 15, pp. 602 - 606

Girgis A; Butow PN, 2009, 'Cancer survivorship: Research priorities at the national and international levels', Cancer Forum, 33, pp. 194 - 197

Girgis A; Lambert S, 2009, 'Caregivers of Cancer Survivors: The state of the field', Cancer Forum, 33, pp. 167 - 171

Jiwa M; O''shea C; Mckinley R; Mitchell G; Girgis A; Sibbritt D; Burridge LH; Smith M; Chan W; Halkett G, 2009, 'Developing and evaluating interventions for primary care – a focus on consultations in general practice', Australasian Medical Journal, 1, pp. 3 - 7

Tzelepis F; Paul C; Walsh R; Wiggers J; Knight J; Lecathelinais C; Daly J; Neill AM; Girgis A, 2009, 'Impact of telephone recruitment in a randomized controlled trial of quitline support', American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 37, pp. 324 - 329

Girgis A; Breen S; Stacey F; Lecathelinais C, 2009, 'Impact of two supportive care interventions on anxiety, depression, quality of life and unmet needs in patients with non-localised breast and colorectal cancers', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 27, pp. 6180 - 6190

Girgis A; Cockburn J; Butow PN; Bowman D; Schofield PR; Stojanovski E; D'Este C; Tattersall MH; Doran C; Turner JR, 2009, 'Improving patient emotional functioning and psychological morbidity: Evaluation of a consultation skills training program for oncologists', Patient Education and Counselling, 77, pp. 456 - 462

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