[HTML][HTML] The determinants of home and nursing home death: a systematic review and meta-analysis

V Costa, CC Earle, MJ Esplen, R Fowler, R Goldman… - BMC palliative …, 2016 - Springer
Background Most Canadians die in hospital, and yet, many express a preference to die at
home. Place of death is the result of the interaction among sociodemographic, illness- and …

Alleviating existential distress of cancer patients: can relational ethics guide clinicians?

D Leung, MJ Esplen - European Journal of Cancer Care, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Esplen's sources of research support come from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research,
Institute of Gender and Health, in partnership with the Ontario Women's Health Council, …

Sexual functioning in breast cancer survivors experiencing body image disturbance

VM Boquiren, MJ Esplen, J Wong, B Toner… - Psycho …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Breast cancer treatments and the traumatic nature of the cancer experience
frequently elicit considerable sexual difficulties. Breast cancer survivors (BCS) experiencing …

A couple‐based intervention for patients and caregivers facing end‐stage cancer: outcomes of a randomized controlled trial

LM McLean, T Walton, G Rodin, MJ Esplen… - Psycho …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background We evaluated the effect of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) [intervention (INT)],
modified for the advanced cancer population versus standard care [control (CTL)], on …

A randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction to manage affective symptoms and improve quality of life in gay men living with HIV

B Gayner, MJ Esplen, P DeRoche, J Wong… - Journal of behavioral …, 2012 - Springer
To determine whether MBSR groups would help gay men living with HIV improve psychosocial
functioning and increase mindfulness compared to treatment-as-usual (TAU). Methods: …

Psychosocial functioning in women who have undergone bilateral prophylactic mastectomy

KA Metcalfe, MJ Esplen, V Goel… - … ‐Oncology: Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to determine the current psychosocial functioning of women
who had previously had a bilateral prophylactic mastectomy. Women in the province of …

Genetic education for primary care providers: improving attitudes, knowledge, and confidence

…, BJ Wilson, JMD Allanson, SM Blaine, MJ Esplen… - Canadian family …, 2009 - cfp.ca
OBJECTIVE To increase primary care providers’ awareness and use of genetic services;
increase their knowledge of genetic issues; increase their confidence in core genetic …

Exploring the influence of gender‐role socialization and objectified body consciousness on body image disturbance in breast cancer survivors

VM Boquiren, MJ Esplen, J Wong, B Toner… - Psycho …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study aimed to explore the relationships between gender‐role socialization,
objectified body consciousness and quality of life in breast cancer (BC) survivors with body …

Quality of life and psychosexual adjustment after prophylactic oophorectomy for a family history of ovarian cancer

L Elit, MJ Esplen, K Butler, S Narod - Familial Cancer, 2001 - Springer
Objectives: 1) To evaluate a woman's satisfaction with the decision to have a prophylactic
oophorectomy for family history of ovarian cancer. 2) To explore the potential costs related to …

100 years Lynch syndrome: what have we learned about psychosocial issues?

EMA Bleiker, MJ Esplen, B Meiser, HV Petersen… - Familial cancer, 2013 - Springer
In the care of patients with Lynch Syndrome (LS), a range of psychosocial issues are
encountered, which significantly affect patient outcomes. A brief historical background of ‘psycho-…