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Elizabeth A Lobb

Professor of Palliative Care
Verified email at health.nsw.gov.au
Cited by 7272

Predictors of complicated grief: A systematic review of empirical studies

EA Lobb, LJ Kristjanson, SM Aoun, L Monterosso… - Death studies, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
A systematic review of the literature on predictors of complicated grief (CG) was undertaken
with the aim of clarifying the current knowledge and to inform future planning and work in CG …

Psychological outcomes and risk perception after genetic testing and counselling in breast cancer: a systematic review

PN Butow, EA Lobb, A Barratt, B Meiser… - Medical Journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: To conduct a systematic review of the effects of genetic counselling and testing
for familial breast cancer on women's perception of risk and psychological morbidity. Data …

Assessment of the content and process of genetic counseling: a critical review of empirical studies

B Meiser, J Irle, E Lobb… - Journal of Genetic …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews studies that assessed the process and content of genetic counseling
communication. A systematic search of the literature was undertaken of studies that audio‐or …

[PDF][PDF] Communicating with realism and hope: incurable cancer patients' views on the disclosure of prognosis

RG Hagerty, PN Butow, PM Ellis, EA Lobb… - Journal of clinical …, 2005 - researchgate.net
Communicating With Realism and Hope: Incurable Cancer Patients’ Views on the Disclosure
of Prognosis Page 1 Communicating With Realism and Hope: Incurable Cancer Patients’ …

Cancer patient preferences for communication of prognosis in the metastatic setting

R Hagerty, P Butow, P Ellis, E Lobb, S Pendlebury… - 2004 - dro.deakin.edu.au
PURPOSE: To identify preferences for and predictors of prognostic information among
patients with incurable metastatic cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: One hundred twenty …

Information needs and preferences of women as they proceed through radiotherapy for breast cancer

GKB Halkett, LJ Kristjanson, E Lobb, J Little… - Patient education and …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: While radiotherapy is commonly employed in the treatment of breast cancer,
many women know little about treatment and experience treatment related anxiety. The aims …

Caring for someone with high-grade glioma: a time of rapid change for caregivers

R McConigley, G Halkett, E Lobb… - Palliative …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Patients diagnosed with high-grade gliomas have a poor prognosis and limited life
expectancy, and often experience rapid decline in function. Caring for a patient with high …

The information and support needs of patients diagnosed with high grade glioma

GKB Halkett, EA Lobb, L Oldham, AK Nowak - Patient education and …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To understand patients' experiences of High Grade Glioma and identify and
describe information and support needs along the disease trajectory. METHODS: Semi …

A bridge between cultures: interpreters' perspectives of consultations with migrant oncology patients

PN Butow, E Lobb, M Jefford, D Goldstein… - Supportive Care in …, 2012 - Springer
Background Migration is increasing worldwide. In previous research into people with cancer
from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, interpreter accuracy, professionalism …

Communicating prognosis in early breast cancer: do women understand the language used?

EA Lobb, PN Butow, DT Kenny… - Medical Journal of …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To determine the degree to which women with early breast cancer understand
the prognostic information communicated by clinicians after breast cancer diagnosis, and …