Community readiness in the Syrian refugee community in Jordan: A rapid ecological assessment tool to build psychosocial service capacity.

The knowledge of Syrian psychosocial activists in displaced communities is an invaluable resource for developing an ecological understanding of community needs and attitudes. This may elucidate the structural challenges of displacement to be addressed in psychosocial interventions. During Phase 1 of the study, we employed the community readiness model-a tool to assess community climate, needs, and resources-to determine community capacity-building needs.

Addressing occupational stress among health staff in nongovernment controlled Northern Syria: Supporting resilience in a dangerous workplace.

Introduction: Syrian medical staff working in non-government controlled areas of Syria operate in situations that expose them to great personal danger, while they must often face the same challenges as the people they help. Supporting the wellbeing of these staff is crucial to the operation of health services for internally displaced Syrians given the large-scale destruction of healthcare infrastructure.

Methods: Findings from a staffcare programme designed by a grassroots Syrian psychosocial organisation in Southern Turkey and implemented in a medical nongovernment organisation in Idlib in Northern Syria are presented.

An ecological model of adaptation to displacement: individual, cultural and community factors affecting psychosocial adjustment among Syrian refugees in Jordan.

Background: There is a need for ecological approaches to guide global mental health programmes that can appropriately address the personal, family, social and cultural needs of displaced populations. A transactional ecological model of adaptation to displacement was developed and applied to the case of Syrian refugees living in Jordan.

Methods: Syrian and Jordanian psychosocial workers ( = 29) supporting the Syrian refugee community in Jordan were interviewed in three waves (2013-2016).

Sexual well-being and diurnal cortisol after prostate cancer treatment.

Sexual dysfunction and psychological distress are common after prostate cancer. Research has not examined the role of neuroendocrine markers of stress (e.g.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of written self-administered psychosocial interventions among adults with a physical illness.

Objective: The cost of implementing professionally-led psychosocial interventions has limited their integration into routine care. To enhance the translation of effective psychosocial interventions in routine care, a self-administered format is sometimes used. The meta-analysis examined the efficacy of written self-administered, psychosocial interventions to improve outcomes among individuals with a physical illness.

Burnout and the provision of psychosocial care amongst Australian cancer nurses.

Purpose: To assess the prevalence of burnout amongst Australian cancer nurses as well as investigate the systemic and individual factors associated with burnout, including training and supervision for nurses in psychosocial care. Burnout amongst cancer nurses can have serious consequences for the individual nurse, the hospital and patients. Psychosocial care has been demonstrated in many studies to reduce distress in cancer patients; however, previous studies have suggested that providing psychosocial care can be stressful if nurses feel they lack appropriate training.

Psychosocial concerns reported by Syrian refugees living in Jordan: systematic review of unpublished needs assessments.

Background: Humanitarian organisations supporting Syrian refugees in Jordan have conducted needs assessments to direct resources appropriately.

Aims: To present a model of psychosocial concerns reported by Syrian refugees and a peer review of research practices.

Method: Academic and grey literature databases, the United Nations Syria Regional Response website, key humanitarian organisation websites and Google were searched for needs assessments with Syrian refugees in Jordan between February 2011 and June 2015.

A Grounded Theory Investigation into the Psychosexual Unmet Needs of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors.

Purpose: For many adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer, psychosexual well-being is compromised due to the onset of illness at a vulnerable stage of sexual development. To date, prior studies have focused on the psychosexual well-being of older adult survivors, largely ignoring AYAs. Furthermore, the few studies investigating AYA psychosexual well-being have been prematurely quantitative in nature, limited by a lack of in-depth exploration regarding the unique psychosexual experiences of AYA survivors.

Let's talk about sex after cancer: exploring barriers and facilitators to sexual communication in male cancer survivors.

Objective: Changes to sexuality are a primary concern amongst cancer survivors, leading to psychological distress and impacting long-term quality of life. Effective sexual communication has been found to be critical in improving sexual satisfaction post-treatment. However, research suggests that many men struggle to disclose sexual concerns and preferences.

Barriers and promoters of an evidenced-based smoking cessation counseling during prenatal care in Argentina and Uruguay.

In Argentina and Uruguay, 10.3 and 18.3 %, respectively, of pregnant women smoked in 2005.

"You need something like this to give you guidelines on what to do": patients' and partners' use and perceptions of a self-directed coping skills training resource.

Purpose: This study aims to report on the acceptability of a self-directed coping skills intervention, called Coping-Together, for patients affected by cancer and their partners, including the strengths and limitations of the intervention design.

Methods: This initial version of Coping-Together included a series of four booklets, which aimed to provide practical coping strategies for the day-to-day management of common physical and psychosocial challenges. Thirty semi-structured interviews were conducted with 27 patients and/or 14 partners.

Body image as a predictor of psychopathology in surgical patients with colorectal disease.

Objective: This study aimed to test the relevance of a cognitive behavioural model of body image in a prospective study of colorectal surgery patients and to determine if pre-existing body image disturbance influenced psychological adjustment following surgery.

Methods: Sixty-seven adult consecutive colorectal surgery patients completed measures assessing psychopathology, body image related beliefs and health related quality of life during pre-admission for surgery using a questionnaire battery. Each participant was followed up three months after surgery.

The unmet needs of partners and caregivers of adults diagnosed with cancer: a systematic review.

Objectives: The recognition that a partner or caregiver is typically the patient's primary support person and is also deeply affected by the cancer diagnosis has prompted efforts to document their unmet supportive care needs. This review aimed to: (1) quantify the prevalence of unmet needs reported by partners and caregivers, (2) categorise their unmet needs by domain and (3) identify the main variables associated with reporting more unmet needs.

Methods: Manuscripts were identified through systematically searching electronic databases, checking the reference lists of retrieved publications, online searching of key journals and contacting researchers in this field.

Heterogeneity in breast and cervical cancer screening practices among female Hispanic immigrants in the United States.

This study examined differences in cervical and breast cancer (CC and BC) screening among a heterogeneous group of Hispanic women. Data from 247 women (mean age = 38.7 ± 13.

Randomized clinical trial of telephone-administered cognitive-behavioral therapy to reduce post-traumatic stress disorder and distress symptoms after hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation.

Purpose: A significant number of survivors of hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) report enduring adverse effects of treatment, including illness-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and general distress. We report results of a randomized clinical trial that tested the effects of a 10-session, telephone-administered cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention on PTSD, depression, and distress symptoms.

Methods: Survivors who had undergone HSCT 1 to 3 years earlier (N = 408) were assessed for study eligibility.

An examination of the psychosocial factors influencing colorectal cancer patients' communication of colorectal cancer patient risk with their siblings.

This study examined psychosocial factors influencing colorectal cancer (CRC) patients' communication with their first-degree relatives regarding their CRC risk. Among a sample of CRC patients who were members of a colon registry in New York (n = 127), 60% reported discussing CRC risk with their siblings. These discussions were related to the CRC patients' age of diagnosis, such that those diagnosed before age 45 years were more likely to communicate with their siblings about CRC risk.

Sociodemographic correlates of stage of adoption for colorectal cancer screening in African Americans.

Objectives: African Americans have the highest incidence and mortality rates from colorectal cancer in the United States. Endoscopic screening, while effective in reducing both, is greatly underutilized. This research sought to understand sociodemographic factors related to stage of readiness for endoscopic screening.

Community readiness to promote Latinas' participation in breast cancer prevention clinical trials.

The high breast cancer (BC) mortality rates that exist among Hispanic women (Latinas) are a health disparity burden that needs to be addressed. Prevention clinical trials are a burgeoning area of cancer prevention efforts and may serve to promote parity. Unfortunately, Latinas, along with other ethnic minority women, continue to be under-represented in this form of research.

Demographic, medical, and psychosocial correlates to CAM use among survivors of colorectal cancer.

Goals Of Work: Complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) use among cancer patients is becoming more prevalent; however, our understanding of factors contributing to patients' decisions to participate in CAM is limited. This study examined correlates of CAM use among colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors, an understudied population that experiences many physical and psychological difficulties.

Materials And Methods: The sample was 191, predominantly white, CRC survivors (mean age = 59.

Colorectal cancer screening among low-income African Americans in East Harlem: a theoretical approach to understanding barriers and promoters to screening.

African Americans (AAs) have the highest incidence rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) among all races in the US. These disparities may be attributed to lower participation in CRC prevention and control activities [e.g.

Cervical cancer screening among Latinas: the importance of referral and participation in parallel cancer screening behaviors.

Low cancer screening participation among medically underserved Latinas is largely due to lack of active referral to screening procedures by health care providers. We explored how physicians' referral and instruction on parallel screening procedures discriminates Latinas' cervical cancer screening practices in the context of relevant variables such as sociodemographic characteristics, health insurance, history of cancer, and level of acculturation. Of 153 women surveyed, 100 were compliant with yearly Pap smear while 53 were not compliant.