Katie A Devine
Biographic Data
| ID | 352959 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katie A Devine |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katie A |
| FAMILY NAME | Devine |
| SIGNATURE | DEVINE K A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rutgers Cancer Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1003-8905 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Support Person Holding Back Information in Medical Interactions
Support people are often both physically and emotionally involved in patients’ cancer-care trajectories with first-hand knowledge of the patient’s health; they also harbor their own fears and concerns. When present in the medical interaction, support people report hesitancy to share patient information and concerns with clinicians, although they deem this information is important for patient care. Framed in the disclosure decision-making model, t…
The impact of a personal cancer diagnosis on adolescent and young adult cancer survivors' social connectedness
Adolescent/young adult cancer survivors (AYACS) are diagnosed with cancer between 15 and 39 years of age. Improving AYACS' survivorship quality is crucial-including improving social connectedness, a construct describing the quality, structure and function of social relationships. With better understanding of AYACS' social connectedness, network-based interventions can be developed to foster social health. This study explored how a personal cancer…
The Influence of Perceived Provider Empathic Communication on Disclosure Decision-Making
Provider empathy is a crucial component in establishing therapeutic provider–patient relationships. The benefits of increased perceptions of empathy can support patient psychological adjustment to their cancer as well as patients’ comfort and confidence in disclosing to providers, ultimately promoting patient engagement. Guided by the disclosure decision-making model, this manuscript explores how perceptions of empathy influence patient psycholog…
Dilemmas and Strategy When Companion Participation During Appointments Differs from Patient and Companion Expectations
Cancer patients often attend medical interactions with at least one companion. The degree to which companions participate varies, ranging from passive observer to active advocate. However, the structure of the medical interaction often promotes dyadic rather than triadic communication, creating ambiguity about to the degree to which companions can and should participate. Participants (N = 34, 16 dyads) included gynecologic cancer patients who wer…
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Meditation Mobile App Intervention for Adolescent and Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer
AYA survivors can be difficult to reach, but a mindfulness app was feasible and acceptable to this group. In particular, the robust retention rate and high satisfaction ratings indicate that the meditation mobile app was well received. Preliminary results suggest positive changes in health-related quality of life outcomes, warranting a larger efficacy trial
Moderating influences on parents' fatalistic beliefs about cancer and their association with sun safety behaviors among children of melanoma survivors
The purpose of this study is to examine the association between parents' fatalism about melanoma and their children's sun protection, and the potential moderating role of parent-child communication. In this observational study of N = 69 melanoma-surviving parents of children ages 8-17, parents reported on their own melanoma fatalism, as well as their children's sun safety behaviors and parent-child discussion about sun safety. Parent gender, fami…
Aligned and Divergent Perceptions of Support Persons' Role in Triadic Gynecologic Cancer Communication
Health care providers routinely advise cancer patients to involve support persons in oncology care to fulfill critical support roles. This qualitative descriptive study explored alignment of triadic perceptions of support person involvement in oncology treatment visits and cancer-related care from the perspectives of patients with gynecologic cancer ( n = 18), regular visit-attending support people ( n = 16), and health care providers ( n = 10), …
We Cannot Have any Negativity
This study aimed to elucidate whether gynecologic cancer patients and their support persons have certain expectancies for emotion and whether these expectancies, if they exist, affect cancer-related communication. Semi-structured interviews ( N = 34) were conducted separately with 18 patients and one of their support persons ( n = 16). Thematic analysis revealed a subset of patients and support persons expected patients to not have any negative e…
We Cannot Have any Negativity
This study aimed to elucidate whether gynecologic cancer patients and their support persons have certain expectancies for emotion and whether these expectancies, if they exist, affect cancer-related communication. Semi-structured interviews ( N = 34) were conducted separately with 18 patients and one of their support persons ( n = 16). Thematic analysis revealed a subset of patients and support persons expected patients to not have any negative e…
Aligned and Divergent Perceptions of Support Persons' Role in Triadic Gynecologic Cancer Communication
Health care providers routinely advise cancer patients to involve support persons in oncology care to fulfill critical support roles. This qualitative descriptive study explored alignment of triadic perceptions of support person involvement in oncology treatment visits and cancer-related care from the perspectives of patients with gynecologic cancer ( n = 18), regular visit-attending support people ( n = 16), and health care providers ( n = 10), …
We Cannot Have any Negativity
This study aimed to elucidate whether gynecologic cancer patients and their support persons have certain expectancies for emotion and whether these expectancies, if they exist, affect cancer-related communication. Semi-structured interviews ( N = 34) were conducted separately with 18 patients and one of their support persons ( n = 16). Thematic analysis revealed a subset of patients and support persons expected patients to not have any negative e…
The Influence of Perceived Provider Empathic Communication on Disclosure Decision-Making
Provider empathy is a crucial component in establishing therapeutic provider–patient relationships. The benefits of increased perceptions of empathy can support patient psychological adjustment to their cancer as well as patients’ comfort and confidence in disclosing to providers, ultimately promoting patient engagement. Guided by the disclosure decision-making model, this manuscript explores how perceptions of empathy influence patient psycholog…
Dilemmas and Strategy When Companion Participation During Appointments Differs from Patient and Companion Expectations
Cancer patients often attend medical interactions with at least one companion. The degree to which companions participate varies, ranging from passive observer to active advocate. However, the structure of the medical interaction often promotes dyadic rather than triadic communication, creating ambiguity about to the degree to which companions can and should participate. Participants (N = 34, 16 dyads) included gynecologic cancer patients who wer…
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Meditation Mobile App Intervention for Adolescent and Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer
AYA survivors can be difficult to reach, but a mindfulness app was feasible and acceptable to this group. In particular, the robust retention rate and high satisfaction ratings indicate that the meditation mobile app was well received. Preliminary results suggest positive changes in health-related quality of life outcomes, warranting a larger efficacy trial
Moderating influences on parents' fatalistic beliefs about cancer and their association with sun safety behaviors among children of melanoma survivors
The purpose of this study is to examine the association between parents' fatalism about melanoma and their children's sun protection, and the potential moderating role of parent-child communication. In this observational study of N = 69 melanoma-surviving parents of children ages 8-17, parents reported on their own melanoma fatalism, as well as their children's sun safety behaviors and parent-child discussion about sun safety. Parent gender, fami…
Support Person Holding Back Information in Medical Interactions
Support people are often both physically and emotionally involved in patients’ cancer-care trajectories with first-hand knowledge of the patient’s health; they also harbor their own fears and concerns. When present in the medical interaction, support people report hesitancy to share patient information and concerns with clinicians, although they deem this information is important for patient care. Framed in the disclosure decision-making model, t…
The impact of a personal cancer diagnosis on adolescent and young adult cancer survivors' social connectedness
Adolescent/young adult cancer survivors (AYACS) are diagnosed with cancer between 15 and 39 years of age. Improving AYACS' survivorship quality is crucial-including improving social connectedness, a construct describing the quality, structure and function of social relationships. With better understanding of AYACS' social connectedness, network-based interventions can be developed to foster social health. This study explored how a personal cancer…
Medicine (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (5 works) · Cancer (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Family Support in Illness (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Psychotherapist (4 works) · Cancer survivorship and care (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works)