Janine Giese‐Davis
Biographic Data
| ID | 6813394 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Janine Giese‐Davis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Janine |
| FAMILY NAME | Giese‐Davis |
| SIGNATURE | DAVIS J G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Calgary |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3759-9614 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Qualitative analysis of negative and positive Covid-19 experiences of frontline client educators in a Canadian maritime province
The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic dramatically shifted the ways that citizens lived, increasing rates of mental-health concerns. Frontline-worker stress escalated due to health risks while exposing workplaces ill-equipped to adapt to crises. Educators struggling with occupational stress pre-pandemic were particularly hard hit, as were healthcare and mental-health clinicians and systems. In a Canadian maritime province, we launched a longitudinal pr…
Online art therapy groups for young adults with cancer
Background: This study was the final phase of a participatory design (PD) project aimed at developing professionally led online art therapy groups for young adults with cancer. Methods: We invited seven professionals with a range of relevant expertise to take part in a PD process that emphasized hands-on creative interaction. Each participant experienced one or more online art therapy sessions and provided feedback that we analyzed with qualitati…
Higher Vagal Activity as Related to Survival in Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer
OBJECTIVE: High levels of high-frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV), related to parasympathetic-nervous-system functioning, have been associated with longer survival in patients with myocardial infarction and acute trauma and in patients undergoing palliative care. From animal studies linking higher vagal activity with better immune system functioning and reduced metastases, we hypothesized that higher HF-HRV would predict longer survival in…
Contemplative/emotion training reduces negative emotional behavior and promotes prosocial responses
Contemplative practices are believed to alleviate psychological problems, cultivate prosocial behavior and promote self-awareness. In addition, psychological science has developed tools and models for understanding the mind and promoting well-being. Additional effort is needed to combine frameworks and techniques from these traditions to improve emotional experience and socioemotional behavior. An 8-week intensive (42 hr) meditation/emotion regul…
Psychophysiological and Cortisol Responses to Psychological Stress in Depressed and Nondepressed Older Men and Women With Elevated Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Objective: The objective of this study was to compare psychophysiological and cortisol reactions to psychological stress in older depressed and nondepressed patients at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Methods: Forty-eight depressed participants and 20 controls with elevated cardiovascular risk factors underwent a psychological stress test during which cardiovascular variables were measured. Salivary cortisol was collected after each test s…
Depression and Stress Reactivity in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Objective: Cancer-related distress due to the psychological and physical challenges of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) may result in symptoms of depression, which negatively affects quality and may influence quantity of life. This study investigated how depression affects MBC stress reactivity, including autonomic (ANS) and hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis function. Method: Forty-five nondepressed and 45 depressed patients with MBC underw…
Suppression, Repressive‐Defensiveness, Restraint, and Distress in Metastatic Breast Cancer
A longstanding hypothesis links affective and behavioral inhibition with cancer incidence and progression though it does not clarify psychometric distinctions among related constructs. We hypothesized that repressive defensiveness, suppression, restraint, and distress would be separable factors in our sample of metastatic breast cancer patients. Our results support the discriminant validity of these constructs in our total sample, and the stabili…
Online art therapy groups for young adults with cancer
Background: This study was the final phase of a participatory design (PD) project aimed at developing professionally led online art therapy groups for young adults with cancer. Methods: We invited seven professionals with a range of relevant expertise to take part in a PD process that emphasized hands-on creative interaction. Each participant experienced one or more online art therapy sessions and provided feedback that we analyzed with qualitati…
Suppression, Repressive‐Defensiveness, Restraint, and Distress in Metastatic Breast Cancer
A longstanding hypothesis links affective and behavioral inhibition with cancer incidence and progression though it does not clarify psychometric distinctions among related constructs. We hypothesized that repressive defensiveness, suppression, restraint, and distress would be separable factors in our sample of metastatic breast cancer patients. Our results support the discriminant validity of these constructs in our total sample, and the stabili…
Psychophysiological and Cortisol Responses to Psychological Stress in Depressed and Nondepressed Older Men and Women With Elevated Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Objective: The objective of this study was to compare psychophysiological and cortisol reactions to psychological stress in older depressed and nondepressed patients at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Methods: Forty-eight depressed participants and 20 controls with elevated cardiovascular risk factors underwent a psychological stress test during which cardiovascular variables were measured. Salivary cortisol was collected after each test s…
Depression and Stress Reactivity in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Objective: Cancer-related distress due to the psychological and physical challenges of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) may result in symptoms of depression, which negatively affects quality and may influence quantity of life. This study investigated how depression affects MBC stress reactivity, including autonomic (ANS) and hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis function. Method: Forty-five nondepressed and 45 depressed patients with MBC underw…
Contemplative/emotion training reduces negative emotional behavior and promotes prosocial responses
Contemplative practices are believed to alleviate psychological problems, cultivate prosocial behavior and promote self-awareness. In addition, psychological science has developed tools and models for understanding the mind and promoting well-being. Additional effort is needed to combine frameworks and techniques from these traditions to improve emotional experience and socioemotional behavior. An 8-week intensive (42 hr) meditation/emotion regul…
Higher Vagal Activity as Related to Survival in Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer
OBJECTIVE: High levels of high-frequency heart rate variability (HF-HRV), related to parasympathetic-nervous-system functioning, have been associated with longer survival in patients with myocardial infarction and acute trauma and in patients undergoing palliative care. From animal studies linking higher vagal activity with better immune system functioning and reduced metastases, we hypothesized that higher HF-HRV would predict longer survival in…
Online art therapy groups for young adults with cancer
Background: This study was the final phase of a participatory design (PD) project aimed at developing professionally led online art therapy groups for young adults with cancer. Methods: We invited seven professionals with a range of relevant expertise to take part in a PD process that emphasized hands-on creative interaction. Each participant experienced one or more online art therapy sessions and provided feedback that we analyzed with qualitati…
Qualitative analysis of negative and positive Covid-19 experiences of frontline client educators in a Canadian maritime province
The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic dramatically shifted the ways that citizens lived, increasing rates of mental-health concerns. Frontline-worker stress escalated due to health risks while exposing workplaces ill-equipped to adapt to crises. Educators struggling with occupational stress pre-pandemic were particularly hard hit, as were healthcare and mental-health clinicians and systems. In a Canadian maritime province, we launched a longitudinal pr…
Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Blood pressure (3 works) · Breast cancer (3 works) · Cancer (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Heart rate (3 works) · Vagal tone (3 works)