L
Linda J. Kristjanson
Researcher at Swinburne University of Technology
Publications - 204
Citations - 14587
Linda J. Kristjanson is an academic researcher from Swinburne University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Palliative care & Health care. The author has an hindex of 64, co-authored 204 publications receiving 13589 citations. Previous affiliations of Linda J. Kristjanson include University of Manitoba & Boston Children's Hospital.
Papers
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Information Needs and Decisional Preferences in Women With Breast Cancer
Lesley F. Degner,Linda J. Kristjanson,David M. Bowman,Jeff A. Sloan,Keumhee C. Carriere,John O’Neil,Barbara Bilodeau,Peter H. Watson,Bryan Mueller +8 more
TL;DR: Priorities for information identified in this study provide an empirical basis to guide communication with women seeking care for breast cancer and suggest systematic approaches to assess and respond to women's desired level of participation in treatment decision making need to be evaluated.
Journal ArticleDOI
Dignity Therapy: A Novel Psychotherapeutic Intervention for Patients Near the End of Life
Harvey Max Chochinov,Thomas F. Hack,Thomas Hassard,Linda J. Kristjanson,Susan McClement,Mike Harlos +5 more
TL;DR: Dignity therapy shows promise as a novel therapeutic intervention for suffering and distress at the end of life.
Journal ArticleDOI
Dignity in the terminally ill: a developing empirical model.
TL;DR: To determine how dying patients understand and define the term dignity, in order to develop a model of dignity in the terminally ill, a semi-structured interview was designed to explore how patients cope with their advanced cancer and to detail their perceptions of dignity.
Journal ArticleDOI
Effect of dignity therapy on distress and end-of-life experience in terminally ill patients: a randomised controlled trial
Harvey Max Chochinov,Linda J. Kristjanson,Linda J. Kristjanson,Linda J. Kristjanson,William Breitbart,Susan McClement,Thomas F. Hack,Tom Hassard,Mike Harlos +8 more
TL;DR: Although the ability of dignity therapy to mitigate outright distress, such as depression, desire for death or suicidality, has yet to be proven, its benefits in terms of self-reported end-of-life experiences support its clinical application for patients nearing death.
Journal ArticleDOI
Predictors of complicated grief: a systematic review of empirical studies.
Elizabeth A. Lobb,Linda J. Kristjanson,Samar M. Aoun,Leanne Monterosso,Georgia Halkett,Anna Davies +5 more
TL;DR: A systematic review of the literature on predictors of complicated grief (CG) found perceived social support played a key role after death, along with cognitive appraisals and high distress at the time of the death.