Shen, Megan Johnson

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Advance care planning in an interracial dyad: Case illustration of an intervention to improve engagement in end-of-life care planning. Psycho-oncology. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Lessons to inform interventions to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities within hematologic malignancies. Cancer causes & control : CCC. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Associations between Latino ethnicity and the use of emotional support and completion of advance directives. Palliative & supportive care. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Building research capacity in primary care practices that serve predominantly racial and ethnic minority populations. The American journal of managed care. 2023 Academic Article GET IT
Too Close for Comfort? Attitudes of Gynecologic Oncologists Toward Caring for Dying Patients. The American journal of hospice & palliative care. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in a Predominantly Minority Population and Trust in Primary Care Physicians as a Potential Solution. The Journal of ambulatory care management. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Identifying Barriers to Advocacy Among Patients With Lung Cancer: The Role of Stigma-Related Interpersonal Constraint. Oncology nursing forum. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Assessment of Oncology Advanced Practice Professional Willingness to Participate in Medical Aid in Dying. JAMA network open. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Understanding Perceived Barriers to Colposcopy Follow-Up Among Underserved Women at an Urban Teaching Hospital: A Qualitative Study. Journal of lower genital tract disease. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
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Family as a Bridge to Improve Meaning in Latinx Individuals Coping with Cancer. Palliative medicine reports. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
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Association between immigrant status and advanced cancer patients' location and quality of death. Cancer. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Psychosocial Intervention Cultural Adaptation for Latinx Patients and Caregivers Coping with Advanced Cancer. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland). 2022 Academic Article GET IT
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Disparities in Therapeutic Alliance Among Latino Immigrants With Advanced Cancer. Journal of pain and symptom management. 2022 Letter GET IT
Cultural adaptation of meaning-centered psychotherapy for latino families: a protocol. BMJ open. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 4
Reducing stigma triggered by assessing smoking status among patients diagnosed with lung cancer: De-stigmatizing do and don't lessons learned from qualitative interviews. PEC innovation. 2022 Academic Article GET IT
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Inequities in End-of-Life Care Among Immigrant Patients Exaggerated by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of pain and symptom management. 2021 Letter GET IT
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Responding empathically to patients: a communication skills training module to reduce lung cancer stigma. Translational behavioral medicine. 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 15
A mother's plea. Science (New York, N.Y.). 2021 Academic Article GET IT
Oncology Care Provider Training in Empathic Communication Skills to Reduce Lung Cancer Stigma. Chest. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 13
Evaluating relationships between lung cancer stigma, anxiety, and depressive symptoms and the absence of empathic opportunities presented during routine clinical consultations. Patient education and counseling. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
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Addressing inequities in COVID-19 morbidity and mortality: research and policy recommendations. Translational behavioral medicine. 2020 Review GET IT
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Addressing the quality of communication with older cancer patients with cognitive deficits: Development of a communication skills training module. Palliative & supportive care. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 6
Lung Cancer Stigma: Does Smoking History Matter?. Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 20
Using Focus Group Feedback to Identify Patient-Centered Initiatives for Older Persons with HIV. Clinical gerontologist. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 6
An examination of Latino advanced cancer patients' and their informal caregivers' preferences for communication about advance care planning: A qualitative study - ERRATUM. Palliative & supportive care. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
An examination of Latino advanced cancer patients' and their informal caregivers' preferences for communication about advance care planning: A qualitative study. Palliative & supportive care. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 10
Incorporating shared decision making into communication with older adults with cancer and their caregivers: Development and evaluation of a geriatric shared decision-making communication skills training module. Patient education and counseling. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 9
Considering religion and spirituality in precision medicine. Translational behavioral medicine. 2020 Review GET IT
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Patient-Reported Barriers and Facilitators to Deprescribing Cardiovascular Medications. Drugs & aging. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
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Dispositional shame and guilt as predictors of depressive symptoms and anxiety among adults with lung cancer: The mediational role of internalized stigma. Stigma and health. 2020 Academic Article GET IT
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Advanced Cancer Patients' Changes in Accurate Prognostic Understanding and Their Psychological Well-Being. Journal of pain and symptom management. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 11
Lower Adherence: A Description of Colorectal Cancer Screening Barrier Talk. Journal of health communication. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
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Palliative Chemotherapy or Radiation and Prognostic Understanding among Advanced Cancer Patients: The Role of Perceived Treatment Intent. Journal of palliative medicine. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
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Evidence of palliative care stigma: The role of negative stereotypes in preventing willingness to use palliative care. Palliative & supportive care. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
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Association between advanced cancer patient-caregiver agreement regarding prognosis and hospice enrollment. Cancer. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 18
Lung cancer stigma and depression: Validation of the Lung Cancer Stigma Inventory. Psycho-oncology. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 27
Latino Ethnicity, Immigrant Status, and Preference for End-of-Life Cancer Care. Journal of palliative medicine. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
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Survivor guilt: The secret burden of lung cancer survivorship. Journal of psychosocial oncology. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
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Addressing communication challenges in older patients with cancer and geriatric syndromes: a communication skills training module for health care providers. European geriatric medicine. 2019 Academic Article GET IT
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How much time is left? Associations between estimations of patient life expectancy and quality of life in patients and caregivers. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
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Coping strategies among colorectal cancer patients undergoing surgery and the role of the surgeon in mitigating distress: A qualitative study. Surgery. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
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Impact of Immigrant Status on Aggressive Medical Care Counter to Patients' Values Near Death among Advanced Cancer Patients. Journal of palliative medicine. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
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Illness Understanding and End-of-Life Care Communication and Preferences for Patients With Advanced Cancer in South Africa. Journal of global oncology. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
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Strategies used to facilitate the discussion of advance care planning with older adults in primary care settings: A literature review. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. 2018 Review GET IT
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The interactive effect of advanced cancer patient and caregiver prognostic understanding on patients' completion of Do Not Resuscitate orders. Psycho-oncology. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 21
Being present: oncologists' role in promoting advanced cancer patients' illness understanding. Cancer medicine. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
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Sources of distress among patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer: a qualitative study. The Journal of surgical research. 2018 Academic Article GET IT
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Practice Patterns, Attitudes, and Barriers to Palliative Care Consultation by Gynecologic Oncologists. Journal of oncology practice. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 32
Awareness and Misperceptions of Hospice and Palliative Care: A Population-Based Survey Study. The American journal of hospice & palliative care. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 93
The Advance Care Planning Readiness Scale: Development and Validation of a Measure of Willingness to Discuss and Acceptance of End-of-Life Care in Gynecologic Cancer Patients. International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 4
Development and Preliminary Psychometric Evaluation of a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Lung Cancer Stigma: The Lung Cancer Stigma Inventory (LCSI). Stigma and health. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 201
The Effects of Race and Racial Concordance on Patient-Physician Communication: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
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A Content Analysis of Unique Selling Propositions of Tobacco Print Ads. American journal of health behavior. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
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Does Hospital Size Affect Patient Satisfaction?. Quality management in health care. 2017 Academic Article GET IT
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Psychological Manifestations of Early Childhood Adversity in the Context of Chronic Hematologic Malignancy. Psychosomatics. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
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Predictors of Satisfaction With Doctor and Nurse Communication: A National Study. Health communication. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
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Preferences of Patients With Myeloproliferative Neoplasms for Accepting Anxiety or Depression Treatment. Psychosomatics. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
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Room for improvement: An examination of advance care planning documentation among gynecologic oncology patients. Gynecologic oncology. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 19
Response to letter to the editor, "Lung cancer stigma and patient-provider communication: A complex association". Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer. 2016 Letter GET IT
High rate of thiamine deficiency among inpatients with cancer referred for psychiatric consultation: results of a single site prevalence study. Psycho-oncology. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 36
Accuracy of advanced cancer patients' life expectancy estimates: The role of race and source of life expectancy information. Cancer. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 34
Impact of end-of-life discussions on the reduction of Latino/non-Latino disparities in do-not-resuscitate order completion. Cancer. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 29
Predictors of patient satisfaction with inpatient hospital pain management across the United States: A national study. Journal of hospital medicine. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 15
A Survey of American and Canadian Psychiatry Residents on Their Training, Teaching Practices, and Attitudes Toward Teaching. Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
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ReCAP: Would Women With Breast Cancer Prefer to Receive an Antidepressant for Anxiety or Depression From Their Oncologist?. Journal of oncology practice. 2016 Academic Article GET IT
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Discussing Death, Dying, and End-of-Life Goals of Care: A Communication Skills Training Module for Oncology Nurses. Clinical journal of oncology nursing. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 47
Responding empathically to patients: Development, implementation, and evaluation of a communication skills training module for oncology nurses. Patient education and counseling. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 78
Association between patient-provider communication and lung cancer stigma. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 44
Oncology nurses' communication challenges with patients and families: A qualitative study. Nurse education in practice. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
Times cited: 71
Cancer-related internet information communication between oncologists and patients with breast cancer: a qualitative study. Psycho-oncology. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
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Associations Among Religiousness and Community Volunteerism in National Random Samples of American Adults. Journal of prevention & intervention in the community. 2015 Academic Article GET IT
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Decision-making Processes among Prostate Cancer Survivors with Rising PSA Levels: Results from a Qualitative Analysis. Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
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A mixed-methods examination of communication between oncologists and primary care providers among primary care physicians in underserved communities. Cancer. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
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Pain catastrophizing, pain intensity, and dyadic adjustment influence patient and partner depression in metastatic breast cancer. The Clinical journal of pain. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
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The role of posttraumatic growth and timing of quitting smoking as moderators of the relationship between stigma and psychological distress among lung cancer survivors who are former smokers. Psycho-oncology. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
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Does death anxiety affect end-of-life care discussions?. International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society. 2014 Academic Article GET IT
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Associations among pain, pain attitudes, and pain behaviors in patients with metastatic breast cancer. Journal of behavioral medicine. 2013 Academic Article GET IT
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Disparities in the Diffusion of Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C among Baby Boomers: A Mixed-Methods Study awarded by National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases Co-Investigator 2020 - 2024

A communication-based intervention for early stage dementia patient-caregiver dyads to increase engagement in advance care planning and reduce caregiver burden awarded by National Institute on Aging Key Personnel 2021 - 2024
Cornell Roybal Center-Translational Research Institute on Pain in Lather Life awarded by National Institute on Aging Key Personnel 2019 - 2024

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Ph.D., Baylor University 2012
M.A., Baylor University 2009
B.A., Baylor University 2007

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Megan Johnson Shen

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mes2050@med.cornell.edu

VIVO Weill Cornell Medical College

Megan Johnson Shen Adjunct Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences

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