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Alan J. Christensen is affiliated with East Carolina University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a primary focus encompassing oncology, nephrology, and public health. Their research spans a range of health-related topics including cancer survivorship, dialysis and renal disease management, medication adherence, and family support during illness.

The scientist has published papers addressing various aspects of head and neck cancer, dialysis treatment adherence, and health-related quality of life. Some notable papers include:

  • Health-related quality of life in head and neck cancer survivors: Evaluating the rural disadvantage, 2021, The Journal of Rural Health
  • Mapping Patients' Perceived Facilitators and Barriers to In-Center Hemodialysis Attendance to the Health Belief Model: Insights from a Qualitative Study, 2022, International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
  • Problem alcohol use among rural head and neck cancer patients at diagnosis: Associations with health-related quality of life, 2020, Psycho-Oncology
  • Examination of risk factors for discontinuation of follow-up care in patients with head and neck cancer, 2022, Cancer Medicine
  • Establishing the criterion validity of self-report measures of adherence in hemodialysis through associations with clinical biomarkers: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2022, PLoS ONE

Alan J. Christensen frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Nitin A. Pagedar
  • M. Bryant Howren
  • Aaron T. Seaman
  • Helena Sousa
  • Óscar Ribeiro

The scientist publishes regularly in venues such as the American Journal of Otolaryngology, The Journal of Rural Health, International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, Psycho-Oncology, and Cancer Medicine. Their work integrates multidisciplinary perspectives drawn from oncology, general health professions, nephrology, sociology, and public health.

Their research topics cover:

  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Dialysis and renal disease management
  • Family support in illness
  • Alcohol consumption and health effects
  • Head and neck cancer studies
  • Medication adherence and compliance
  • Health systems, economic evaluations, and quality of life

Best Publications

  • Psychological factors in end-stage renal disease: an emerging context for behavioral medicine research.

    Alan J. Christensen;Shawna L. Ehlers

  • Predictors of survival among hemodialysis patients: Effect of perceived family support.

    Alan J. Christensen;John S. Wiebe;Timothy W. Smith;Charles W. Turner

  • Personality and patient adherence: Correlates of the five-factor model in renal dialysis

    Alan J. Christensen;Timothy W. Smith

  • Cynical hostility and cardiovascular reactivity during self-disclosure.

    Alan J. Christensen;Timothy W. Smith

  • Psychological factors associated with head and neck cancer treatment and survivorship: evidence and opportunities for behavioral medicine.

    M. Bryant Howren;Alan J. Christensen;Lucy Hynds Karnell;Gerry F. Funk

  • Health locus of control and depression in end-stage renal disease.

    Alan J. Christensen;Charles W. Turner;Timothy W. Smith;John M. Holman

  • Family support, physical impairment, and adherence in hemodialysis: An investigation of main and buffering effects

    Alan J. Christensen;Timothy W. Smith;Charles W. Turner;John M. Holman

  • Patient personality and mortality: a 4-year prospective examination of chronic renal insufficiency.

    Alan J. Christensen;Shawna L. Ehlers;John S. Wiebe;Patricia J. Moran

  • Long-term health-related quality of life in survivors of head and neck cancer

    Gerry F. Funk;Lucy Hynds Karnell;Alan J. Christensen

  • Patient Adherence to Medical Treatment Regimens: Bridging the Gap Between Behavioral Science and Biomedicine

    Alan J. Christensen

  • Assessment of irrational health beliefs: relation to health practices and medical regimen adherence.

    Alan J. Christensen;Patricia J. Moran;John S. Wiebe

  • Cognitive distortion, helplessness, and depressed mood in rheumatoid arthritis: a four-year longitudinal analysis.

    Timothy W. Smith;Alan J. Christensen;Judith R. Peck;John R. Ward

  • Effect of verbal self-disclosure on natural killer cell activity: Moderating influence of cynical hostility

    Alan J. Christensen;Dawn L. Edwards;John S. Wiebe;Eric G. Benotsch

  • Coping with treatment-related stress: Effects on patient adherence in hemodialysis.

    Alan J. Christensen;Eric G. Benotsch;John S. Wiebe;William J. Lawton

  • Effect of a behavioral self-regulation intervention on patient adherence in hemodialysis.

    Alan J. Christensen;Patricia J. Moran;John S. Wiebe;Shawna L. Ehlers

  • Interpersonal influence as active coping: effects of task difficulty on cardiovascular reactivity.

    Timothy W. Smith;Michael Baldwin;Alan J. Christensen

  • Hostility, health, and social contexts.

    Timothy W. Smith;Alan J. Christensen

  • The role of depression symptoms in dialysis withdrawal.

    Elizabeth A. McDade-Montez;Alan J. Christensen;Jamie A. Cvengros;William J. Lawton

  • Perceived health competence, health locus of control, and patient adherence in renal dialysis

    Alan J. Christensen;John S. Wiebe;Eric G. Benotsch;William J. Lawton

  • Patient-by-treatment context interaction in chronic disease: a conceptual framework for the study of patient adherence.

    Alan J. Christensen

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy W. Smith
Timothy W. Smith University of Utah
Eric G. Benotsch
Eric G. Benotsch Virginia Commonwealth University
Linda D. Cameron
Linda D. Cameron University of California, Merced
Ulrike Ehlert
Ulrike Ehlert University of Zurich
Dawn K. Wilson
Dawn K. Wilson University of South Carolina
Edwin B. Fisher
Edwin B. Fisher University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Arthur M. Nezu
Arthur M. Nezu Drexel University
Kenneth A. Wallston
Kenneth A. Wallston Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Suzanne M. Miller
Suzanne M. Miller Fox Chase Cancer Center
Mary Amanda Dew
Mary Amanda Dew University of Pittsburgh

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