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76
Citations
20527
World Ranking
1721
National Ranking
1015

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1988 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Barbara L. Andersen is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in oncology. Subfields of study include oncology, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, sociology and political science, as well as clinical psychology.

Their work covers a range of topics centered on cancer survivorship and care, childhood cancer survivors' quality of life, cancer risks and factors, family support in illness, frailty in older adults, cancer-related cognitive impairment studies, and palliative care and end-of-life issues.

Barbara L. Andersen has published papers in several prominent venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Thoracic Oncology
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Annals of Surgical Oncology
  • Health Psychology
  • Psycho-Oncology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Andersen include:

  • Management of Anxiety and Depression in Adult Survivors of Cancer: ASCO Guideline Update (2023), Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • IFSO Consensus on Definitions and Clinical Practice Guidelines for Obesity Management-an International Delphi Study (2023), Obesity Surgery
  • Phase II Study of Combination Obinutuzumab, Ibrutinib, and Venetoclax in Treatment-Naïve and Relapsed or Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (2020), Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Distress Management, Version 2.2023 (2023), Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
  • Acalabrutinib plus Obinutuzumab in Treatment-Naïve and Relapsed/Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (2020), Cancer Discovery

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Andersen include:

  • Carolyn J. Presley
  • Nicole A. Arrato
  • Samilia Obeng-Gyasi
  • Peter G. Shields
  • William E. Carson

Barbara L. Andersen's scholarly output includes over 100 publications in medicine, with 43 concentrating specifically on oncology. Their research often intersects clinical psychology and pediatric health, addressing quality of life issues for cancer survivors, notably childhood cancer survivors.

Recognized by professional organizations, Andersen was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2004 and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1988.

Best Publications

  • A Biobehavioral Model of Cancer Stress and Disease Course

    Barbara L. Andersen;Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser;Ronald Glaser

  • Screening, Assessment, and Care of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Adults With Cancer: An American Society of Clinical Oncology Guideline Adaptation

    Barbara L. Andersen;Robert J. DeRubeis;Barry S. Berman;Jessie Gruman

  • Distress management, version 3.2019

    Michelle B. Riba;Kristine A. Donovan;Barbara Andersen;IIana Braun

  • Men's sexual self-schema.

    Barbara L. Andersen;Jill M. Cyranowski;Derek Espindle

  • Psychologic Intervention Improves Survival for Breast Cancer Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Barbara L. Andersen;Hae-Chung Yang;William B. Farrar;Deanna M. Golden-Kreutz

  • Psychological, Behavioral, and Immune Changes After a Psychological Intervention: A Clinical Trial

    Barbara L. Andersen;William B. Farrar;Deanna M. Golden-Kreutz;Ronald Glaser

  • Psychological Interventions for Cancer Patients to Enhance the Quality of Life

    Barbara L. Andersen

  • Stress and Immune Responses After Surgical Treatment for Regional Breast Cancer

    Barbara L. Andersen;William B. Farrar;Deanna Golden-Kreutz;Leigh Ann Kutz

  • Delay in seeking a cancer diagnosis: delay stages and psychophysiological comparison processes.

    Barbara L. Andersen;John T. Cacioppo;Dawn C. Roberts

  • Distress management: Clinical practice guidelines in Oncology™

    Jimmie C. Holland;Barbara Andersen;William S. Breitbart;Luke O. Buchmann

  • Breast Cancer: Prevention and Control

    Barbara L. Andersen

  • Interventions to Address Sexual Problems in People With Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Adaptation of Cancer Care Ontario Guideline

    Jeanne Carter;Christina Lacchetti;Barbara L. Andersen;Debra L. Barton

  • Breast cancer surgery: Comparing surgical groups and determining individual differences in postoperative sexuality and body change stress.

    Debora Yurek;William Farrar;Barbara L. Andersen

  • Psychosocial interventions for cancer.

    Andrew Baum;Barbara L. Andersen

  • Distress management.

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  • Biobehavioral outcomes following psychological interventions for cancer patients.

    Barbara L. Andersen

  • When fit indices and residuals are incompatible

    Michael W. Browne;Robert C. MacCallum;Cheong-Tag Kim;Barbara L. Andersen

  • Controlled prospective longitudinal study of women with cancer: II. Psychological outcomes.

    Barbara L. Andersen;Barrie Anderson;Charles DeProsse

  • Depressive symptoms after breast cancer surgery: Relationships with global, cancer‐related, and life event stress

    Deanna M. Golden-Kreutz;Barbara L. Andersen

  • Screening, assessment, and care of anxiety and depressive symptoms in adults with cancer: an american society of clinical oncology guideline adaptation.

    Barbara L. Andersen;Julia H. Rowland;Mark R. Somerfield

  • Traumatic stress, perceived global stress, and life events: prospectively predicting quality of life in breast cancer patients.

    Deanna M. Golden-Kreutz;Lisa M. Thornton;Sharla Wells-Di Gregorio;Georita M. Frierson

Frequent Co-Authors

Jill M. Cyranowski
Jill M. Cyranowski University of Pittsburgh
John T. Cacioppo
John T. Cacioppo University of Chicago
Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser
Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser The Ohio State University
William Breitbart
William Breitbart Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Patricia A. Ganz
Patricia A. Ganz University of California, Los Angeles
Julian F. Thayer
Julian F. Thayer University of California, Irvine
Jimmie C. Holland
Jimmie C. Holland Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
William H. Redd
William H. Redd Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Mariët Hagedoorn
Mariët Hagedoorn University Medical Center Groningen
Jennifer S. Cheavens
Jennifer S. Cheavens The Ohio State University

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