Teresa Hagan Thomas, PhD, RN
Teresa Hagan Thomas, PhD, RN, is a nurse and researcher. She is passionate about improving cancer care to ensure patients’ needs and priorities drive the care they receive.
Dr. Thomas has an active program of research integrating patient self-advocacy, symptom management, serious games for health, and palliative care. She also teaches at the undergraduate and graduate level and serves as mentor to nursing students and researchers.
She lives in Pittsburgh, PA, with her husband and two boys.
Articles by Teresa Hagan Thomas, PhD, RN
In a “goals of care” conversation, patients with serious illness can share their priorities and clarify illness ...
The model uses patient-generated data to triage surgical oncology patients with the goal of improving post-surgical outcomes.
Health care providers should be ready with recommendations on improving these 4 sexual well-being concerns.
The effect of music interventions on anxiety is unclear, but most studies showed an improvement on pain and fatigue.
The 2-hour, Zoom-based intervention improved confidence about vaccination, and confidence remained high at 1-month follow-up.
Lower education levels, lower income, unemployment, and having more than 1 child were associated with more decision conflict.
This study showed that remote symptom-report monitoring generally results in on-time responses from oncology nurses.
Patients reported higher levels of gastrointestinal, psychological, and dermatological side-effects than their providers did.
Live interpreters with therapeutic communication training are strongly recommended when possible.
The lists led to improved patient satisfaction without increased anxiety or appointment duration.
The program resulted in high patient satisfaction, good compliance, and lower costs than traditional in-person visits.
In general, women preferred exercise partners with a similar diagnosis, location, age, and fitness goal.
If a patient requested medical aid in dying, would you know what to say? These tips will help you navigate this situation.
LGBTQ+ patients are at higher risk for several cancers because of low rates of cancer screening.
Caregivers have to make difficult health decisions for their loved ones at EOL, but a monitoring system may ease this burden.
Social media is a promising communication platform to raise awareness and educate the public about health topics.
The guidelines are based on a review of 227 articles that compared integrative therapies to a comparison group.
An international group of nurse leaders published a list of self-management competencies and performance criteria for nurses.
Oncology nurses should identify strategies to promote healthy behaviors among all individuals with a history of cancer.
For patients with quality of life and anxiety needs, social media interventions are an accessible way to promote well-being.
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