Denalee O'Malley

Dr. Denalee O'Malley

Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, 08854
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Academic Career Length

13Years (2014-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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30 January 2017 in Psycho-Oncology
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DODenalee O'Malley
Denalee O'Malley
ADAsa A. Dewan
Asa A. Dewan
POPamela A. Ohman‐Strickland
Pamela A. Ohman‐Strickland
DGDaniel A. Gundersen
Daniel A. Gundersen
SMSuzanne M. Miller
Suzanne M. Miller
SHShawna Hudson
Shawna Hudson

8 June 2016 in Journal of Cancer Survivorship
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DODenalee O'Malley
Denalee O'Malley
SHShawna Hudson
Shawna Hudson
LNLarissa Nekhlyudov
Larissa Nekhlyudov
JHJenna Howard
Jenna Howard
EREllen Rubinstein
Ellen Rubinstein
BCBenjamin F. Crabtree
Benjamin F. Crabtree

20 December 2014 in Journal of Cancer Education
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DODenalee O'Malley
Denalee O'Malley
SHShawna Hudson
Shawna Hudson
POPamela A. Ohman-Strickland
Pamela A. Ohman-Strickland
ABAlicja Bator
Alicja Bator
HLHeather S. Lee
Heather S. Lee
SMSuzanne M. Miller
Suzanne M. Miller

1 December 2021 in Journal of Cancer Education
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SDStacy N. Davis
Stacy N. Davis
DODenalee O'Malley
Denalee O'Malley
ABAlicja Bator
Alicja Bator
POPamela Ohman-Strickland
Pamela Ohman-Strickland
SHShawna Hudson
Shawna Hudson

14 July 2023 in BMC Cancer
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SMSharon Manne
Sharon Manne
KDKatie Devine
Katie Devine
SHShawna Hudson
Shawna Hudson
DKDeborah Kashy
Deborah Kashy
DODenalee O'Malley
Denalee O'Malley
AEAndrew M Evens
Andrew M Evens
Background: Although there is extensive literature on correlates of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among cancer survivors, there has been less attention paid to the role of socioeconomic disadvantage and survivorship care transition experiences in HRQoL. There are few large cohort studies that include a comprehensive set of correlates to obtain a full picture of what is associated with survivors’ HRQ0L. This cohort study of recent cancer survivors in New Jersey aimed to explore the association between social determinants of health, health history, health behaviors, survivorship care experiences, and psychosocial factors in HRQoL. Methods: Eligible survivors were residents of New Jersey diagnosed with genitourinary, female breast, gynecologic, colorectal, lung, melanoma, or thyroid cancers. Participants completed measures of social determinants, health behaviors, survivorship care experiences, psychosocial factors, and HRQoL. Separate multiple regression models predicting HRQoL were conducted for each of the five domains (social determinants, health history, health behaviors, survivorship care experiences, psychosocial factors). Variables attaining statistical significance were included in a hierarchical multiple regression arranged by the five domains. Results: 864 cancer survivors completed the survey. Lower global HRQoL was associated with being unemployed, more comorbidities, a less healthy diet, lower preparedness for survivorship, more unmet support needs, and higher fear about cancer recurrence. Two psychosocial factors, unmet support needs and fear of recurrence, played the most important role in HRQoL, accounting for more than 20% of the variance. Both unmet support needs and fear of recurrence were significant correlates of physical, functional, and emotional HRQoL domains. Conclusions: Interventions seeking to improve cancer survivors’ HRQoL may benefit from improving coordinated management of comorbid medical problems, fostering a healthier diet, addressing unmet support needs, and reducing survivors’ fears about cancer recurrence.

15 May 2023 in Interactive Journal of Medical Research
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AGAllison M Gustavson
Allison M Gustavson
ALAllison A Lewinski
Allison A Lewinski
EFEllen Fitzsimmons-Craft
Ellen Fitzsimmons-Craft
GCGloria Coronado
Gloria Coronado
SLSarah E Linke
Sarah E Linke
LKLisa M Klesges
Lisa M Klesges
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the rapid scaling of telehealth limited the extent to which proactive planning for equitable implementation was possible. The deployment of telehealth will persist in the postpandemic era, given patient preferences, advances in technologies, growing acceptance of telehealth, and the potential to overcome barriers to serve populations with limited access to high-quality in-person care. However, aspects and unintended consequences of telehealth may leave some groups underserved or unserved, and corrective implementation plans that address equitable access will be needed. The purposes of this paper are to (1) describe equitable implementation in telehealth and (2) integrate an equity lens into actionable equitable implementation.