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Sharon M. Watanabe

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h-index: 27
Works: 82
Citations: 3,204

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A multicenter study comparing two numerical versions of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System in palliative care patients.
Sharon M. Watanabe, C. Nekolaichuk, C. Beaumont, L. Johnson +2 more
2011Journal of Pain and Symptom Management371 citations Open access
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Opioid rotation in patients with cancer pain: A retrospective comparison of dose ratios between methadone, hydromorphone, and morphine
E. Bruera, J. Pereira, Sharon M. Watanabe, Michelle Belzile +2 more
1996Cancer320 citations Open access
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The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System: a 15-year retrospective review of validation studies (1991–2006)
C. Nekolaichuk, Sharon M. Watanabe, C. Beaumont
2008Palliative Medicine264 citations
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Referral criteria for outpatient specialty palliative cancer care: an international consensus.
D. Hui, M. Mori, Sharon M. Watanabe, A. Caraceni +6 more
2016The Lancet Oncology251 citations Open access
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The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System, a proposed tool for distress screening in cancer patients: development and refinement
Sharon M. Watanabe, C. Nekolaichuk, C. Beaumont
2012Psycho-Oncology214 citations
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The Edmonton symptom assessment system—what do patients think?
Sharon M. Watanabe, C. Nekolaichuk, C. Beaumont, Asifa Mawani
2009Supportive Care in Cancer129 citations
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Physical activity as a supportive care intervention in palliative cancer patients: a systematic review.
Sonya S. Lowe, Sharon M. Watanabe, K. Courneya
2009The Journal of Supportive Oncology123 citations
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Improving access to specialist multidisciplinary palliative care consultation for rural cancer patients by videoconferencing: report of a pilot project
Sharon M. Watanabe, A. Fairchild, E. Pituskin, Patricia Borgersen +2 more
2013Supportive Care in Cancer112 citations
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Dietary patterns in patients with advanced cancer: implications for anorexia-cachexia therapy.
Joanne L. Hutton, Lisa Martin, C. Field, W. Wismer +3 more
2006American Journal of Clinical Nutrition111 citations Open access
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Custom‐made capsules and suppositories of methadone for patients on high‐dose opioids for cancer pain
E. Bruera, Sharon M. Watanabe, R. Fainsinger, K. Spachynski +2 more
1995Pain104 citations
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Physical activity interests and preferences in palliative cancer patients
Sonya S. Lowe, Sharon M. Watanabe, V. Baracos, K. Courneya
2010Supportive Care in Cancer98 citations
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Sleep disturbances in palliative cancer patients attending a pain and symptom control clinic
R. Sela, Sharon M. Watanabe, C. Nekolaichuk
2005Palliative & Supportive Care78 citations
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Characterization of chemosensory alterations in advanced cancer reveals specific chemosensory phenotypes impacting dietary intake and quality of life.
Tristin D. Brisbois, I. de Kock, Sharon M. Watanabe, V. Baracos +1 more
2011Journal of Pain and Symptom Management75 citations
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Associations between physical activity and quality of life in cancer patients receiving palliative care: a pilot survey.
Sonya S. Lowe, Sharon M. Watanabe, V. Baracos, K. Courneya
2009Journal of Pain and Symptom Management74 citations Open access
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Automatic Referral to Standardize Palliative Care Access: An International Delphi Survey
D. Hui, M. Mori, Y. Meng, Sharon M. Watanabe +7 more
2017Supportive Care in Cancer69 citations Open access
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Volume of hydration in terminal cancer patients
E. Bruera, M. Belzile, Sharon M. Watanabe, R. Fainsinger
1996Supportive Care in Cancer61 citations
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An Analytical Framework for Delirium Research in Palliative Care Settings: Integrated Epidemiologic, Clinician-Researcher, and Knowledge User Perspectives
P. Lawlor, D. Davis, M. Ansari, A. Hosie +14 more
2014Journal of Pain and Symptom Management48 citations Open access
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Practical assessment of delirium in palliative care.
M. Leonard, C. Nekolaichuk, D. Meagher, Christopher Barnes +5 more
2014Journal of Pain and Symptom Management47 citations Open access
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Methadone and fluconazole: respiratory depression by drug interaction.
Y. Tarumi, J. Pereira, Sharon M. Watanabe
2002Journal of Pain and Symptom Management45 citations Open access
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Evaluation of the Palliative Prognostic Score (PaP) and routinely collected clinical data in prognostication of survival for patients referred to a palliative care consultation service in an acute care hospital.
Y. Tarumi, Sharon M. Watanabe, F. Lau, Ju Yang +5 more
2011Journal of Pain and Symptom Management44 citations Open access
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The use of intermittent subcutaneous injections of oxycodone for opioid rotation in patients with cancer pain
B. Gagnon, M. Bielech, Sharon M. Watanabe, P. Walker +2 more
1999Supportive Care in Cancer44 citations
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Associations between objectively measured physical activity and quality of life in cancer patients with brain metastases.
Sonya S. Lowe, B. Danielson, C. Beaumont, Sharon M. Watanabe +2 more
2014Journal of Pain and Symptom Management40 citations Open access
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Palliative care nurses' perceptions of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale: a pilot survey.
Sharon M. Watanabe, Sandra L. McKinnon, K. Macmillan, J. Hanson
2006International Journal of Palliative Nursing32 citations
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Determinants of physical activity in palliative cancer patients: an application of the theory of planned behavior.
Sonya S. Lowe, Sharon M. Watanabe, V. Baracos, K. Courneya
2012The Journal of Supportive Oncology31 citations
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A Randomized Double-Blind Crossover Comparison of Continuous and Intermittent Subcutaneous Administration of Opioid for Cancer Pain
Sharon M. Watanabe, J. Pereira, Y. Tarumi, J. Hanson +1 more
2008Journal of Palliative Medicine29 citations
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Home-based functional walking program for advanced cancer patients receiving palliative care: a case series
Sonya S. Lowe, Sharon M. Watanabe, V. Baracos, K. Courneya
2013BMC Palliative Care28 citations Open access
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A formal feasibility study of sublingual methadone for breakthrough cancer pain
N. Hagen, D. Moulin, P. Brasher, P. Biondo +3 more
2010Palliative Medicine28 citations
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Advance Care Planning Preferences and Readiness in Cirrhosis: A Prospective Assessment of Patient Perceptions and Knowledge
Ashleigh Sprange, K. Ismond, E. Hjartarson, S. Chavda +5 more
2020Journal of Palliative Medicine26 citations
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Social disparities and symptom burden in populations with advanced cancer: specialist palliative care providers’ perspectives
Anna Santos Salas, Sharon M. Watanabe, Y. Tarumi, T. Wildeman +3 more
2019Supportive Care in Cancer24 citations
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Health care providers’ use and knowledge of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS): is there a need to improve information and training?
Daniela Carli Buttenschoen, J. Stephan, Sharon M. Watanabe, C. Nekolaichuk
2013Supportive Care in Cancer24 citations Open access
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A phase III randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluating dextromethorphan plus slow-release morphine for chronic cancer pain relief in terminally ill patients.
D. Dudgeon, E. Bruera, B. Gagnon, Sharon M. Watanabe +6 more
2007Journal of Pain and Symptom Management24 citations Open access
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Opportunity is the greatest barrier to providing palliative care to advanced colorectal cancer patients: a survey of oncology clinicians.
Madalene Earp, Aynharan Sinnarajah, Marc Kerba, Patricia A. Tang +4 more
2018Current Oncology23 citations Open access
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Non-pharmacological cancer pain interventions in populations with social disparities: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Anna Santos Salas, Jorge Fuentes Contreras, S. Armijo-Olivo, H. Saltaji +4 more
2015Supportive Care in Cancer20 citations
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Early palliative care and its translation into oncology practice in Canada: barriers and challenges.
K. Fassbender, Sharon M. Watanabe
2015Annals of Palliative Medicine19 citations
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Physical activity in advanced cancer patients: a systematic review protocol
Sonya S. Lowe, M. Tan, Joan Faily, Sharon M. Watanabe +1 more
2016Systematic Reviews18 citations Open access
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Frequency, Timing and Predictors of Palliative Care Consultation in Patients with Advanced Cancer at a Tertiary Cancer Center: Secondary Analysis of Routinely Collected Health Data.
Sharon M. Watanabe, Viane Faily, Asifa Mawani, A. Huot +9 more
2020The Oncologist16 citations Open access
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Correlates of objectively measured sedentary behavior in cancer patients with brain metastases: an application of the theory of planned behavior
Sonya S. Lowe, B. Danielson, C. Beaumont, Sharon M. Watanabe +2 more
2015Psycho-Oncology16 citations
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Oncology Clinicians’ Challenges to Providing Palliative Cancer Care—A Theoretical Domains Framework, Pan-Cancer System Survey
S. Dunn, M. Earp, P. Biondo, W. Cheung +5 more
2021Current Oncology15 citations Open access
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Physical activity interests and preferences of cancer patients with brain metastases: a cross-sectional survey
Sonya S. Lowe, B. Danielson, C. Beaumont, Sharon M. Watanabe +1 more
2016BMC Palliative Care14 citations Open access
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Palliative radiotherapy for patients with bone metastases: survey of primary care physicians.
E. Barnes, M. Parliament, J. Hanson, Sharon M. Watanabe +2 more
2003Radiotherapy and Oncology14 citations
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Palliative care providers' opinions of the edmonton symptom assessment system revised (ESAS-r) in clinical practice.
Sharon M. Watanabe, C. Nekolaichuk, C. Beaumont
2012Journal of Pain and Symptom Management12 citations Open access
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Supporting Patients With Incurable Cancer: Backup Behavior in Multidisciplinary Cross-Functional Teams.
Fleur Huang, Amy Driga, Bronwen LeGuerrier, R. Schmitz +6 more
2016Journal of Oncology Practice10 citations Open access
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Initiation of a multidisciplinary summer studentship in palliative and supportive care in oncology
A. Fairchild, Sharon M. Watanabe, C. Chambers, J. Yurick +2 more
2012Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare10 citations Open access
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Subcutaneous clodronate.
P. Walker, Sharon M. Watanabe, P. Lawlor, E. Bruera
1996The Lancet8 citations
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Opioid rotation to methadone: proceed with caution.
Sharon M. Watanabe, Y. Tarumi, D. Oneschuk, P. Lawlor
2002Journal of Clinical Oncology7 citations
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Burden of depression among Canadian adults with cancer; results from a national survey
O. Abdel-Rahman, A. Salas, Sharon M. Watanabe, Xinmin Li
2020Expert review of pharmacoeconomics & outcomes research6 citations
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Drug utilization review on a tertiary palliative care unit.
Lea Renina Llanes, K. Fassbender, V. Baracos, Sharon M. Watanabe
2006Journal of Pain and Symptom Management5 citations Open access
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Clinical Pastoral Education: A Physician's Experience and Reflection on the Meaning of Spiritual Care in Palliative Care
Y. Tarumi, A. Taube, Sharon M. Watanabe
2003Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling5 citations
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Impact of Adding a Pictorial Display to Enhance Recall of Cancer Patient Histories: A Randomized Trial.
Gary Wolch, Sunita Ghosh, C. Boyington, Sharon M. Watanabe +5 more
2017Journal of Pain and Symptom Management4 citations Open access
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Re: Clinical Pastoral Education: A Physician’s Experience and Reflection on the Meaning of Spiritual Care in Palliative Care
Y. Tarumi, A. Taube, Sharon M. Watanabe, A. Akinlolu
20164 citations
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