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Dr. Kaiser received a PhD in Sociology from Indiana University in 2006. She then completed her postdoctoral research training in cancer prevention and control in the National Cancer Institute R25T Cancer Education and Career Development Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Kaiser joined the Department of Medical Social Sciences in the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in 2010.
Dr. Kaiser’s research focuses on patient understandings of disease, treatment decision making, and patient reported outcome measure development. She is particularly interested in breast cancer patient surgical decision making and women's understandings of their risk of future cancer. She has extensive training and experience in qualitative research methods. Her work has been funded by the American Cancer Society, the Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center, and the National Cancer Institute.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Indiana University
… → 2006
Research interests
- Breast Cancer
- Cancer Communications
- Medical Decision Making
- Patient-Reported Outcomes
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Quality of Life
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Grants 2010 2021
Expansion, Implementation & Evaluation of Electronic Health Record-Integrated Patient-Reported Symptom Screening in a Comprehensive Cancer Center
Bass, M., Bilimoria, K. Y., Cella, D., Garcia, S. F., Tegel, K. K., Kallen, M. A., Kircher, S. M. & Smith, J. D.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
8/1/18 → 5/31/21
Project: Research project
Electronic Health Records
Neoplasms
Medical Oncology
Delivery of Health Care
Referral and Consultation
Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS)
Ackermann, R. T., Braun, R. I., Brown, C. H., Cameron, K. A., Ciolino, J. D., Contractor, N., Davuluri, R. V., Fleming, M. F., Gordon, K. B., Holmes, K., Tegel, K. K., Kershaw, K. N., Kho, A. N., Kopp, P. A., Lloyd-Jones, D. M., Ramsey-Goldman, R., Rasmussen-Torvik, L. J., Rosenberg, S. R., Scholtens, D. M., Siddique, J., Smith, L. J., Spring, B., Starren, J. B., Tandon, D., Welty, L. J. & Woodruff, T. K.
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
8/12/15 → 7/14/19
Project: Research project
Research
Translational Medical Research
Health
Learning
Population
ECOG-ACRIN NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Research Base Grant
Benson III, A. B., Bentrem, D. J., Bilimoria, K. Y., Cella, D., Tegel, K. K., Kircher, S. M., Pearman, T. P., Penedo, F. J., Simon, M. A. & Yanez, B. R.
ECOG-ACRIN Medical Research Foundation, Inc., National Cancer Institute
8/1/14 → 7/31/19
Project: Research project
Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy: The Patient Decision-Making Process
Cameron, K. A., Tegel, K. K. & Khan, S. A.
7/1/14 → 12/31/16
Project: Research project
Decision Making
Breast Neoplasms
Breast
Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating
Segmental Mastectomy
Standardizing and Personalizing Patient-Centered Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Targets
Cella, D., Tegel, K. K., Mandelin, A. M. & Ruderman, E. M.
1/1/14 → 12/31/16
Project: Research project
Information Systems
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Fatigue
Depression
Pain
Research Output 2004 2019
What does risk of future cancer mean to breast cancer patients?
Tegel, K. K., Cameron, K. A., Beaumont, J., Garcia, S. F., Lacson, L., Moran, M., Karavites, L., Rodgers, C., Kulkarni, S., Hansen, N. M. & Khan, S. A., Jun 30 2019, In : Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 175, 3, p. 579-584 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasms
Recurrence
Emotions
Decision Making
5
Citations
(Scopus)
A Comprehensive Conceptual Model of the Experience of Chronic Itch in Adults
Silverberg, J. I., Kantor, R. W., Dalal, P., Hickey, C., Shaunfield, S. L., Tegel, K. K., Lai, J-S. & Cella, D., Oct 1 2018, In : American Journal of Clinical Dermatology. 19, 5, p. 759-769 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Quality of Life
Social Stigma
Affective Symptoms
Self Report
Health Status
3
Citations
(Scopus)
A method to create a standardized generic and condition-specific patient-reported outcome measure for patient care and healthcare improvement
Schifferdecker, K. E., Yount, S. E., Kaiser, K., Adachi-Mejia, A., Cella, D., Carluzzo, K. L., Eisenstein, A., Kallen, M. A., Greene, G. J., Eton, D. T. & Fisher, E. S., Feb 1 2018, In : Quality of Life Research. 27, 2, p. 367-378 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Patient Care
Knee Osteoarthritis
Delivery of Health Care
Quality of Health Care
Focus Groups
17
Citations
(Scopus)
An evaluation of health-related quality of life in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus using PROMIS and Neuro-QoL
Lai, J-S., Beaumont, J. L., Jensen, S. E., Tegel, K. K., Van Brunt, D. L., Kao, A. H. & Chen, S. Y., Mar 1 2017, In : Clinical Rheumatology. 36, 3, p. 555-562 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Information Systems
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Quality of Life
Pain
Cognition
2
Citations
(Scopus)
Cancer experiences and health-related quality of life among racial and ethnic minority survivors of young adult cancer: a mixed methods study
Munoz, A. R., Tegel, K. K., Yanez, B. R., Victorson, D. E., Garcia, S. F., Snyder, M. A. & Salsman, J. M., Dec 1 2016, In : Supportive Care in Cancer. 24, 12, p. 4861-4870 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Survivors
Young Adult
Quality of Life
Neoplasms
Survival Rate