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Dr. Sara Shaunfield received a PhD in Communication from the University of Kentucky. After which, she joined the Department of Medical Social Sciences in the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in 2015. Dr. Shaunfield serves as Lead Qualitative Scientist and core member of the Northwestern University Center on Outcomes Research and Education (NUCORE) where she oversees and conducts qualitative scale development and content validation studies of illness-specific patient-reported outcome measures, symptom indices, patient preference questionnaires, and measures of health-realted quality of life.
Dr. Shaunfield's research focuses on patient and family caregiver outcomes and quality of life, including patient-reported outcome measure development and validation. She is especially interested in explorations of the influence of interpersonal communication on informal family caregiver burden and health outcomes within the contexts of chronic, palliative, and end-of-life care. Dr. Shaunfield has over 11 years experience using qualitative research methods. Her work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, Critical Path Institute, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, U Of Kentucky
… → 2015
MS, U of N Texas
… → 2011
Research interests
- Aging
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Eldercare
- Geriatrics
- Health Communications
- Oncology
- Outcome Measures
- Palliative Care and Hospice
- Patient-Centered Care
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Quality of Life
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Grants 2018 2024
- 5 Active
NIH Infant and Toddler Toolbox
Bass, M., Blackwell, C. K., Cella, D., Flynn, R., Gershon, R., Kaat, A. J., Kallen, M. A., Lai, J., Matras, S. A., Nowinski, C. J., Shaunfield, S. L., Wakschlag, L. S., Waxman, S. R. & LaForte, E. M.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
9/20/19 → 9/19/20
Project: Research project
Contracts
Tablets
Neurosciences
Cohort Studies
Software
Northwestern University Clinical Outcome Assessment Team (NUCOAT)
Cella, D., Flores, A. M., Gershon, R., Greene, G. J., Griffith, J. W., Lai, J., Nowinski, C. J., Pandolfino, J. E., Peipert, J. D., Phillips, S. M., Shaunfield, S. L. & Taft, T. N.
9/10/19 → 8/31/24
Project: Research project
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Sarcopenia
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Information Systems
Drug Approval
Final Qualification Package for DDT COA #000079: PROMIS Physical Function in Oncology
Cella, D., Kallen, M. A., Peipert, J. D. & Shaunfield, S. L.
9/1/19 → 8/31/20
Project: Research project
DDT
United States Food and Drug Administration
Information Systems
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Critical Pathways
Development of a context of use and PROMIS Physical Function outcome assessment for patients with sarcopenia
Butt, Z., Cella, D., Jensen, S. E. & Shaunfield, S. L.
9/1/19 → 8/31/20
Project: Research project
Patient Outcome Assessment
Sarcopenia
United States Food and Drug Administration
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Clinical Trials
Development of a Patient and Caregiver Reported Instrument of the Access to and Quality of Home Health Care for Children with Medical Complexity
Kaat, A. J. & Shaunfield, S. L.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health
1/1/18 → 12/31/19
Project: Research project
Quality of Health Care
Home Care Services
Caregivers
Statistical Factor Analysis
Surveys and Questionnaires
Research Output 2011 2019
Patients believe that cosmetic procedures affect their quality of life: An interview study of patient-reported motivations
Waldman, A., Maisel, A., Weil, A., Iyengar, S., Sacotte, K., Lazaroff, J. M., Kurumety, S., Shaunfield, S. L., Reynolds, K. A., Samuelson, E. P., Robinson, J. K. & Alam, M., Jun 1 2019, In : Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 80, 6, p. 1671-1681 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Cosmetics
Motivation
Quality of Life
Interviews
Beauty
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
5
Citations
(Scopus)
Communication Challenges and Strategies of U.S. Health Professionals Caring for Seriously Ill South Asian Patients and Their Families
Khosla, N., Washington, K. T., Shaunfield, S. L. & Aslakson, R., Jun 1 2017, In : Journal of palliative medicine. 20, 6, p. 611-617 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Communication
Health Personnel
Health
Research Personnel
Clergy
6
Citations
(Scopus)
Lay Epistemology of Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Among Appalachian Women
Record, R. A., Scott, A. M., Shaunfield, S. L., Jones, M. G., Collins, T. & Cohen, E. L., Sep 2 2017, In : Health Communication. 32, 9, p. 1112-1120 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Early Detection of Cancer
epistemology
Screening
cancer
Guidelines
11
Citations
(Scopus)
Normative Social Support in Young Adult Cancer Survivors
Iannarino, N. T., Scott, A. M. & Shaunfield, S. L., Jan 1 2017, In : Qualitative Health Research. 27, 2, p. 271-284 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Social Support
Survivors
Young Adult
Neoplasms
Communication