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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
Communication, PhD, University of Kentucky
… → 2015
Communication, MS, University of North Texas
… → 2011
Research interests keywords
- 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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Development of a Full Qualification Package for the PROMISnq Short Form v2.0 – Physical Function – Multiple Sclerosis 15a (DDT COA #000123)
Kaiser, K. (PD/PI), Lai, J.-S. (Co-Investigator), Shaunfield, S. (Co-Investigator) & Tang, X. (Co-Investigator)
Critical Path Institute, Food and Drug Administration
2/1/24 → 1/31/25
Project: Research project
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Development and Validation of a PROMIS-based Measure to Assess Postpartum Sleep
Cella, D. (PD/PI), Cella, D. (PD/PI), Shaunfield, S. (Co-Investigator) & Tang, X. (Co-Investigator)
Stanford University, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
8/15/23 → 7/31/28
Project: Research project
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Development of a Full Qualification Package for the PROMIS Short Form v1.0—Fatigue-Multiple Sclerosis 8a (DDT COA #000069)
Kaiser, K. (PD/PI), Kaiser, K. (PD/PI), Lai, J.-S. (Co-Investigator), Lai, J.-S. (Co-Investigator), Shaunfield, S. (Co-Investigator) & Shaunfield, S. (Co-Investigator)
Critical Path Institute, Food and Drug Administration
9/15/22 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
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Northwestern University Clinical Outcome Assessment Team (NUCOAT)
Cella, D. (PD/PI), Cella, D. (PD/PI), Cella, D. (PD/PI), Flores, A. M. (Co-Investigator), Flores, A. M. (Co-Investigator), Flores, A. M. (Co-Investigator), Greene, G. J. (Co-Investigator), Greene, G. J. (Co-Investigator), Greene, G. J. (Co-Investigator), Lai, J.-S. (Co-Investigator), Lai, J.-S. (Co-Investigator), Lai, J.-S. (Co-Investigator), Liggett, A. (Co-Investigator), Liggett, A. (Co-Investigator), Liggett, A. (Co-Investigator), Nowinski, C. J. (Co-Investigator), Nowinski, C. J. (Co-Investigator), Nowinski, C. J. (Co-Investigator), Peipert, D. (Co-Investigator), Peipert, D. (Co-Investigator), Peipert, D. (Co-Investigator), Phillips, S. M. (Co-Investigator), Phillips, S. M. (Co-Investigator), Phillips, S. M. (Co-Investigator), Shaunfield, S. (Co-Investigator), Shaunfield, S. (Co-Investigator) & Shaunfield, S. (Co-Investigator)
9/1/22 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
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RADx-UP Coordination and Data Collection Center
Kaiser, K. (PD/PI) & Shaunfield, S. (Co-Investigator)
Duke University, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
10/1/21 → 12/31/23
Project: Research project
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Content validation of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network/Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Lymphoma Symptom Index-18 (NFLymSI-18) in indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Hurt, C. N., Kaiser, K., Shaunfield, S., Webster, K. A., Keating, K., Boyken, L., Duffey, S., Garcia, J. & Cella, D., Dec 2024, In: Journal of patient-reported outcomes. 8, 1, 68.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Obstacles to Biosimilar Acceptance and Uptake in Oncology: A Review
Mroczek, D. K., Hauner, K., Greene, G. J., Kaiser, K., Peipert, J. D., Golf, M., Kircher, S., Shaunfield, S., Lylerohr, M. & Cella, D., Jul 18 2024, In: JAMA Oncology. 10, 7, p. 966-972 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Correction to: How do patients interpret and respond to a single‑item global indicator of cancer treatment tolerability? (Supportive Care in Cancer, (2023), 31, 1, (37), 10.1007/s00520-022-07484-7)
Peipert, J. D., Shaunfield, S., Kaiser, K., Moreno, P. I., Fox, R. S., Kircher, S., Mohindra, N., Ip, E., Zhao, F., Wagner, L. & Cella, D., Aug 2023, In: Supportive Care in Cancer. 31, 8, 489.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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How do patients interpret and respond to a single-item global indicator of cancer treatment tolerability?
Peipert, J. D., Shaunfield, S., Kaiser, K., Moreno, P. I., Fox, R. S., Kircher, S., Mohindra, N., Ip, E., Zhao, F., Wagner, L. & Cella, D., Jan 2023, In: Supportive Care in Cancer. 31, 1, 37.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Medical Oncologists' Knowledge and Perspectives on the Use of Biosimilars in the United States
Peipert, J. D., Kaiser, K., Kircher, S., Greene, G. J., Shaunfield, S., Hauner, K., Cella, D. & Mroczek, D. K., Mar 1 2023, In: JCO Oncology Practice. 19, 3, p. E457-E464Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access5 Scopus citations
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Health provider perspectives of electronic medication monitoring in outpatient asthma care: a qualitative investigation using the consolidated framework for implementation research
Kan, K. (Creator), Shaunfield, S. (Creator), Kanaley, M. (Creator), Chadha, A. (Creator), Boon, K. (Creator), Morales, L. (Creator), Davis, M. M. (Creator), Vojta, D. (Creator) & Gupta, R. S. (Creator), Taylor & Francis, 2020
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.13245230.v1, https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Health_provider_perspectives_of_electronic_medication_monitoring_in_outpatient_asthma_care_a_qualitative_investigation_using_the_consolidated_framework_for_implementation_research/13245230/1
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Physical and Environmental Barriers to Mobility and Participation in Children With Medical Complexity: A Qualitative Study
Black, L. (Creator), Shaunfield, S. (Creator), Labellarte, P. H. (Creator), Gaebler-Spira, D. (Creator) & Foster, C. C. (Creator), SAGE Journals, 2022
DOI: 10.25384/sage.c.6018354, https://sage.figshare.com/collections/Physical_and_Environmental_Barriers_to_Mobility_and_Participation_in_Children_With_Medical_Complexity_A_Qualitative_Study/6018354
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