Chris Lo
- chris.lo@jcu.edu.au
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2171-6254- Associate Professor Psychology
- JCU Singapore School of Social and Health Sciences
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Biography
Chris Lo, PhD, Associate Professor Psychology
Expertise: medical/health psychology, cross-cultural/social psychology, organisational/business psychology
Research interests: quality of life and care; life course and aging; scale development; supportive care interventions; technology and emotion; competition and personality.
Skills: quantitative/qualitative/mixed methods, psychometrics/measurement, clinical trials/program evaluation.
Contact: chris.lo@jcu.edu.au
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Chair; Independent Academic
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Buchman, Daniel Z.; Imahori, Daphne; Lo, Christopher; Hui, Katrina; Walker, Caroline; Shaw, James; Davis, Karen D. (2024) 'The Influence of Using Novel Predictive Technologies on Judgments of Stigma, Empathy, and Compassion among Healthcare Professionals'. American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience, 15 (1):32-45. [DOI]
Yermus, Ryan; Bottos, John; Bryson, Nathan; De Leo, Joseph A.; Earleywine, Mitch; Hackenburg, Emily; Kennedy, Sidney; Kezemidis, Martha; Kratina, Sarah; McMaster, Robert; Medrano, Ben; Mina, Monica; Morisano, Dominique; Muench, Michael; Pillai, Sabana; Scharlach, Randall; Setlur, Varun; Verbora, Michael; Wolfson, Elizabeth; Zaer, Nabid; Lo, Chris (2024) 'Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy Provides Lasting and Effective Results in the Treatment of Depression, Anxiety, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder at 3 and 6 Months: Findings from a Large Retrospective Effectiveness Study'. Psychedelic Medicine, 2 (2):87-95. [DOI]
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Heshmati, Rasoul; Azmoodeh, Shahin; Kheiriabad, Mina; Ghasemi, Anis; Lo, Chris (2023) 'Loneliness in Breast Cancer Patients with Early Life Adversity: An Investigation of the Effects of Childhood Trauma and Self-Regulation'. Current Oncology, 30 (5):5145-5157. [DOI]
Henry, Melissa; Alberta, Justine G.; Frenkiel, Saul; Hier, Michael; Zeitouni, Anthony; Kost, Karen; Mlynarek, Alex; Black, Martin; MacDonald, Christina; Richardson, Keith; Mascarella, Marco; Morand, Gregoire B.; Chartier, Gabrielle; Sadeghi, Nader; Lo, Christopher; Rosberger, Zeev (2022) 'Body image concerns in patients with head and neck cancer: a longitudinal study'. Frontiers in Psychology, 13 . [DOI]
Albert, Justine G.; Lo, Christopher; Rosberger, Zeev; Frenkiel, Saul; Hier, Michael; Zeitouni, Anthony; Kost, Karen; Mlynarek, Alex; Black, Martin; MacDonald, Christina; Richardson, Keith; Mascarella, Marco; Morand, Gregoire B.; Chartier, Gabrielle; Sadeghi, Nader; Sultanem, Khalil; Shenouda, George; Cury, Fabio L.; Henry, Melissa (2022) 'Biopsychosocial Markers of Body Image Concerns in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: A Prospective Longitudinal Study'. Current Oncology, 29 (7):4438-4454. [DOI]
Slusarek, Emily; Martin, Vanessa; Sarker, Tasmie; McCarthy, Mary A.; Granton, John; Tan, Adrienne; Lo, Chris (2021) 'The mapping of emotions in a respiratory illness: transferability of illness experience from Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension to COVID-19'. Journal of Concurrent Disorders, 3 (3):66-81. [DOI]
Martin, Vanessa; Sarker, Tasmie; Slusarek, Emily; McCarthy, Mary A.; Granton, John; Tan, Adrienne; Lo, Christopher (2020) 'Conversational avoidance during existential interviews with patients with progressive illness'. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 25 (9):1073-1082. [DOI]
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Shaw, Chloe; Lo, Chris; Lanceley, Anne; Hales, Sarah; Rodin, Gary (2020) 'The Assessment of Mentalization: Measures for the Patient, the Therapist and the Interaction'. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 50 :57-65. [DOI]
An, Ekaterina; Wennberg, Erica; Nissim, Rinat; Lo, Christopher; Hales, Sarah; Rodin, Gary (2020) 'Death talk and relief of death-related distress in patients with advanced cancer'. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, 10 (2). [DOI]
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Rodin, Gary; Malfitano, Carmine; Rydall, Anne; Schimmer, Aaron; Marmar, Charles M.; Mah, Kenneth; Lo, Christopher; Nissim, Rinat; Zimmermann, Camilla (2020) 'Emotion And Symptom-focused Engagement (EASE): a randomized phase II trial of an integrated psychological and palliative care intervention for patients with acute leukemia'. Supportive Care in Cancer, 28 :163-176. [DOI]
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Tong, Eryn; Lo, Chris; Moura, Shari; Antes, Kelly; Buchanan, Sarah; Kamtapersaud, Venissa; Devins, Gerald M.; Zimmermann, Camilla; Gallinger, Steven; Rodin, Gary (2019) 'Development of a psychoeducational intervention for people affected by pancreatic cancer'. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 5 . [DOI]
Vehling, S.; Tian, Y.; Malfitano, C.; Schnall, J.; Watt, S.; Mehnert, A.; Rydall, A.; Zimmermann, C.; Hales, S.; Lo, C.; Rodin, G. (2019) 'Attachment security and existential distress among patients with advanced cancer'. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 116 :93-99. [DOI]
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Shaw, Chloe; Chrysikou, Vasiliki; Lanceley, Anne; Lo, Chris; Hales, Sarah; Rodin, Gary (2019) 'Mentalization in CALM psychotherapy sessions: helping patients engage with alternative perspectives at the end of life'. Patient Education and Counseling, 102 (2):188-197.
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Lo, Chris; Hales, Sarah; Chiu, Aubrey; Panday, Tania; Malfitano, Carmine; Jung, Judy; Rydall, Anne; Li, Madeline; Zimmermann, Camilla; Rodin, Gary (2019) 'Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM): randomised feasibility trial in patients with advanced cancer'. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, 9 (2):209-218. [DOI]
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Lo, Chris; Sarker, Tasmie; Canning, Orla; Martin, Vanessa; McCarthy, Mary A.; Granton, John; Tan, Adrienne (2019) 'Clinical presentation of existential distress in pulmonary arterial hypertension'. Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, 3 (1):56-62. [DOI]
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Philipp, Rebecca; Mehnert, Anja; Lo, Chris; Müller, Volkmar; Reck, Martin; Vehling, Sigrun (2019) 'Characterizing death acceptance among patients with cancer'. Psycho-Oncology, 28 (4):854-862. [DOI]
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An, Ekaterina; Lo, Christopher; Hales, Sarah; Zimmermann, Camilla; Rodin, Gary (2018) 'Demoralization and death anxiety in advanced cancer'. Psycho-Oncology, 27 (11):2566-2572. [DOI]
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Li, Brian; Mah, Kenneth; Swami, Nadia; Pope, Ashley; Hannon, Breffni; Lo, Christopher; Rodin, Gary; Le, Lisa W.; Zimmermann, Camilla (2018) 'Symptom assessment in patients with advanced cancer: are the most severe symptoms the most bothersome?'. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 22 (10):1252-1259. [DOI]
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Grunke, Bette; Philipp, Rebecca; Vehling, Sigrun; Scheffold, Katharina; Harter, Martin; Oechsle, Karin; Schulz-kindermann, Frank; Mehnert, Anja; Lo, Chris (2018) 'Measuring the psychosocial dimensions of quality of life in advanced cancer patients: psychometrics of the German Quality of Life at the End of Life–Cancer–Psychosocial (QUAL-EC-P) Questionnaire'. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 55 (3):985-991. [DOI]
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Vehling, S.; Gerstorf, G; Schulz-Kindermann, F.; Oechsle, K.; Philipp, R.; Scheffold, K.; Härter, M.; Mehnert, A.; Lo, Chris (2018) 'The daily dynamics of loss orientation and life engagement in advanced cancer: a pilot study to characterise patterns of adaptation at the end of life'. European Journal of Cancer Care, 27 (4). [DOI]
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Rodin, Gary; Lo, Chris; Rydall, Anne; Schnall, Joanna; Malfitano, Carmine; Chiu, Aubrey; Panday, Tania; Watt, Sarah; An, Ekatarina; Nissim, Rinat; Li, Madeline; Zimmermann, Camilla; Hales, Sarah (2018) 'Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM): a randomized controlled trial of a psychological intervention for patients with advanced cancer'. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 36 (23):2422-2432. [DOI]
Vehling, Sigrun; Malfitano, Carmine; Schnall, Joanna; Watt, Sarah; Panday, Tania; Chiu, Aubrey; Rydall, Anne; Zimmermann, Camilla; Hales, Sarah; Rodin, Gary; Lo, Christopher (2017) 'A concept map of death-related anxieties in patients with advanced cancer'. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, 7 :427-434. [DOI]
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Knox, Matthew K.; Hales, Sarah; Nissim, Rinat; Jung, Judy; Lo, Christopher; Zimmermann, Camilla; Rodin, Gary (2017) 'Lost and stranded: the experience of younger adults with advanced cancer'. Supportive Care in Cancer, 25 :399-407. [DOI]
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Vehling, Sigrun; Kissane, David W.; Lo, Christopher; Glaesmer, Heide; Hartung, TIm J.; Rodin, Gary; Mehnert, Anja (2017) 'The association of demoralization with mental disorders and suicidal ideation in patients with cancer'. Cancer, 123 (17):3394-3401. [DOI]
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McDonald, J.; Swami, N.; Hannon, B.; Lo, C.; Pope, A.; Oza, A.; Leighl, N.; Krzyzanowska, M.; Rodin, G.; Le, L.W.; Zimmermann, C. (2017) 'Impact of early palliative care on caregivers of patients with advanced cancer: cluster randomised trial'. Annals of Oncology, 28 (1):163-168. [DOI]
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Philipp, Rebecca; Vehling, Sigrun; Scheffold, Katharina; Grünke, Britta; Härter, Martin; Mehnert, Anja; Schulz-Kindermann, Frank; Lo, Christopher (2017) 'Attachment insecurity in advanced cancer patients: psychometric properties of the German version of the Brief Experiences in Close Relationships Scale (ECR-M16-G)'. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 54 (4):555-562. [DOI]
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Lo, C.; Panday, T.; Zeppieri, J; Rydall, A.; Murphy-Kane, P.; Zimmermann, C.; Rodin, G. (2017) 'Preliminary psychometrics of the Existential Distress Scale in patients with advanced cancer'. European Journal of Cancer Care, 26 (6):e12597-e12597. [DOI]
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Tong, Eryn; Deckert, Amy; Gani, N; Nissim, Rinat; Rydall, Anne; Hales, Sarah; Rodin, Gary; Lo, Chris (2016) 'The meaning of self-reported death anxiety in advanced cancer'. Palliative Medicine, 30 (8):772-779. [DOI]
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Engelmann, Dorit; Scheffold, Katharina; Friedrich, Michael; Hartung, Tim J.; Schulz-Kindermann, Frank; Lordick, Florian; Schilling, Georgia; Lo, Chris; Rodin, Gary; Mehnert, Anja (2016) 'Death-related anxiety in patients with advanced cancer: validation of the German version of the Death and Dying Distress Scale'. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 52 (4):582-587. [DOI]
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Gheihman, Galina; Zimmermann, Camilla; Deckert, Amy; Fitzgerald, Peter; Mischitelle, Ashley; Rydall, Anne; Schimmer, Aaron; Gagliese, Lucia; Lo, Chris; Rodin, Gary (2016) 'Depression and hopelessness in patients with acute leukemia: the psychological impact of an acute and life-threatening disorder'. Psycho-Oncology, 25 (8):979-989. [DOI]
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Krause, Sandra; Rydall, Anne; Hales, Sarah; Rodin, Gary; Lo, Chris (2015) 'Initial validation of the Death and Dying Distress Scale for the assessment of death anxiety in patients with advanced cancer'. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 49 (1):126-134. [DOI]
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Fitzgerald, Peter; Lo, Chris; Li, Madeline; Gagliese, Lucia; Zimmermann, Camilla; Rodin, Gary (2015) 'The relationship between depression and physical symptom burden in advanced cancer'. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, 5 (4):381-388. [DOI]
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Lo, Chris (2014) 'Cultural values and alexithymia'. SAGE Open, 4 (4). [DOI]
Lo, Christopher; Calzavara, Andrew; Kurdyak, Paul; Barbera, Lisa; Shepherd, Frances; Zimmermann, Camilla; Moore, Malcolm J.; Rodin, Gary (2013) 'Depression and use of health care services in patients with advanced cancer'. Canadian Family Physician, 59 (3):e168-e174.
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The FAMCARE-Patient scale: measuring satisfaction with care of outpatients with advanced cancer
2009
Lo, Christopher; Burman, Debika; Hales, Sarah; Swami, Nadia; Rodin, Gary; Zimmermann, Camilla (2009) 'The FAMCARE-Patient scale: measuring satisfaction with care of outpatients with advanced cancer'. European Journal of Cancer, 45 (18):3182-3188. [DOI]
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