Enhancing Connections
A program to help the mother with breast cancer support her child

Helping Her Heal
A program for spouses of women with breast cancer

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Family Functioning Research Team:

Barbara Cochrane, PhD, RN

Barbara Cochrane, PhD, RN, is a member of the FFRP scientific and management teams. She is a Co-Principal Investigator with the "Enhancing Connections" and "Helping Her Heal" studies. She has both scientific and operational responsibilities on the projects, focusing on the development and testing of the underlying science of the program, its coordination, and monitoring. Dr. Cochrane's research interests include midlife and older women's health; chronic illness (prevention and survivor issues), and intervention research methods. She has an Affiliate Assistant Professor appointment in Family and Child Nursing at the University of Washington and a primary appointment as a Senior Staff Scientist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, where she is a Co-Investigator with the Women's Health Initiative Clinical Coordinating Center.

Publications:

Loveys (Cochrane), B. J. (1990). Transitions in chronic illness: The at-risk role. Holistic Nursing Practice, 4(3), 56-64.

Loveys (Cochrane), B. J., & Klaich, K. (1991). Breast cancer: Demands of illness. Oncology Nursing Forum, 18(1), 75-80.

Cowan, M. J., Young Graham, K., & Cochrane, B. L. (1992). Comparison of a theory of quality of life between myocardial infarction and malignant melanoma: A pilot study. Progress in Cardiovascular Nursing, 7(1), 18-28.

Cochrane, B. B. (1994). Women's experience after a heart attack: Methodological triangulation in research. [Abstract.] Communicating Nursing Research, 27, 122.

Cochrane, B., Zunkel, G., Hunt, J., & Kuniyuki, A. (1997). Enhancing positive reactions to breast cancer risk appraisal. Preliminary findings. [Abstract.] Proceedings from the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program Meeting: Era of Hope (# 1997-506-586; vol. I). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Cochrane, B. (1997). Midlife and older women's experience of reclaiming independence after a heart attack. [Abstract] Menopause, 4, 269.

Cochrane, B., Zunkel, G., & Hunt, J. (1997). Breast cancer awareness in midlife and older women. [Abstract] Menopause, 4, 269-270.

Cochrane, B. B., & Lewis, F. M. (2001). Macro- and micro-monitoring in a multi-state trial. [Abstract] Syllabus and Conference Guide from the 6th National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research, Ponte Vedra, FL, p. 111. Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society.

Hsia, J., Rodabough, R., Rosal, M.C., Cochrane, B., Howard, B., Snetselaar, L., Frishman, W. H., Stefanick, M. (2002). Compliance with National Cholesterol Education Program dietary and lifestyle guidelines among older women with self-reported hypercholesterolemia: The Women's Health Initiative. American Journal of Medicine, 113, 384-392.

Cochrane, B. (2003). Developing data and safety monitoring plans for intervention research. [Abstract] Syllabus and Conference Guide from the 7th National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research, San Diego, CA, p. 76. Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society.

Cochrane, B. (2003). Structured emotional expression-An intervention for cancer nursing. [Abstract] Syllabus and Conference Guide from the 7th National Conference on Cancer Nursing Research, San Diego, CA, p. 207. Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society.

Stefanick, M. L., Cochrane, B. B., Hsia, J., Barad, D. H., Liu, J. H., Johnson, S. R. (In Press). Baseline characteristics of women in the Women's Health Initiative Hormone Replacement Trial. Annals of Epidemiology.

Wassertheil-Smoller, S., Shumaker, S., Ockene, J., Talavera, G., Greenland, P., Cochrane, B., Robbins, J., Aragaki, A., Dunbar-Jacobs, J. (In Press). Depression and Cardiovascular Sequelae in Post-Menopausal Women. Archives of Internal Medicine.

Cochrane, B. B., Lund, B., Anderson, S., & Prentice, R. (In Press). Aspects of the management and coordination of the Women's Health Initiative. In J. W. Hawkins, L. A. Haggerty (eds.): Diversity in Health Care Research: Strategies for Multisite, Multidisciplinary and Multi-ethnic Projects. Springer.

Cochrane, B. B., & Lewis, F. M. (Under review.) The partner's adjustment to breast cancer: A critical analysis of intervention studies.

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