Cancer

Cullen, K., & Fergus, K. (2021). Acceptability of an online relational intimacy and sexual enhancement (iRISE) intervention after breast cancer. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 47(2), 515–532. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12516

Fergus, K., Ahmad, S., Gardner, S., Ianakieva, I., McLeod, D., Stephen, J., Carter, W., Periera, A., Warner, E., & Panchaud, J. (2021). Couplelinks online intervention for young couples facing breast cancer: A randomised controlled trial. Psycho-Oncology. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5836

Vanstone, R.N., Fergus, K., Ladhani, N.N.N. et al. Reproductive concerns and fear of cancer recurrence: a qualitative study of women’s experiences of the perinatal period after cancer. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 21, 738 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-04208-3

Yufe, S. J., Fergus, K. D., & Male, D. A. (2021). Storying my lifestyle change: How breast cancer survivors experience and reflect on their participation in a pilot healthy lifestyle intervention. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being, 16(1), 1864903. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2020.1864903

Vanstone, R., & Fergus, K. D. (2020). Online couple interventions in cancer. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, 14(1), 67–73. https://doi.org/10.1097/SPC.0000000000000476

Ianakieva, I., Fergus, K., Ahmad, S., Pereira, A., Stephen, J., McLeod, D., Carter, W., & Panchaud, J. (2019). Varying levels and types of engagement in an online relationship enhancement program for couples following breast cancer. Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy, 18(1), 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332691.2018.1546248

Ahmad, S., Fergus, K., Shatokhina, K., & Gardner, S. (2017). The closer “We” are, the stronger “I” am: the impact of couple identity on cancer coping self-efficacy. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 40(3), 403–413. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-016-9803-1

Fergus, K., Ahmad, S., Ianakieva, I., McLeod, D., & Carter, W. (2017). Metaphor and meaning in an online creative expression exercise to promote dyadic coping in young couples affected by breast cancer. Arts & Health, 9(2), 139–153. https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2016.1208667

Male, D. A., Fergus, K. D., & Stephen, J. E. (2017). Professional online support group facilitators: Guarantors of maximal group utility. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 67(3), 314–336. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207284.2016.1240587

Cohen, L., Hamer, J., Helwig, C., Fergus, K., Kiss, A., Mandel, R., Dawson, B., Landsberg, A., Shein, K., Kay, N., & Warner, E. (2016). Formal evaluation of PYNK: Breast cancer program for young women-the patient perspective. Current Oncology , 23(2), e102–e108. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.23.2773

Ianakieva, I., Fergus, K., Ahmad, S., Pos, A., & Pereira, A. (2016). A model of engagement promotion in a professionally facilitated online intervention for couples affected by breast cancer. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 42(4), 701–715. https://doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12172

Male, D. A., Fergus, K. D., & Cullen, K. (2016). Sexual identity after breast cancer: sexuality, body image, and relationship repercussions. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, 10(1), 66–74. https://doi.org/10.1097/SPC.0000000000000184

McCarthy, M., Fergus, K., & Miller, D. (2016). “I-We” boundary fluctuations in couple adjustment to rectal cancer and life with a permanent colostomy. Health Psychology Open, 3(1), 2055102916633582. https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102916633582

Ahmad, S., Fergus, K., & McCarthy, M. (2015). Psychosocial issues experienced by young women with breast cancer: the minority group with the majority of need. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, 9(3), 271–278. https://doi.org/10.1097/SPC.0000000000000162

Carter, W., Fergus, K., Ahmad, S., McLeod, D., & Stephen, J. (2015). Defining the role of the online therapeutic facilitator: principles and guidelines developed for Couplelinks, an online support program for couples affected by breast cancer. JMIR Cancer, 1(1), e4. doi:10.2196/cancer.3887

Fergus, K., Ahmad, S., McLeod, D. L., Stephen, J., Gardner, S., Pereira, A., Warner, E., & Carter, W. (2015). Couplelinks - an online intervention for young women with breast cancer and their male partners: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 16, 33. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-014-0534-8

Male, D. A., Fergus, K. D., & Stephen, J. E. (2015). The continuous confrontation of caregiving as described in real-time online group chat. Journal of Palliative Care, 31(1), 36–43. https://doi.org/10.1177/082585971503100106

Fergus, K. D., McLeod, D., Carter, W., Warner, E., Gardner, S. L., Granek, L., & Cullen, K. I. (2014). Development and pilot testing of an online intervention to support young couples’ coping and adjustment to breast cancer. European Journal of Cancer Care, 23(4), 481–492. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12162

Kurowecki, D., & Fergus, K. D. (2014). Wearing my heart on my chest: dating, new relationships, and the reconfiguration of self-esteem after breast cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 23(1), 52–64. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.3370

Cullen, K., Fergus, K., DasGupta, T., Kong, I., Fitch, M., Doyle, C., & Adams, L. (2013). Toward clinical care guidelines for supporting rehabilitative vaginal dilator use with women recovering from cervical cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer: Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 21(7), 1911–1917. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-013-1726-6

Stephen, J., Fergus, K., Sellick, S., Speca, M., Taylor-Brown, J., Turner, J., Collie, K., McLeod, D., & Rojubally, A. (2013). When jurisdictional boundaries become barriers to good patient care. Current Oncology , 20(1), 10–13. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.20.1209

Stephen, J., Rojubally, A., Macgregor, K., McLeod, D., Speca, M., Taylor-Brown, J., Fergus, K., Collie, K., Turner, J., Sellick, S., & Mackenzie, G. (2013). Evaluation of CancerChatCanada: a program of online support for Canadians affected by cancer. Current Oncology , 20(1), 39–47. https://doi.org/10.3747/co.20.1210

Cullen, K., Fergus, K., Dasgupta, T., Fitch, M., Doyle, C., & Adams, L. (2012). From “sex toy” to intrusive imposition: a qualitative examination of women’s experiences with vaginal dilator use following treatment for gynecological cancer. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 9(4), 1162–1173. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02639.x

Granek, L., & Fergus, K. (2012). Resistance, agency, and liminality in women’s accounts of symptom appraisal and help-seeking upon discovery of a breast irregularity. Social Science & Medicine, 75(10), 1753–1761. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.07.016

Fergus, K. D. (2011). The rupture and repair of the couple’s communal body with prostate cancer. Families, Systems & Health: The Journal of Collaborative Family Healthcare, 29(2), 95–113. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0023413

Fergus, K., Fitzgerald, B., Granek, L., Clemons, M., Zalany, L., & Eisen, A. (2011). The symptom appraisal of breast cancer in the context of an intimate relationship. Journal of Health Psychology, 16(4), 653–666. https://doi.org/10.1

Fergus, K. D., & Gray, R. E. (2009). Relationship vulnerabilities during breast cancer: patient and partner perspectives. Psycho-Oncology, 18(12), 1311–1322. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.1555

Fergus, K. D., Gray, R. E., & Fitch, M. I. (2002). Sexual dysfunction and the preservation of manhood: experiences of men with prostate cancer. Journal of Health Psychology, 7(3), 303–316. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105302007003223

Fergus, K. D., Gray, R. E., Fitch, M. I., Labrecque, M., & Phillips, C. (2002). Active consideration: conceptualizing patient-provided support for spouse caregivers in the context of prostate cancer. Qualitative Health Research, 12(4), 492–514. https://doi.org/10.1177/104973202129120034

Gray, R. E., Fitch, M., Phillips, C., Labrecque, M., & Fergus, K. (2000). Managing the impact of illness: the experiences of men with prostate cancer and their spouses. Journal of Health Psychology, 5(4), 531–548. https://doi.org/10.1177/135910530000500410