Rami A. Sela
University of Alberta
7 Papers
66 Citations
Rami A. Sela is an academic researcher from University of Alberta. The author has contributed to research in topics: Physical fitness & Population. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 7 publications. Previous affiliations of Rami A. Sela include Cross Cancer Institute.
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Papers
Referral patterns and psychosocial distress in cancer patients accessing a psycho-oncology counseling service.
TL;DR: The purpose of this study was to identify referral patterns and psychosocial distress in cancer patients newly referred to a psycho‐oncology counseling service.
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Sensory and affective dimensions of advanced cancer pain.
Rami A. Sela,Rami A. Sela,Eduardo Bruera,Barbara Conner-Spady,Ceinwen E. Cumming,Candace Walker +5 more
TL;DR: Of the examined affective components of pain, frustration and exhaustion were found to be the most significant and some gender differences were identified in terms of frustration, anger, fear, exhaustion, helplessness, and hopelessness.
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Exercise motivation and adherence in cancer survivors after participation in a randomized controlled trial: An attribution theory perspective
Kerry S. Courneya,Christine M. Friedenreich,Rami A. Sela,H. Arthur Quinney,Ryan E. Rhodes,Lee W. Jones +5 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that attribution theory may have utility for understanding postprogram exercise motivation and adherence in cancer survivors.
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Screening for depression in palliative cancer patients attending a pain and symptom control clinic.
TL;DR: The depression visual analogue scale was found to be an effective simple screening tool, easy to administer and use and is a potentially useful screening instrument for detecting depressive disorder in palliative care cancer patients.
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Correlates of adherence and contamination in a randomized controlled trial of exercise in cancer survivors: an application of the theory of planned behavior and the five factor model of personality.
TL;DR: The correlates of exercise adherence and contamination differ in kind as well as in degree, and practical implications for conducting exercise RCTs in this population are offered.