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Veterans' Decision Making for Prostate Cancer Germline Testing After Informed Consent With Their Oncologist: A Mixed-Methods Study. JCO Oncol Pract. 2026 Mar; 22(3):502-515. Kwon DH, Scheuner MT, McPhaul M, Hearst EL, Sumra S, Ursem C, Walker E, Wang S, Kaur G, Nesheiwat S, Huang FW, Aggarwal RR, Belkora J. PMID: 40554736.
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Patients Can Administer Mobile Audio Recordings to Increase Knowledge in Advanced Prostate Cancer. Cancer Med. 2024 Nov; 13(22):e70433. Kwon DH, Kwon DH, Trihy L, Darvish N, Hearst E, Sumra S, Borno HT, Bose R, Chou J, de Kouchkovsky I, Desai A, Ekstrand B, Friedlander T, Kaur G, Koshkin VS, Nesheiwat S, Sepucha K, Small EJ, Aggarwal RR, Belkora J. PMID: 39569542; PMCID: PMC11579662.
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Validation study of risk-reduction activities after personalized breast cancer education tool in the WISDOM study. NPJ Breast Cancer. 2024 Oct 14; 10(1):90. Wang T, Che M, Huilgol YS, Keane H, Goodman D, Soonavala R, Ozanne E, Shieh Y, Belkora JK, Fiscalini AS, Athena Breast Health Network Investigators and Advocate Partners, Esserman LJ. PMID: 39397069; PMCID: PMC11471852.
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Implementing TeleSleep at Veterans Healthcare Administration: an organizational case study of adaptation and sustainment. Front Sleep. 2024 Sep 10; 3. Belkora JK, Reichert J, Williams K, Whooley MA, Rezayat T, Sorensen S, Chilakamarri P, Sanders E, Maas A, Gomez A, Kurien P, Ashbrook L, Thomas J, Sarmiento KF. PMID: 39507772; PMCID: PMC11539190.
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Implementing TeleSleep at Veterans Healthcare Administration: An organizational case study of adaptation and sustainment. Frontiers in Sleep. 2024; 3. Belkora J, Reichert J, Williams K, Whooley M, Rezayat T, Sorensen S, Chilakamarri P, Sanders E, Maas A, Gomez A, Kurien P, Ashbrook L, Thomas J, Sarmiento K. View Publication.
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Germline testing for veterans with advanced prostate cancer: concerns about service-connected benefits. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2024 Sep 02; 8(5). Kwon DH, Scheuner MT, McPhaul M, Hearst E, Sumra S, Ursem C, Walker E, Wang S, Huang FW, Aggarwal RR, Belkora J. PMID: 39254645; PMCID: PMC11487480.
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Sustainment of the TeleSleep program for rural veterans. Front Health Serv. 2023; 3:1214071. Belkora JK, Ortiz DeBoque L, Folmer RL, Totten AM, Williams K, Whooley MA, Boudreau E, Atwood CW, Zeidler M, Rezayat T, Chilakamarri P, Sarmiento KF. PMID: 38028943; PMCID: PMC10668014.
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Controlled trial of decision support for men with early-stage prostate cancer: brief research report of effects on patient knowledge. Front Urol. 2023; 3:1127089. Belkora JK, Broering JM, Neuhaus J, Zargham A, Weinberg T, Witte JS, Kenfield SA, Van Blarigan EL, Cooperberg MR, Carroll PR, Chan JM. PMID: 40778020; PMCID: PMC12327255.
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Controlled trial of decision support for men with early-stage prostate cancer: brief research report of effects on patient knowledge. Frontiers in Urology. 2023; 3. Belkora J, Broering J, Neuhaus J, Zargham A, Weinberg T, Witte J, Kenfield S, Van Blarigan E, Cooperberg M, Carroll P, Chan J. View Publication.
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Veterans Health Administration response to 2021 recall of Philips Respironics devices: A case study. Front Sleep. 2023 Apr 12; 2. Belkora JK, Fields B, Shamim-Uzzaman QA, Stratford D, Alfandre D, Hollingshaus S, Yackel E, Geppert C, Nechanicky P, Nichols A, Williams K, Reichert J, Whooley MA, Francis J, Sarmiento KF. PMID: 38585370; PMCID: PMC10996451.
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Feeling known and informed: Serial qualitative interviews evaluating a consultation support intervention for patients with high-grade glioma. Cancer Med. 2023 04; 12(7):8652-8661. Shepherd SC, Hacking B, Wallace LM, Murdoch SE, Belkora J. PMID: 36647702; PMCID: PMC10134344.
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Mobile Audio Recording Technology to Promote Informed Decision Making in Advanced Prostate Cancer. JCO Oncol Pract. 2022 05; 18(5):e648-e658. Kwon DH, Karthikeyan S, Chang A, Borno HT, Koshkin VS, Desai A, Bose R, Friedlander T, Rodvelt T, Li P, Small EJ, Aggarwal RR, Belkora J. PMID: 34932386.
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Pre-Appointment Nurse Navigation: Patient-Centered Findings From a Survey of Patients With Breast Cancer. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2021 10 01; 25(5):E57-E62. Wang T, Huilgol YS, Black J, D'Andrea C, James J, Northrop A, Belkora J, Esserman LJ. PMID: 34533526.
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Extending the Population Health Workforce Through Service Learning Internships During COVID: A Community Case Study. Front Public Health. 2021; 9:697515. Belkora J, Weinberg T, Murphy J, Karthikeyan S, Tran H, Toliver T, Lopez F, Tominaga G, Helle M, Intinarelli G, Adler J. PMID: 34235134; PMCID: PMC8255794.
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Development and pilot of an online, personalized risk assessment tool for a breast cancer precision medicine trial. NPJ Breast Cancer. 2021 Jun 17; 7(1):78. Keane H, Huilgol YS, Shieh Y, Tice JA, Belkora J, Sepucha K, Shibley WP, Wang T, Che M, Goodman D, Ozanne E, Fiscalini AS, Esserman LJ. PMID: 34140528; PMCID: PMC8211836.
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Helping Undergraduates Generate Internship Opportunities through Relationship Marketing: A Case Report. Frontiers in Education. 2021; 68(6). Belkora J, Koehne N. View Publication.
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Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy: A narrative review of the evidence and acceptability. Breast. 2021 Apr; 56:61-69. Scheepens JCC, Veer LV', Esserman L, Belkora J, Mukhtar RA. PMID: 33621798; PMCID: PMC7907889.
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Prime Time for Consultation Audio Recordings: Supporting Shared Decision Making During and After the COVID-19 Era. JCO Oncol Pract. 2021 04; 17(4):161-163. Kwon DH, Aggarwal RR, Esserman LJ, Belkora JK. PMID: 33332174.
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Evaluation of a National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines-Based Decision Support Tool in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 09 01; 3(9):e209750. Wu SY, Lazar AA, Gubens MA, Blakely CM, Gottschalk AR, Jablons DM, Jahan TM, Wang VEH, Dunbar TL, Wong ML, Chan JW, Guthrie W, Belkora J, Yom SS. PMID: 32997124; PMCID: PMC7527870.
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Development and pilot evaluation of a personalized decision support intervention for low risk prostate cancer patients. Cancer Med. 2020 01; 9(1):125-132. Belkora J, Chan JM, Cooperberg MR, Neuhaus J, Stupar L, Weinberg T, Broering JM, Tenggara I, Cowan JE, Rosenfeld S, Kenfield SA, Van Blarigan EL, Simko JP, Witte J, Carroll PR. PMID: 31714037; PMCID: PMC6943165.
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An In-Visit Decision Aid for Surgeons to Address Decision Making for Bilateral Mastectomy for Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Dec; 26(13):4372-4380. Yao K, Belkora J, Lee C, Kuchta K, Pesce C, Kopkash K, Rabbitt S, Barrera E, Simovic S, Sepucha K. PMID: 31625046.
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Impact of Timing on Measurement of Decision Quality and Shared Decision Making: Longitudinal Cohort Study of Breast Cancer Patients. Med Decis Making. 2019 08; 39(6):642-650. Sepucha KR, Langford AT, Belkora JK, Chang Y, Moy B, Partridge AH, Lee CN. PMID: 31354095; PMCID: PMC7240785.
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Randomised controlled trial of a repeated consultation support intervention for patients with colorectal cancer. Psychooncology. 2019 04; 28(4):702-709. Shepherd SC, Hacking B, Wallace LM, Murdoch SE, Belkora J. PMID: 30548890.
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Erratum to: Impact of an In-visit Decision Aid on Patient Knowledge about Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy: A Pilot Study. Ann Surg Oncol. 2017 12; 24(Suppl 3):687. Yao K, Belkora J, Bedrosian I, Rosenberg S, Sisco M, Barrera E, Kyrillos A, Tilburt J, Wang C, Rabbitt S, Pesce C, Simovic S, Winchester DJ, Sepucha K. PMID: 28349337.
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The value of embedding: integrated palliative care for patients with metastatic breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2018 02; 167(3):703-708. Rabow M, Small R, Jow A, Majure M, Chien A, Melisko M, Belkora J, Esserman LJ, Rugo H. PMID: 29086230.
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The Effects of Coaching Patients to List Questions Before Visiting Cancer Specialists: Retrospective Evaluation of Visit Preparation in a Rural, Underserved Setting. J Particip Med. 2017 Aug 22; 9(1):e15. Belkora JK, Naguit M, Stupar L, Wiley J, Volz S, O'Donnell S. PMID: 36262006; PMCID: PMC8108566.
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Impact of an In-visit Decision Aid on Patient Knowledge about Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy: A Pilot Study. Ann Surg Oncol. 2017 Jan; 24(1):91-99. Yao K, Belkora J, Bedrosian I, Rosenberg S, Sisco M, Barrera E, Kyrillios A, Tilburt J, Wang C, Rabbitt S, Pesce C, Simovic S, Winchester DJ, Sepucha K. PMID: 27654108.
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Survey of the Deficits in Surgeons' Knowledge of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy. JAMA Surg. 2016 Apr; 151(4):391-3. Yao K, Belkora J, Sisco M, Rosenberg S, Bedrosian I, Liederbach E, Wang C. PMID: 26606424; PMCID: PMC6066280.
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Evaluating Client Discovery Interviews at a Financial Advisory Firm. The Journal of Wealth Management. 2015; 1(18):9-23. Belkora J. View Publication.
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Coaching patients in the use of decision and communication aids: RE-AIM evaluation of a patient support program. BMC Health Serv Res. 2015 May 28; 15:209. Belkora J, Volz S, Loth M, Teng A, Zarin-Pass M, Moore D, Esserman L. PMID: 26017564; PMCID: PMC4446845.
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The need for decision and communication aids: a survey of breast cancer survivors. J Community Support Oncol. 2015 Mar; 13(3):104-12. Belkora JK, Miller MF, Dougherty K, Gayer C, Golant M, Buzaglo JS. PMID: 25880673.
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Impact of socioeconomic factors on informed decision making and treatment choice in patients with hip and knee OA. J Arthroplasty. 2015 Feb; 30(2):171-5. Youm J, Chan V, Belkora J, Bozic KJ. PMID: 25301018.
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Patient, surgeon, and healthcare purchaser views on the use of decision and communication aids in orthopaedic surgery: a mixed methods study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2014 Aug 31; 14:366. Bozic KJ, Chenok KE, Schindel J, Chan V, Huddleston JI, Braddock C, Belkora J. PMID: 25176023; PMCID: PMC4162971.
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Measuring decision quality: psychometric evaluation of a new instrument for breast cancer chemotherapy. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2014 Aug 20; 14:73. Lee CN, Wetschler MH, Chang Y, Belkora JK, Moy B, Partridge A, Sepucha KR. PMID: 25142035; PMCID: PMC4150558.
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Shared decision making for treatment of cancer: challenges and opportunities. J Oncol Pract. 2014 May; 10(3):206-8. Katz SJ, Belkora J, Elwyn G. PMID: 24839284; PMCID: PMC5795654.
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Making better doctors: a survey of premedical interns working as health coaches. J Cancer Educ. 2014 Mar; 29(1):167-74. Zarin-Pass M, Belkora J, Volz S, Esserman L. PMID: 24163016.
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Informational needs of patients with metastatic breast cancer: what questions do they ask, and are physicians answering them? J Cancer Educ. 2014 Mar; 29(1):175-80. Danesh M, Belkora J, Volz S, Rugo HS. PMID: 24142513.
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Navigating healthcare: a qualitative study exploring prostate cancer patients' and doctors' experience of consultations using a decision-support intervention. Psychooncology. 2014 Jun; 23(6):665-71. Hacking B, Scott SE, Wallace LM, Shepherd SC, Belkora J. PMID: 24677394.
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Coaching and guidance with patient decision aids: A review of theoretical and empirical evidence. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2013; 13 Suppl 2:S11. Stacey D, Kryworuchko J, Belkora J, Davison BJ, Durand MA, Eden KB, Hoffman AS, Koerner M, Légaré F, Loiselle MC, Street RL. PMID: 24624995; PMCID: PMC4045677.
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Breast cancer treatment across health care systems: linking electronic medical records and state registry data to enable outcomes research. Cancer. 2014 Jan 01; 120(1):103-11. Kurian AW, Mitani A, Desai M, Yu PP, Seto T, Weber SC, Olson C, Kenkare P, Gomez SL, de Bruin MA, Horst K, Belkora J, May SG, Frosch DL, Blayney DW, Luft HS, Das AK. PMID: 24101577; PMCID: PMC3867595.
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Shared decision making in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip and knee: results of a randomized controlled trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 Sep 18; 95(18):1633-9. Bozic KJ, Belkora J, Chan V, Youm J, Zhou T, Dupaix J, Bye AN, Braddock CH, Chenok KE, Huddleston JI. PMID: 24048550.
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Evaluation of question-listing at the Cancer Support Community. Transl Behav Med. 2013 Jun; 3(2):162-71. Belkora J, Miller M, Crawford B, Coyne K, Stauffer M, Buzaglo J, Blakeney N, Michaels M, Golant M. PMID: 24073167; PMCID: PMC3717975.
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Do patients use decision and communication aids as prompted when meeting with breast cancer specialists? Health Expect. 2015 Jun; 18(3):379-91. Volz S, Moore DH, Belkora JK. PMID: 23294338; PMCID: PMC5060785.
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The emerging case for shared decision making in orthopaedics. Instr Course Lect. 2013; 62:587-94. Youm J, Chenok KE, Belkora J, Chiu V, Bozic KJ. PMID: 23395061.
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Physician behaviors surrounding the implementation of decision and communication AIDS in a breast cancer clinic: a qualitative analysis of staff intern perceptions. J Cancer Educ. 2012 Dec; 27(4):764-9. Pass M, Volz S, Teng A, Esserman L, Belkora J. PMID: 22923382.
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Is there shared decision making when the provider makes a recommendation? Patient Educ Couns. 2013 Jan; 90(1):69-73. Frongillo M, Feibelmann S, Belkora J, Lee C, Sepucha K. PMID: 22999786; PMCID: PMC4144163.
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Adoption, acceptability, and accuracy of an online clinical trial matching website for breast cancer. J Med Internet Res. 2012 Jul 11; 14(4):e97. Cohen E, Belkora J, Tyler J, Schreiner J, Deering MJ, Grama L, Duggan B, Illi J, Pederson J, Anand A, Teng A, McCreary E, Moore D, Tripathy D, Hogarth M, Lieberman M, Park J, Esserman L. PMID: 22784878; PMCID: PMC3409596.
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Measuring decision quality: psychometric evaluation of a new instrument for breast cancer surgery. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2012 Jun 08; 12:51. Sepucha KR, Belkora JK, Chang Y, Cosenza C, Levin CA, Moy B, Partridge A, Lee CN. PMID: 22681763; PMCID: PMC3411423.
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Testing the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of a 'decision navigation' intervention for early stage prostate cancer patients in Scotland--a randomised controlled trial. Psychooncology. 2013 May; 22(5):1017-24. Hacking B, Wallace L, Scott S, Kosmala-Anderson J, Belkora J, McNeill A. PMID: 22570252.
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Patient and observer ratings of physician shared decision making behaviors in breast cancer consultations. Patient Educ Couns. 2012 Jul; 88(1):93-9. Pass M, Belkora J, Moore D, Volz S, Sepucha K. PMID: 22322069.
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Decision making about surgery for early-stage breast cancer. J Am Coll Surg. 2012 Jan; 214(1):1-10. Lee CN, Chang Y, Adimorah N, Belkora JK, Moy B, Partridge AH, Ollila DW, Sepucha KR. PMID: 22056355; PMCID: PMC3256735.
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Does use of the adjuvant! model influence use of adjuvant therapy through better risk communication? J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2011 Jul 01; 9(7):707-12. Belkora JK, Hutton DW, Moore DH, Siminoff LA. PMID: 21715722; PMCID: PMC3528013.
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Impact of decision aids in a sustained implementation at a breast care center. Patient Educ Couns. 2012 Feb; 86(2):195-204. Belkora JK, Volz S, Teng AE, Moore DH, Loth MK, Sepucha KR. PMID: 21665420.
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Are patients making high-quality decisions about breast reconstruction after mastectomy? [outcomes article]. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Jan; 127(1):18-26. Lee CN, Belkora J, Chang Y, Moy B, Partridge A, Sepucha K. PMID: 21200195; PMCID: PMC4100583.
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Using the critical incident technique in community-based participatory research: a case study. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2011; 5(4):443-51. Belkora J, Stupar L, O'Donnell S. PMID: 22616212.
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Expanding the reach of decision and communication aids in a breast care center: a quality improvement study. Patient Educ Couns. 2011 May; 83(2):234-9. Belkora JK, Teng A, Volz S, Loth MK, Esserman LJ. PMID: 20696543.
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Importance of Decision Quality in Breast Cancer Care. Psicooncología. 2010; 7(2-3):313-328. Sepucha K, Belkora J. . View Publication.
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Consultation support for rural women with breast cancer: results of a community-based participatory research study. Patient Educ Couns. 2010 Jul; 80(1):80-7. Franklin L, Belkora J, O'Donnell S, Elsbree D, Hardin J, Ingle B, Johnson N. PMID: 19889509.
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Implementing decision and communication aids to facilitate patient-centered care in breast cancer: a case study. Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Dec; 77(3):360-8. Belkora JK, Loth MK, Volz S, Rugo HS. PMID: 19850438.
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Oncologist use of the Adjuvant! model for risk communication: a pilot study examining patient knowledge of 10-year prognosis. BMC Cancer. 2009 Apr 28; 9:127. Belkora JK, Rugo HS, Moore DH, Hutton DW, Chen DF, Esserman LJ. PMID: 19400938; PMCID: PMC2684746.
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Hypertension is an independent predictor of survival disparity between African-American and white breast cancer patients. Int J Cancer. 2009 Mar 01; 124(5):1213-9. Braithwaite D, Tammemagi CM, Moore DH, Ozanne EM, Hiatt RA, Belkora J, West DW, Satariano WA, Liebman M, Esserman L. PMID: 19058216.
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Are patients getting the "gist" in risk communication? Patient understanding of prognosis in breast cancer treatment. J Cancer Educ. 2009; 24(3):194-9. Hutton DW, Belkora JK, Shachter RD, Moore DH. PMID: 19526406.
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Assessing risk communication in breast cancer: are continuous measures of patient knowledge better than categorical? Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Jul; 76(1):106-12. Belkora J, Moore DH, Hutton DW. PMID: 19118973; PMCID: PMC2763188.
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Adaptation of consultation planning for Native American and Latina women with breast cancer. J Rural Health. 2009; 25(4):384-7. Belkora J, Franklin L, O'Donnell S, Ohnemus J, Stacey D. PMID: 19780919.
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Sensitivity to input variability of the Adjuvant! Online breast cancer prognostic model. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Jan 10; 27(2):214-9. Ozanne EM, Braithwaite D, Sepucha K, Moore D, Esserman L, Belkora J. PMID: 19047286.
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Monitoring the implementation of Consultation Planning, Recording, and Summarizing in a breast care center. Patient Educ Couns. 2008 Dec; 73(3):536-43. Belkora JK, Loth MK, Chen DF, Chen JY, Volz S, Esserman LJ. PMID: 18755564; PMCID: PMC2622737.
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Risk communication with patients with breast cancer: cautionary notes about printing Adjuvant! estimates. Lancet Oncol. 2008 Jul; 9(7):602-3. Belkora J, Rugo HS, Moore DH, Hutton D, Esserman L. PMID: 18598923.
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Training community resource center and clinic personnel to prompt patients in listing questions for doctors: follow-up interviews about barriers and facilitators to the implementation of consultation planning. Implement Sci. 2008 Jan 31; 3:6. Belkora J, Edlow B, Aviv C, Sepucha K, Esserman L. PMID: 18237380; PMCID: PMC2270865.
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Putting shared decision making to work in breast and prostate cancers: tools for community oncologists. Community Oncology. 2007; 4(11):685-689, 691. Sepucha K, Belkora J. View Publication.
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Evaluation of a visit preparation intervention implemented in two rural, underserved counties of Northern California. Patient Educ Couns. 2006 Dec; 64(1-3):350-9. Belkora J, Katapodi M, Moore D, Franklin L, Hopper K, Esserman L. PMID: 16904859.
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Improving the quality of decision making in breast cancer: consultation planning template and consultation recording template. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2003 Jan-Feb; 30(1):99-106. Sepucha KR, Belkora JK, Aviv C, Mutchnik S, Esserman LJ. PMID: 12515987.
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Consultation planning to help breast cancer patients prepare for medical consultations: effect on communication and satisfaction for patients and physicians. J Clin Oncol. 2002 Jun 01; 20(11):2695-700. Sepucha KR, Belkora JK, Mutchnick S, Esserman LJ. PMID: 12039932.
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The impact of alternative practices on the cost and quality of mammographic screening in the United States. Clin Breast Cancer. 2001 Jul; 2(2):145-52. Burnside E, Belkora J, Esserman L. PMID: 11899786.
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Building bridges between physicians and patients: results of a pilot study examining new tools for collaborative decision making in breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2000 Mar; 18(6):1230-8. Sepucha KR, Belkora JK, Tripathy D, Esserman LJ. PMID: 10715292.
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Potentially ineffective care. A new outcome to assess the limits of critical care. JAMA. 1995 Nov 15; 274(19):1544-51. Esserman L, Belkora J, Lenert L. PMID: 7474223.
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