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ALSF Funded Research Projects

Project Title	Institution / Principal Investigator(s)	Grant Type	Year	State
Child and Adolescent Preferences for Involvement in their Cancer Treatment Decisions	Children's Research Institute / Katherine Kelly, Ph.D.	Nurse Researcher Grants	2012	District of Columbia
The Meaning of Adolescents' Eating Experiences during Bone Marrow Transplant Recovery.	Baylor College of Medicine / Cheryl Rodgers, PhD, RN	Nurse Researcher Grants	2007	Texas
Preliminary Content Validation Steps for the Pediatric Oncology Patient Self-Report CTCAE	Children's National Medical Center / Pamela Hinds	Nurse Researcher Grants	2011	District of Columbia
To test the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of a sleep hygiene and relaxation intervention to improve sleep and fatigue for children receiving maintenance therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia	Hospital for Sick Children / Sue Zupanec	Nurse Researcher Grants	2010	Ontario
Evaluation of the Literacy Demand and Racial/Ethnic Influences for Self-Reported Symptomatic Adverse Events during Childhood Cancer Therapy	Palmetto Health / Janice Withycombe, PhD	Nurse Researcher Grants	2013	South Carolina
Palliative Care and End-of-Life Communication Experiences of Pediatric Oncology Nurses.	Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes Jewish College of Nursing / Verna Hendricks-Ferguson, PhD	Nurse Researcher Grants	2007	Missouri
PainSquad+: A Smartphone App to Support Real-Time Pain Management for Adolescents with Cancer	Hospital for Sick Children / Jennifer Stinson, RN, PhD	Nurse Researcher Grants	2013	Ontario
Exploring the impact of a teen weekend on the quality of life of the adolescent with cancer: A qualitative, case/control study.	The Children's Mercy Hospital / Kristin Stegenga, PhD, RN	Nurse Researcher Grants	2007	Missouri
Factors Influencing the Decision to Provide General Anesthesia or Moderate Sedation for Treatment Related Procedures in Children with Cancer	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia / Elizabeth Ely, PhD, RN	Nurse Researcher Grants	2007	Pennsylvania
Altered Cerebral Blood Flow after Pediatric Posterior Fossa Brain Tumor Treatment	Children's Hospital Los Angeles / Mary Baron Nelson, RN/PhD	Nurse Researcher Grants	2016	California

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