Faculty

Representative Publications

Kwekkeboom, K. (1996). Postmastectomy pain syndromes. Cancer Nursing, 19(1), 37-43.

Kwekkeboom, K. (1997). Placebo effects in symptom management. Oncology Nursing Forum, 24(8), 1393-1399.

Ward, S.E., Carlson-Dakes, K., Hughes, S., Kwekkeboom, K., & Donovan, H. (1998). The impact on quality of life of patient-related barriers to pain management. Research in Nursing and Health, 21, 405-413.

Kwekkeboom, K., Huseby-Moore, K., & Ward, S. (1998). Imaging ability the effective use of guided imagery. Research in Nursing and Health, 21, 189-198.

Kwekkeboom, K.L. (1999). The role of imaging ability in successful use of guided imagery for cancer related pain. Dissertation Abstracts International, 61(2-B), 779. (University Microfilms No. AAT99-56310).

Kwekkeboom, K.L. (1999). A model for cognitive-behavioral interventions in cancer pain management. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 31(2), 151-155.

Kwekkeboom, K., Maddox, M.A., & West, T. (2000). Measuring imaging ability in children. Pediatric Health Care, 14(6), 297-303.

Kwekkeboom, K.L. (2000). Measuring imaging ability: Psychometric testing of the imaging ability questionnaire. Research in Nursing and Health, 23, 301-309.

Kwekkeboom, K.L. (2001). Pain management strategies used by breast and gynecologic cancer patients with post-op pain. Cancer Nursing, 24(4), 378-386.

Kwekkeboom, K.L. (2001). Outcome expectancy and success with cognitive-behavioral interventions: The case of guided imagery. Oncology Nursing Forum, 28(7) 1125-1132.

Kwekkeboom, K.L., & Herr, K. (2001). Assessment of pain in the critically ill. Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 13(2), 181-194.

Kwekkeboom, K.L., & Seng, J. (2002). Recognizing and responding to posttraumatic stress disorder in persons with cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 29(4) 643-650.

Kwekkeboom, K.L., Kneip, J., & Pearson, L. (2003). A pilot study to predict success with guided imagery for cancer pain. Pain Management Nursing, 4, 112-123.

Herr, K. & Kwekkeboom, K. (2003). Preface: Chronic pain management. Nursing Clinics of North America, 38(3), ix – xi.

Kwekkeboom, K.L. (2003). Music versus distraction for procedural pain and anxiety in cancer patients. Oncology Nursing Forum, 30, 433-440.

Herr, K.A. & Kwekkeboom, K.L. (2003). Assisting elderly clients with pain management in the home. Home Health Care Management and Practice, 15, 237-250.

Kwekkeboom, K. (2005). A community needs assessment for palliative care services from a hospice organization. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 8, 817-826.

Kwekkeboom, K.L., Vahl, C., & Eland, J. (2005). Companionship and education: Nursing student experience in palliative care. Journal of Nursing Education, 44, 169-176.

Kwekkeboom, K.L., Vahl, C. & Eland, J. (2006). Impact of a volunteer companion program on nursing students' knowledge and concerns related to palliative care. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 9, 90-99.

Kwekkeboom, K.L. & Gretarsdottir, E. (2006). Systematic review of relaxation interventions for pain. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 38, 269-277.

Kwekkeboom, K.L., Bumpus, M., Wanta, B. & Serlin, R.C. (2008). Oncology nurses' use of nondrug pain interventions in practice. Journal of Pain & Symptom Management, 35, 83-94.

Kwekkeboom, K.L., Wanta, B., & Bumpus, M. (2008). Individual difference variables and the effects of progressive muscle relaxation and analgesic imagery interventions on cancer pain. Journal of Pain & Symptom Management, 36, 604-615.

Kwekkeboom, K.L. (2008). Non-pharmacological Pain Management. In J. Dahl and D. Gordon (Eds.), PRN Pain Resource Nurse Curriculum and Planning Guide. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Board of Regents.

Kwekkeboom, K.L., Hau, H., Wanta, B., & Bumpus, M. (2008). Patients' perceptions of the effectiveness of guided imagery and progressive muscle relaxation interventions used for cancer pain. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 14, 185-194.

Donovan, H. S., Kwekkeboom, K. L., Rosenzweig, M. Q., & Ward, S. E. (2009). Non-specific effects in psycho-educational intervention research. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 31, 983-998.

Girdley, D., Johnsen, C., & Kwekkeboom, K. (2009). Facilitating a culture of safety and patient-centered care through use of a clinical assessment tool in undergraduate nursing education. Journal of Nursing Education, 48, 702-705.

Kwekkeboom, K.L., Dendaas, N.R., Straub, M., & Bradley, K.A. (2009). Patterns of pain and distress during high dose rate intracavitary brachytherapy for cervical cancer. Journal of Supportive Oncology, 7, 108-114.

Kwekkeboom, K. & Freese, A. (2009). Information sources used by oncology nurses to learn about nondrug pain treatments. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 9, 73-80.

Kwekkeboom, K. L., Cherwin, C. H., Lee, J. W., & Wanta, B. (2009). Mind-body treatments for the pain-fatigue-sleep disturbance symptom cluster in persons with cancer. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 39, 126-138.

Kwekkeboom, K. L., Anderson, K., & Wanta, B. (in press). Feasibility of a patient-controlled cognitive-behavioral intervention for pain, fatigue, and sleep disturbance in cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum.

Selected Awards and Honors

Midwest Nursing Research Society, Pain and Sympton Management Research Section, Advancing the Science of Nursing Award, 2009

Oncology Nursing Society, New Investigator Award, 2005

University of Iowa College of Nursing, Strategic Initiative Award, 2003

University of Iowa Health Care, Above and Beyond Award, 2002

Signe Skott Cooper Writing Award, University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing, 1995