
Lixin (Lee) Song, PhD, RN, FAAN
Vice Dean of Research and Scholarship
Professor
Dr. Song received her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor and completed postdoctoral training in chronic illness management at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill School of Nursing where she was formerly a Professor with Tenure and the holder of the Beerstecher-Blackwell Distinguished Professorship. She obtained her master’s in nursing science at Tianjin Medical University, China, and the University of Ottawa, Canada. Her research focuses on cancer survivorship, family caregiving research, and technology-based interventions among aging patients with different types of cancer. She has been recognized for her expertise in family-based cancer research through her induction as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. Since December 2016, she has been awarded federal research grants as PI or MPI on five intervention projects and as Co-I on one study with over $6.3 million funding from the NIH (including National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Library of Medicine) and Department of Defense. In addition, through the NCI-sponsored Multilevel Intervention Training Institute, she is developing research projects that will use a SMART design to enhance survivorship care and health outcomes for patients with cancer and their family caregivers during their post-treatment care transitions.
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Professional Background
Education
- 2011 - Postdoctoral - Nursing - University of North Carolina, School of Nursing, Chapel Hill, NC
- 2009 - Doctorate in Philosophy - Nursing - University of Michigan, School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI
- 2000 - Master of Science in Nursing - Nursing - Tianjin Medical University, China, and University of Ottawa, Canada
Highlights
Licensures
- Michigan Registered Nurse: 4704236630
- North Carolina Registered Nurse: 235646
Honors and Awards
- 2021, National Cancer Institute Multilevel Intervention Training Institute program
- 2021, Outstanding Alumni Tianjin Medical University, China
- 2018, Fellow of American Academy of Nursing
- 2018, Beerstecher-Blackwell Distinguished Term Scholar, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Appointments
- 2022 - present - Vice Dean of Research and Scholarship, Professor - UT Health San Antonio, School of Nursing
- 2017- present - Associate Professor (with tenure) - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Nursing & Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC
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Instruction & Training
- 2021, N985 Research Seminar & Practicum: Guided Individual Research Experience
- 2021, N906 Scientific Reasoning IV: Crafting Methods and Analysis to Meet Specific Aims
- 2021, N909 Carolina PhD Seminar II Biological, Physiological, Psychological, and Behavioral Determinants of Health
- 2020, N994 Doctoral Dissertation
- 2020, N899 Special Topics in Nursing
- 2020, N959 Research Grant Writing
- 2019, SOWO 912 Research Practicum
- 2018, N957 From Theory to Intervention & Implementation
- 2018, N985 Research Seminar & Practicum: Guided Individual Research Experience
- 2018, N959 Research Grant Writing
- 2017, N789 Advanced Concepts in Oncology Nursing
- 2017, N261 Nutrition Care
- 2016, N671 Nursing Inquiry and Evidence- Based Practice for Advanced Scholarship
- 2016, N789 Advanced Concepts in Oncology Nursing
- 2016, N779 Synthesis and Translation of Evidence: From evidence to practice
- 2016, N591 Nursing care: Adult II
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Research & Grants
- Cancer survivorship (symptom self-management, patient-reported outcome, patient-provider communication, and decision-making)
- Technology-based intervention development, testing, and implementation to enhance supportive cancer care, especially self-management in home settings
- Family and caregiving research
- Social determinants of health and health disparities (health literacy, eHealth literacy, access to care)
- Research methodology
Grants
Funded (Active)
- PI (PI: Song), Development and Pilot Testing of the Interactive Prostate Cancer Information, Communication, and Support Program (iPICS). (W81XWH-21-1-0263, log#: PC200502) $1,152,078 ($749,986) 10% FTE. Department of Defense 08/01/2021 – 07/31/2024
- MPI (PI: Nirjon & Song), AURA-ALZ: Connecting Audio and Radio Sensing Systems to Improve Care at Home for Persons with Early Alzheimer's Disease or Related Dementias and Their Caregivers (5R01LM013329 - 02S1) $384,720 ($250,000) 2% FTE
- National Library of Medicine & National Institute of Aging 06/01/2021 – 07/31/2022
- Co-I (PI: Tan), Personalizing Kidney Cancer Communication to Support Patient-Centered Decision Making (KC200167) $929,618 ($599,126) 2-5% FTE. Department of Defense 07/01/2021 – 06/30/2024
- MPI (PI: Nirjon & Song), SCH: INT: AURA - Connecting Audio and Radio Sensing Systems to Improve Care at Home (1R01LM013329) $904,000 (total) 3-8% FTE. National Library of Medicine (National Science Foundation/NIH Connected Health)
- 09/10/2019-07/31/2023
- PI (PI: Song), Family-based cancer research: interdepend relationships of stress-coping process and its impacts on health outcomes among cancer patients and their family caregivers $500,000. University Cancer Research Fund, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. 01/01/2018- 12/31/2022
- PI (PI: Song), Efficacy of A Couple-focused, Tailored Symptom Self-management mHealth Intervention for Prostate Cancer Patients and Partners (R01 NR016990) $2,583,736 ($1,726,776) 20-50% FTE. National Institute of Nursing Research 9/25/2017 – 6/30/2022
Funded (Completed)
- Co-I/Mentor (PI: Zimba), A Clinic-Randomized Trial of Strategies to Integrate Depression Care in Malawi, $8,000 0% Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Partnership for Mental Health Capacity Building Pilot Grant 09/01/2019-08/30/2021 (NCE)
- PI of pilot award, Feasibility Testing of Patient Reported Outcomes-Informed Symptom Management System (PRISMS) (2UG1CA189823-06, Buckner) $90,108 ($57,947) 5% in-kind. National Cancer Institute the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology: Cancer Care Delivery Research. Pilot Awards 08/01/2019 – 07/31/2021 (NCE)
- PI, Feasibility Testing of Patient Reported Outcomes-Informed Symptom Management System (PRISMS): A Personalized mHealth Program for Cancer Symptom & Complication Management $50,000 UNC Lineberger Developmental Grant 07/01/2019 – 06/30/2021
- PI, Using SCP to deliver a prostate cancer symptom management program (R21 CA212516) $363,660 ($239,250) 15-30% FTE. National Cancer Institute 12/1/2016 – 11/30/2019
- PI of sub-project, Carolina Community Network Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (U54-CA153602-01, PI: Godley) $50,000. National Cancer Institute 01/01/2017 – 08/31/2017
- PI, Tailored Web-Based Prostate Cancer Education for Patients and Partners $75,000 (Plus $25,000 supplemental grant) UNC Cancer Prevention and Control Intervention Research Pilot Grant Award 07/1/2014- 12/31/2016
- PI, Development of a Couple-focused eHealth Intervention for Prostate Cancer-Related Symptom Management $35,000 (+$15,000 supplemental grant from School of Medicine) UNC LCCC Population Sciences Developmental Research Award 07/01/2013- 06/30/2014
- Scholar, Quality Of Life and Health Economic Outcomes of Cancer In Patients And Their Spouses (KL2TR001109, PI: Runge, -> Co-PIs: Buse & Carey) $300,000 (Total institution $1,139,647) 75%. NC Translational & Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS) 02/01/2013-06/30/2015
- PI, Quality of Life and Health Economic Outcomes among Cancer Patients and Family Caregivers $7,500 UNC IBM Junior Faculty Development Award. Jan. 1st – Dec 31st, 2013
- Co-PI (PI: Fisher, Rini and Song), Improving Survivorship Care through Coordination, Communication, and Support. $10,000 UNC LCCC University Cancer Research Fund 07/01/2012- 06/30/2013
- Co-I (PI: Yeo), Clinic-Based Intervention to Increase Physical Activity among Gynecologic Oncology Patients: A Pilot Study $14,000. UNC NCCH Endowment Fund 07/01/2012- 06/30/2013
- PI, Partner Involvement in Treatment Decision Making and Symptom Management for Localized Prostate Cancer. $100,000. UNC LCCC University Cancer Research Fund 07/01/2011-06/30/2016
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Service
Institutional
- 2021, Jisook, Ko, UT Health San Antonio, R21 to NIH: feasibility of a personalized sodium-restricted diet intervention on blood pressure reduction, External Scientific reviewer
- 2020, Jiwani, Rozmin B, UT Health San Antonio, K23 to National Institute of Aging: Mobile Health Enhanced, Behavioral Lifestyle Intervention to Reduce Frailty in Overweight/Obese Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes, External Scientific reviewer
Service to the Profession
- 2019 - present,, CCDR: Alliance Cancer Care Delivery Research Committee, Member
- 2019 International Conference – International Association for Communication in Healthcare, Mentor for junior Colleagues
- 2019 - present, AMIA: American Medical Informatics Association, Member
- 2019 - present, SBM: Society of Behavioral Medicine, Member
- 2018-present, American Academy of Nursing: Informatics and Technology, Expert Panel
- 2018-present, American Academy of Nursing: Aging, Expert Panel
- 2021- present, American Nurses Association (& NCNA) Member
- 2016-present, Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing (Alpha Alpha & Rho Chapters) Mentoring Cohort, Member (0564777)
- 2013-present, ONS North Carolina Triangle Chapter, Member
- 2009-present, State of North Carolina Nurse Association, Member
- 2006-present, Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Oncology Nursing Society Research Priorities Task Force, Member, Expert Panel (2018-2020)
- 2006-present, Asian American/Pacific Islander Nurses Association, Asian American Pacific Islander Nurses Association, Inc, North Carolina Chapter, Member
Community
- 2011 - present, NC Orange County Public Health Reserve Corps, Volunteer
- 2016 Triangle Oncology Nursing Society (TONS) Regional Conference Program Planning Committee, Member
- 2016 ,Project Connect, Volunteer
- 2015 - present, Stop Hunger Now, Volunteer
- 2013, Orange County Department on Aging and the Seymour center, Volunteer
Global
2019 - present, Educating and Training Malawian Nurses in Caring for Individuals with Cancer,Research mentor
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Publications
- Northouse, L. L. & Song, L. (2020). Family Nursing Research: The Development of Intervention. In Akemi. Yamazaki (Ed.), Textbook for the science of family nursing: from the consideration of 19 clinical trials and eight clinical practices (2nd ed). Tokyo, Japan: Nankodo Co. (Invited)
- Song, L. & Northouse, L., (2016). Cancer and caregiver issues. In C. H. Yarbro, D. Wujcik, & B. H. Gobel (Eds.), Cancer nursing, principles and practice (8th ed.). Boston: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Inc. (Invited)
- Newth, G., Song, L., & Northouse, L. L. (2016). Family-based oncology nursing research: Intervention development. In Akemi. Yamazaki (Ed.), Textbook for the science of family nursing: from the consideration of 19 clinical trials and eight clinical practices (2nd ed). Tokyo, Japan: Nankodo Co. (Invited)
- Northouse, L., & Song, L. (2010). Cancer and caregiver issues. In C. H. Yarbro, D. Wujcik, & B. H. Gobel (Eds.), Cancer nursing, principles and practice (7th ed.). Boston: Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Inc. (Invited)
- Newth, G., Song, L., & Northouse, L. L. (2007). Family-based oncology nursing research: Intervention development. In A.Yamazaki (Ed.), Textbook of family nursing. Tokyo, Japan: Nankodo Co. (Invited)
- *† Salmon, C., Song, L., Muir, K.R., Pashayan, N, Dunning, A.M., Batra, J., Chambers, S., Stanford, J.L., A ostrander, E., Park, J.Y., Lin, H.Y., Cussenot, O., Cancel-Tassin, G., Menegaux, F., Cordina-Duverger, E., Kogevinas, M., Llorca, J., Kaneva, R., Razack, A., Lim, J., Gago-Dominguez, M.,
- Castelao, J.E., Kote-Jarai, Z., Parent, M-E., & Eeles, R. (in Press). Marital status and prostate cancer incidence: a pooled analysis of 12 case-control studies from the PRACTICAL Consortium. European Journal of Epidemiology.
- *†‡Guan, T., Chapman, M.V., Qan’ir, Y., Song, L. (2021). Psychosocial interventions for siblings of children with cancer: A mixed methods systematic review. Psychooncology. 30(6):818-831. doi:10.1002/pon.5684 (First and third authors are students)
- *†‡ Song, L., Qanir, Y., Guan, T., Guo, P.R., Xu, S.M., Chung, A., Idiagbonya, E., Song, F.Y. & Kent, E.E. (2021). The Challenges of Enrollment and Retention: A Systemic Review of Psychosocial Behavioral Interventions for Patients with Cancer and Their Family Caregivers. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.04.019
- *†‡Guan, T., Qanir, Y., Song, L. (2021). Systematic review of illness uncertainty management interventions for cancer patients and their family caregivers. Supportive Care in Cancer. 29(8):4623-4640. PMID: 33495851. DOI 10.1007/s00520-020-05931-x (Song: Corresponding author; first and second authors are doctoral students)
- *†Jung, A., Song, L.. Snyder, E., Louwers, R., Sachse, K., Chisolm, S., Gore, J., Smith, A.B. (2021). Well-being and Perceptions of Supportive Resources among Caregivers of Patients with Bladder Cancer. Bladder Cancer. 7(1):43-52. DOI: 10.3233/BLC-200412 (First author is a student)
- *†McMahon, S., Basak, R., Zhou, X., Smith, A., Song, L., Pruthi, R., Wallen, E., Nielsen, M., & Tan, H.J. (2021). Patient-Reported Health Status, Comorbidity Burden, and Prostate Cancer Treatment.
- Urology. PMCID: PMC7940590. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urology.2020.12.008
- *†‡Song, L., Guan, T., Guo, P.R., Song, F.Y., Van Houtven, C., Tan, X.M. & Keyserling, T.C., (2020). Cardiovascular Disease, Risk Factors and Health Behaviors among Cancer Survivors and Spouses: A MEPS Study. Cancer Medicine. 9(18): 6864-6874. DOI: 10.1002/cam4.3336
- *†‡Song, L., Guo, P.R., Tan, X.M., Chen, R., Nielsen, M.E., Birken, S., Koontz, B., Northouse, L., & Mayer, D.K. (2020) Enhancing Survivorship Care Planning for Patients with Localized Prostate Cancer Using a Couple-focused Web-based, mHealth Program: The Results of A Pilot Feasibility Study. J. Cancer Survivorship. 15(1):99-108. PMCID: PMC7855003. DOI: 10.1007/s11764-020-00914-7
- †‡Okoro, F.O., Song, L., Auten, B., Whitaker-Brown, C., & Cornelius, J.B. (2020) African American Survivors of Prostate Cancer: A Metasynthesis and Literature Review. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. 15(1):40-53. PMCID: PMC7855211. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-020-00909-4. (First author is a mentee)
- *†‡Song, L., Idiagbonya, E., Su, K., & Idiagbonya, J. (2020). Development of A Personalized mHealth Program for Cancer Symptom and Complication Management. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. 16(270):1255-1256. doi: 10.3233/SHTI200389.
- *†‡ Guan, T., Guo, P.R., Santacroce, S.J., Chen, D.G., Song, L. (2020). Illness Uncertainty and Its Antecedents for Patients with Prostate Cancer and Their Partners. Oncology Nursing Forum. 47(6): 721–731 (Song: Corresponding author; first and second authors are students)
- *‡Song, L. Tan, X, Bredle, J., Bennett, A.V., Northouse, L. (2020). Psychometric Properties of the FACT-G Quality of Life Scale for Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients. Quality of Life Research. 29(8), 2241-2252. DOI: 10.1007/s11136-020-02477-7
- *†‡Guan, T., Chen, D.G., Santacroce, S.J., & Song, L. (2020). Illness Uncertainty, Coping and Quality of Life among Patients with Prostate Cancer. Psychooncology. 9(6):1019-1025. doi:10.1002/pon.5372. (Song: Corresponding author; first authors is a student)
- *†‡Liu, C.C., Yu, F., & Song, L., (2020). A Systematic Investigation on the Research Publications that Used the Medical Expenditure Panel survey (MEPS) Data through a Bibliometrics Approach. Library Hi Tech. ISSN: 0737-8831 (First author is a student; second author is mentee)
- *†‡Xing, Z.P., Yu, F., Du, J., Walker, J., Paulson, C., Mani, N., & Song, L. (2019) Conversational Interfaces for Health – A Bibliometric analysis of Grants, Publications, and Patents. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR). 21(11). DOI: 10.2196/14672. PMID: 31738171. PMCID: 6887814 (First author is a student; second author is mentee)
- Von Ah, D., Brown, C., Brown, S. J., Davies, M., Dodd, M., Ferrell, B., Hammer, M., Knoop, T., Knobf, T., Leak-Bryant, A., LoBiondo-Wood, G., Mayer, D.K., Miaskowski, C., Mitchell, S., Song, L., Bruner, D. W., Wesmiller, S., & Cooley, M.E., (2019). Research Agenda for the Oncology Nursing Society: 2019-2022. Oncology Nursing Forum. 46(6):651-653. doi: 10.1188/19.ONF.651-653.
- *†‡Xing, Z, Yu, F., Qanir, Y., Guan, T., Walker, J., & Song, L. (2019). Intelligent Conversational Agents in Patient Self-management: A Systematic Survey Using Multi Data Sources. Stud Health Technol Inform, 264:1813-1814. doi: 10.3233/SHTI190661. (First, third and fourth authors are students; second author is a mentee)
- *†‡Song, L., Guan, T., Guo, P.R., Keyserling, T., Van Houtven, C., & Tan, X.M. (2019). Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors, Quality of Life, and Health Behaviors Of Cancer Survivors And Their Spouses: Findings from MEPS. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 13(5), 739-748. DOI: 10.1007/s11764-019-00792-8
- *†Erim, D.O, Bensen, J.T., Mohler, J.L., Fontham, E.T., Song, L., Farnan, L., Delacroix, S. E. Peters, E.S. Erim, E.N., Chen, R., Gaynes, B. B. (2019). Patterns and Predictors of Self-reported Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Prostate Cancer Survivors. Cancer Medicine. 8(8):3648- 3658. doi: 10.1002/cam4.2239. (First author is a student)
- *Bryant, A.L., Coffman, E., Phillips, B., Tan, X., Bullard, E., Hirschey, R., Bradley, J., Bennett, A.V., Stover, A.M., Song, L., Shea, T. C., & Wood, W.A. (2019). Pilot Randomized Trial of an Electronic Symptom Monitoring and Reporting Intervention for Hospitalized Adults Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Supportive Care in Cancer. 28(3):1223-1231. doi: 10.1007/s00520-019- 04932-9
- *†‡ Qanir, Y. & Song, L. (2019). Systematic Review of Technology-Based Interventions to Improve Anxiety, Depression and Health Related Quality Of Life Among Patients With Prostate Cancer. Psychooncology, 28(8):1601-1613. DOI: 10.1002/pon.5158. PMCID: PMC7465427 (First author is a student)
- *†Erim, D.O, Bensen, J.T., Mohler, J.L., Fontham, E.T., Song, L., Farnan, L., Delacroix, S. E. Peters, E.S. Erim, E.N., Chen, R., Gaynes, B. B. (2019). Prevalence and Predictors of Probable Depression in Prostate Cancer Survivors. Cancer, 125(19):3418-3427. DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32338. PMCID: PMC7465428 (First author is a student)
- *†‡Qan’ir, Y., DeDeaux, D., Godley, P.A., Mayer, D. & Song, L. (2019). Management of Androgen Deprivation Therapy-Associated Hot Flashes in Men with Prostate Cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 46(4):E107-E118.DOI:10.1188/19.ONF.E107-E118 (Song: Corresponding author; (first and second authors are students)
- *Steck, S., Bensen, J. T., Hussey, J., Fontham, E., Merchant, A., Schneider, L., Mohler, J., Farnan, L., Song, L., Su, J., Arab, L. (2018). Dietary Patterns Based on the Mediterranean Diet and DASH Diet are Inversely Associated with High Aggressive Prostate Cancer in PCaP. Annals of Epidemiology, 29:16-22.e1. DOI:10.1016/j.annepidem.20
- *Allott, E.H., Farnan, L., Steck, S. E., Song, L, Arab, L., Su, L.J., Fontham, E., Mohler, J., Bensen, J. (2018). Statin use, high cholesterol and prostate cancer progression; results from HCaP-NC. Prostate, 78(11):857-864. doi: 10.1002/pros.23644.
- *†‡Song, L., Dunlap. K., Mayer, D.K., Tan, X.M., Chen, R., Nielsen, M.E., Asafu-Adjeir, J., Koontz, B., Birken, S., & Northouse, L. (2018). Enhancing Survivorship Care Planning for Patients with Localized Prostate Cancer Using A Couple-Focused mHealth Tailored Symptom Self-Management Program. Journal of Medical Internet Research Res Protoc, 26;7(2):e51. doi: 10.2196/resprot.9118.
- *†‡Chen, H.C., Song, L., Chang, H.C., Hsu, M.T. (2018). Factors related to tracheostomy timing and ventilator weaning: Findings from a population in Northern Taiwan. Clinical Respiratory Journal, 12(1), 97-104 DOI:10.1111/crj.12492. (First author is student)
- *†‡Song, L., Tatum, K., Greene, G., & Chen, R. (2017). eHealth Literacy and Partner Involvement In Treatment Decision-Making For Newly Diagnosed Localized Prostate Cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum. 44(2):225-233. doi: 10.1011/17.ONF.225-233. (Selected as a featured Journal Club Article)
- *†‡Song, L., Tyler, C., Clayton, M., Rodgiriguez-Rassi, E., Hill, L., Bai, J.B., Pruthi, R., & Bailey Jr., D.E. (2017). Patient and Family Communication During Consultation Visits: The Effects of a Decision Aid for Treatment Decision-Making for Localized Prostate Cancer. Patient Education and Counseling. 100 (2): 267–275. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2016.09.012.
- *Holmes, J.A. Bensen, J.T., Mohler, J.L., Song, L., Mishel, M., & Chen, R.C., (2017). Quality of Care Received and Patient-Reported Regret in Prostate Cancer, Analysis of a Population-Based Prospective Cohort. Cancer, 1;123(1):138-143. doi: 10.1002/cncr.30315
- *†‡Song, L., Rini, C., Ellis, K., & Northouse, L.L. (2016). Appraisals, perceived dyadic communication, and quality of life over time among couples coping with prostate cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer, 24(9):3757-65. doi: 10.1007/s00520-016-3188-0.
- *†‡Song, L., Toles, M.P., Bai, J.B., Nielsen, M., Bailey, D., Sleath, B., & Mark, B. (2015). Patient Participation In Communication about Treatment Decision-Making for Localized Prostate Cancer During Consultation Visits. Health, 7:1419-1429.
- *†‡Symes, Y., Song, L., Heineman, R. G., Barbosa, B.D., Tatum, K., Greene, G., Weaver, M., & Chen, R.C., (2015). Involvement in decision-making and satisfaction with treatment among partners of patients with newly diagnosed localized prostate cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 42(6): 672-679. (Song: Corresponding author; first author is a student and mentee)
- *Brandon, A.R., Song, L., Deal, A.M., Gellin, M., Sherwood, E., Bloom, D., Doernberg, A., Manning, M.L., Young, M.D., & Rosenstein, D. L. (2015). Using Telehealth to Train Providers of a Cancer Support Intervention. Telemedicine and e-Health, 21(10): 793-800. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2014.0208.
- *Morris, B., Farnan, L., Song, L., Addington, E.L., Mishel, M., Mohler, J., Chen, R.C., Nielsen, M.E., & Bensen, J.T. (2015). Treatment decisional regret among men with prostate cancer: Racial differences and influential factors in the North Carolina Health Access and Prostate Cancer Treatment Project (HCaP-NC). Cancer, 121(12):2029-35. DOI: 10.1002/cncr.29309. PMID: 25740564
- *†‡Song, L., Rini, C., Deal, A.M., Nielsen, M.E., Chang, H., Kinneer, P., Teal, R., Johnson, D.C, Dunn, M.W., Mark, B., & Palmer, M.H. (2015). Improving Couples’ Quality Of Life Through A Web- Based, Couple-Oriented Prostate Cancer Education Intervention. Oncology Nursing Forum, 42(2):183-92. (Selected as a featured Journal Club Article)
- *†Matson, M., Song, L.X., & Mayer, D.K. (2014). Putting Together the Pieces of the Puzzle: Caring for the Cancer Caregiver. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing. 18(6):619-21. doi: 10.1188/14.CJON.619-621. (First author is a student)
- *Song, L., Weaver, M.A., Chen, R. C., Bensen, J. T., Fontham, E., Mohler, J.L., Mishel, M., Godley, P.A., & Sleath, B. (2014). Associations Between Patient-Provider Communication And Socio-Cultural Factors In Prostate Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Evaluation Of Racial Differences. Patient Education and Counseling, 97(3):339-46. Doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.08.019. PMCID: PMC4252656
- 39. *Northouse, L.L., Schafenacker, A., Barr, K.L.C., Katapodi, M., Yoon, H., Brittain, K., Song, L., Ronis, D. L., & An, L. (2014). A Tailored Web-Based Psycho-Educational Intervention for Cancer Patients and Their Family Caregivers. Cancer Nursing. 37(5): 321-30. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000159. PMCID: PMC4164300
- *†Song, L., Ji, YC, & Nielsen, ME, (2014). Quality of Life and Health Status among Prostate Cancer Survivors and Non-cancer Population Controls. Urology, 83(3): 658-63. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2013.12.009. PMCID: PMC3947555
- *Song, L., Bensen, JT, Zimmer C., Sleath B., Blackard B., Fontham, E., Su L. J., Brennan, C.S., Mohler, J.L., & Mishel, M. (2013) Patient-Health Care Provider Communication among Patients with Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer: Findings from A Population-based Survey. Patient Education and Counseling, 91:79-84. DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2012.12.002. PMCID: PMC4238380
- *Song, L., Chen, R.C., Bensen, J., Knafl, G. J., Wallen, E. M., Pruthi, R.S., Nielsen, M., Mishel, M., Mohler, J.L., & Godley, P.A. (2013). Who makes the decision regarding treatment for clinically localized prostate cancer, patient or physician? Results from a population-based study. Cancer, 119:421-428. DOI: 10.1002/cncr.27738. (Selected as a featured article and for the front cover of Cancer).
- *†‡Song, L., Guan, T., Guo, P.R., Tan, X.M. & Keyserling, T., Health Behaviors and Marital Status Among Cancer Survivors: Findings From MEPS. Cancer Medicine.
- *†Madhav KC, Evrim Oral, Rung, Ariane L., Trapido, E., Rozek, L.S., Fontham, Elizabeth T.H., Bensen, J.T., Farnan, L., Steck, S., Song, L., Mohler, J., Peters, E.S., Neighborhood deprivation and risk of mortality among men with prostate cancer: finding from a long-term follow-up study. The Prostate.
- *†‡Qanir, Y., …. Song, L. Quality of life among patients with cancer and their family caregivers in the Sub-Saharan Region: a systematic review of quantitative studies. ASCO Global Oncology.
- *†Song, L., Neighborhood Deprivation and Living with Prostate Cancer: Patients’ and Spouses’ Psychosocial Behavioral Status, Symptoms, and Quality of Life. JCO
- *†‡Xu, S.M., … Song, L. Heterogeneity of Symptoms among Patients with Prostate Cancer and Their Caregivers in the Context of Sociodemographic and Medical Characteristics: a Latent Class Analysis. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.
- *†‡Xu, S.M., … Song, L. Disparities in health information seeking behaviors of cancer survivors and the general population: a cross-sectional analysis of the Health Information National Trends Survey. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.
- *†‡Song, L., Guo, P.R., Guan, T., & Tan, X.M. Cardiovascular Disease and The Modifiable Health Behaviors Among Cancer Survivors and Their Spouses: Findings From Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) (2019). Oncology Nursing Forum
- *†‡ Guan, T.,* Guo, P.R.,* Tan, X.M., & Song, L. Psychological Distress and Depressed mood Among Cancer Survivors and Their Spouses: Findings From Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (2019). Oncology Nursing Forum. (First and Second authors are students)
- Song, L., & Northouse, L. (2015). Coping, Optimism, And Quality of Life In Couples Managing Prostate Cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 24 (SI: 2): 47
- *†‡Song, L.X.; Bai, J.B.; Tole, M.; Bailey, C. (Jr) (2015). Patient Participation in Treatment Decision Making For Localized Prostate Cancer. Oncology Nursing Forum, 42 (2): E231-E231
- *†Bai, J.B.; Song, L.X.; & Mishel, M. (2015). Communication Between The Patient, Caregiver And Physician In Treatment Decision Making For Localized Prostate Cancer: Developing A Three- Dimensional Coding System. Oncology Nursing Forum, 42 (2): E230-E231 (First and Second authors are students)
- *Song, L. (2013). Quality of Life and Costs of Health Care Services among Cancer Survivors and Their Partners. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 16: S31-S32.
- Song, L. (2016) Prostate Cancer Education Materials (Support for spouses and partners; listening and communication guide; and Fatigue). Michigan Department of Community Health. Michigan.
- *†‡ Mercer, E., Nielsen,M.E., Chen, R., Mayer, D., & Song, L. Using NC CCR Rapid Case Ascertainment in Family-based Cancer Research. Poster Presentation at the Cancer Registrars Charting the Course—Association of NC Cancer Registrars Annual Meeting, Carolina Beach, NC, September 12-14, 2018
- Song, L., Rodriguez-Rassi, E., Rini, C., Nielsen, M., Palmer, M., & Mark, B. (2015). Tailored Web-Based Prostate Cancer Education for Patients and Partners. Annual Association of North Carolina Cancer Registrars meeting. Raleigh, NC.
- A couple focused, web-based tailored intervention program for symptom self-management for patients with newly treated localized prostate cancer and their partners: www.perc-unc.org
- Prostate Education Resources for Couples: https://perc.unc.edu
- Patient Reported Outcomes-informed Symptom management System (PRISMS): https://prisms.unc.edu
- McElyea, R., Xu, S., Idiagbonya, E., Idiagbonya, J., Guo, P., Partin, D., Motko, J., Song, L. (2021). Usability Testing of the Patient Reported Outcomes-Informed Symptom Management System: a personalized mHealth Program. 44th Annual Conference of the Sourtheast Region of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society, August 2021, Orlando, Florida.
- *†‡Xu, S., Guo, P., Tan, X., Vaughn, J., & Song, L. (2021). Symptom Prevalence-based Subgroups and Quality of Life of Patients with Prostate Cancer and Their Caregivers. Annual Meeting of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer/International Society of Oral Oncology (MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting), June 2021, Online (First and Second authors are students)
- *†‡Guan, T., Chapman, M.V., Qan’ir, Y., Song, L. (March 10-12, 2021). Psychosocial interventions for siblings of children with cancer: A mixed methods systematic review. Poster presentation at the 18th Annual American Psychosocial Oncology Society Virtual Conference, Online.
- *†‡Guan, T., Qanir, Y., Chung, A., Xu, S.M., Idiagbonya, E., & Song, L. (2020). Recruitment and Retention Strategies of Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers in Family-based Intervention Studies. Late Breaking Poster 2020 Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting. November 4-7, 2020
- *†‡Song, L., Idiagbonya, E., Su, K., & Idiagbonya, J.. Development of A Personalized mHealth Program for Cancer Symptom and Complication Management. Poster Podium presentation. Medical Informatics Europe (MIE) 2020: Digital Personalized Health. April 28 - May 01, 2020, Geneva, Switzerland. (Presentation not given; conference cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)
- Song, L., Fuller, PG, Nielsen, M., Chen, R., Keyserling, T.C., Rini, C., & Palmer, M. Testing a couplefocused, tailored mhealth intervention for symptom self-management among men with prostate cancer and partners. Podium presentation at USANZ and ANZUNS ASM 2020, 7-10 March 2020, Sydney, Australia. (Presentation not given; conference cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)
- *†‡Guo, P., Tan, X., Guan, T., & Song, L. Comorbidities, Quality of Life and Health Behaviors Among Cancer Survivors: Findings from MEPS. Paper presentation at the 41st Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, April 1-4, 2020, San Francisco, CA (Presentation not given; conference cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)
- †‡Song, L., Nielsen, M., Chen, R., Keyserling, T.C., Rini, C., & Palmer, M. Testing the Efficacy of a Couple-focused, Tailored mHealth Intervention for Symptom Self-Management among Men with Prostate Cancer and Their Partners. Symposium “We’re in This Together”: Novel dyadic interventions for medical patients” at the 41st Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, April 1-4, 2020, San Francisco, CA. (Presentation not given; conference cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)
- *†‡ Liu, C.C., Yu, F., & Song, L., A bibliometric analysis of research publications that adopted the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data. Poster presentation at the AMIA 2019 Annual Symposium, Washington, Nov 16-20, 2019.
- *†‡ Yu, F., Smith, A., & ‡Song, L. Information Seeking for Prostate Cancer Treatment Decision Marking: A Natural Language Processing Approach to Analyzing Medical Communication During Consultation Visits. Oral presentation at the 2019 ICCH: International Conferecne on Communication in Healthcare. October 27 - 30, 2019, San Diego, California. (Correspondence author)
- Song, L., Tan, X., Nielsen, ME. Chen, R., Northouse, LL, & Mayer, D., Enhancing Survivorship Care Plan Using A Symptom Self-Management mHealth Program Among Men with Localized Prostate Cancer and Their Partners. Podium Presentation at the AMIA 2019 Annual Symposium. Nov 16-20, Washington, DC.
- *†‡ Erim, D.O, Bensen, J.T., Mohler, J.L., Fontham, E.T., Song, L., Farnan, L., Delacroix, S. E. Peters, E.S. Erim, E.N., Chen, R., Gaynes, B. B., Patterns and Predictors of Self-reported Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Prostate Cancer Survivors. Poster presentation at AcademyHealth 2019 Annual Research Meeting. June 2-4, Washington, DC.
- *†‡Xing, Z, Yu, F., Qanir, Y., Guan, T., Walker, J., & Song, L. Intelligent Conversational Agents in Patient Self-management: A Systematic Survey Using Multi Data Sources. Poster presentation at Medinfo 2019- Health and Wellbeing E-Networks for All. August 26-30, 2019, Lyon, France
- *†‡ Jung, A., Choi, B., Kim, H.J., & Song, L. Care Need Assessment among Patients with Bladder Cancer and Their Family Members Using Social Media. Poster Presentation at American Medical Informatics Association 2019 Clinical Informatics Conference. April 30, 2019, Atlanta, GA.
- *Song, L., Mayer, D., Birken, S., Tan, X., Chen, R., & Nielsen, ME. Enhancing Survivorship Care Planning for Patients with Localized Prostate Cancer Using a Couple-Focused mHealth Symptom Self-Management Program: A Pilot Feasibility Study. Podium Presentation at the 4th International Conference on Prevention and Management of Chronic Conditions. Feburary 13-15, 2019. Bangkok, Thailand.
- *†‡Song, L., Guo, P.R., Guan, T., & Tan, X.M. Cardiovascular Disease and The Modifiable Health Behaviors Among Cancer Survivors and Their Spouses: Findings from Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). Oral presentation at the ONS 44th Annual Congress, April 11-14, 2019, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA.
- *†‡Smith, A., Song, L., Jung, A., PEER members, Hoffman-Censits, J., Gore, J. and members of the BCAN Patient Survey Network. Evaluation of burden and needs assessment among bladder cancer caregivers. ePoster presentation at the ONS 44th Annual Congress, April 11-14, 2019, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA.
- *†‡ Guan, T.,* Guo, P.R.,* Tan, X.M., & Song, L. Psychological Distress and Depressed mood Among Cancer Survivors and Their Spouses: Findings From Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. ePoster presentation at the ONS 44th Annual Congress, April 11-14, 2019, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA.
* First and Second authors are students. ‡ Correspondence author - *Vranceanu, Ana-Maria, Shaffer, Kelly, & Song, L. Dyadic research in medical populations: Novel approaches, new interventions, and future directions. Symposium at the 40th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, March 6-9, 2019, Washington, DC.
- *†‡Song, L., Dunlap, K., Aluko, B. (2018). Efficacy of A Couple-focused, Tailored Symptom Selfmanagement mHealth Intervention for Prostate Cancer Patients and Partners. Poster presentation at the 2018 State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research - Precision Health Conference in Washington, DC, September 13-15, 2018
- *†‡Yu, F., Liu, Y., & Song, L. A Natural Language Processing Approach to Analyzing Consultation Visits for Treatment Decision Making of Localized Prostate Cancer Patients: A Case Study on Second Use of Clinical Consultation Data. Poster presentation at the Mobilizing Computable Biomedical Knowledge (MCBK) Conference in Bethesda, MD, July 10-11, 2018.
- *†‡Song, L., Dunlap, K., Bolu Yemi Aluko. A Tailored Symptom Self-management mHealth Intervention. Poster presentation at Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science’s 2018 State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research - Precision Health in Washington, DC, September 13-15, 2018.
- Song, L., Mayer, DK, Tan, X., Nielsen, ME, Chen, RC, & Northouse, LL. Feasibility and Preliminary Effects: Using A Symptom Self-management mHealth Program to Enhance Survivorship Care Plans for Men with Localized Prostate Cancer and Their Partners. The MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting on Supportive Care in Cancer in Vienna, Austria, June 28-30, 2018
- Song, L. & Leeman, J. Physical activity, and its relationships with quality of life, self-efficacy, and symptoms among partner caregivers of patients with localized prostate cancer 3 months following diagnosis. Active Living Research Conference 2017 in Clearwater Beach, Florida, Feb 28-March 1, 2017.
- *†‡Song, L., Rodriguez-Rassi, E., Rini, C., Nielsen, M., Dunn, M., Mark, B., Palmer, M. Tailored Web-based Prostate Cancer Education for Patients and Partners. Poster presentation at 8th Biennial Cancer Survivorship Research Conference: Innovation in a Rapidly Changing Landscape in Washington, DC, June 16-18, 2016.
- *†‡ Hill, L., Tyler, C., Rodriguez-Rassi, E., Bai, B., & Song., L. Differences in Provider communication behaviors when interacting with Caucasian and African Americans during treatment decision-making consultation for prostate cancer. Poster presentation at American Academy onCommunication in Healthcare (AACH) 2016 ENRICH & Research Forum in New Haven, CT on June 16-19, 2016. (First author is a student who was awarded the 2016 Cancer Outcomes Research Program Travel Award for Students and Fellow/Trainees at UNC LCCC.)
- *†‡Song, L., Tan, X., Rodriguez-Rassi, E., Rini, C., Nielsen, M., Dunn, M., Mark, B., Palmer, M. Web-based Prostate Cancer Education for Patients and Partners. Poster presentation at ONS 41st Annual Congress in San Antonio, TX, April 28–May 1, 2016.
- *†‡Song, L., Bai, JB, Toles M., Bailey D. (2015). Patient Participation in Treatment Decision-Making for Localized Prostate Cancer: results from a randomized clinical trial. Oral presentation: The 2015 International Conference on Communication in Healthcare, New Orleans, Louisiana on October 25-28, 2015
- *†‡Song, L., Bai, JB, Toles M., Bailey D. (2015). Patient Participation in Treatment Decision-Making for Localized Prostate Cancer. Poster presentation: Translational Science 2015 Meeting, Washington, DC on April 16th to 18th.
- Leak-Bryant, A., Haley, J., Song, L. Building Oncology Nursing Capacity in Malawi: Research, Education, and Practice. Malawi Cancer Symposium. May 14, 2021
- Song, L. Reflection on The Journey of Developing Higher Nursing Education in China (Delivered virtually). Keynote speaker at the Tianjin Medical University 70th Anniversary Celebration, Tianjin China, June 17, 2021
- Song, L. (November 13, 2015). Cancer survivorship and family care. Regional interdisciplinary seminar of the Beichen District Health Professional Continue Education Series. Beichen Hospital, Tianjin, China.
- Song, L., (August 20, 2015). (Invited moderator) Session G5. Family Caregiving of Children: Research Perspectives. 12th International Family Nursing Conference (August 18-21, 2015), Odense, Denmark.
- Song, L., Improving Symptom Management & Quality of Care for Patients with Cancer and Their Caregivers. Research seminar at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, April 26, 2021
- Song, L. Symptom management intervention for cancer survivors and their family caregivers during care transition. Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 2/28, 2019
- Song, L. technology-based symptom management intervention for cancer survivors and their family caregivers. University of Michigan Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, Jan 15, 2019
- McElyea, R., Xu, S., Idiagbonya, E., Song, L. (2021). Usability Testing of the Patient Reported Outcomes-Informed Symptom Management System: a personalized mHealth Program. Nursing Research Council at UNC Hospitals. Chapel Hill, NC, August 11, 2021.
- Song, L. Working Together to Advance Health & Healthcare Locally and Globally. Keynote speaker at the 2021 Sigma Theta Tau Alpha Alpha Chapter Induction Ceremony, Chapel Hill, April 11, 2021.
- Song, L. & Xu, S.M., Usability and Feasibility Testing of Patient Reported Outcomes Informed Symptom Management System (PRISMS). Health Informatics Research Seminar series, Triangle NC, October 14, 2020.
- Leak-Bryant, A., Song, L., Haley, J.. Building Oncology Nursing Capacity in Malawi. University of North Carolina School of Nursing Global Forum September 17, 2019
- Song, L. Improving symptom management & quality of care for patients with prostate cancer and their partners – UNC Cancer Outcomes Research Program Weekly Breakfast Seminar, Chapel Hill, NC, October 9, 2018
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