Karen Schumacher, RN, PhD, MSN
Professor Emeritus
Physiological Nursing
School of Nursing

Education & Training

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• Post-doc Oregon Health & Science University
• PhD Nursing Science University of California, San Francisco
• MS Community Health Nursing University of Colorado
• BSN Nursing Vanderbilt

Grants and Projects

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• Family Caregiving Skill--Measurement and Evaluation, NIH, 1999-2004
• Development of a Measure of Family Caregiver Competence, NIH, 1994-1900
• Caregiver Role Acquisition--Process and Outcomes, NIH, 1991-1900

Publications (60)

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PainPain ManagementCaregiversCommunity Health NursingAnalgesicsHome NursingFamily RelationsHome Care ServicesOutpatientsFamilyCancer PainAdaptation, PsychologicalModels, NursingMedication Therapy ManagementModels, Psychological

• Disparities in cancer stage of diagnosis by rurality in California, 2015-2019.
  Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 2024 Oh DL, Wang K, Goldberg D, Schumacher K, Yang J, Lin K, Gomez SL, Shariff-Marco S
• Disparities in cancer incidence by rurality in California.
  Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2023 Oh DL, Schumacher K, Yang J, Wang K, Lin K, Gomez SL, Shariff-Marco S
• Methodological considerations for the design and implementation of a fully longitudinal mixed methods study.
  Research in nursing & health 2021 Schumacher KL, Plano Clark VL, Eilers J, Kigondu N, Geary C, Kupzyk K, Lydiatt WM, Lackner RP, Ly Q
• The Experience of Complex Pain Dynamics in Oncology Outpatients: A Longitudinal Qualitative Analysis.
  Cancer nursing 2021 Schumacher KL, Plano Clark VL, Rabow MW, Paul SM, Miaskowski C
• A COVID-19 screening tool for oncology telephone triage.
  Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 2020 Elkin E, Viele C, Schumacher K, Boberg M, Cunningham M, Liu L, Miaskowski C

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• Initial psychometric testing of the Head and Neck Cancer Patient Self-Management Inventory (HNC-PSMI).
  European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society 2020 Bond SM, Schumacher K, Dietrich MS, Wells N, Militsakh O, Murphy BA
• A new conceptual model of experiences of aging in place in the United States: Results of a systematic review and meta-ethnography of qualitative studies.
  International journal of nursing studies 2019 Rosenwohl-Mack A, Schumacher K, Fang ML, Fukuoka Y
• A Longitudinal Study of Predictors of Constipation Severity in Oncology Outpatients With Unrelieved Pain.
  Journal of pain and symptom management 2019 Valenta S, Spichiger E, Paul SM, Rabow MW, Plano Clark VL, Schumacher KL, Miaskowski C
• Understanding Functional Communication in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors Using a Mixed Methods Design.
  Cancer nursing 2019 Fletcher BS, Schumacher K, Cohen MZ, Kupzyk K, Lydiatt W
• Impact of patient symptoms and caregiving tasks on psychological distress in caregivers for head and neck cancer (HNC).
  Psycho-oncology 2019 Castellanos EH, Dietrich MS, Bond SM, Wells N, Schumacher K, Ganti AK, Murphy BA
• Experiences of aging in place in the United States: protocol for a systematic review and meta-ethnography of qualitative studies.
  Systematic reviews 2018 Rosenwohl-Mack A, Schumacher K, Fang ML, Fukuoka Y
• Couples' Experiences With Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors After Cardiac Rehabilitation.
  Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention 2018 Rowland SA, Schumacher KL, Leinen DD, Phillips BG, Schulz PS, Yates BC
• Development of the Head and Neck Cancer Caregiving Task Inventory.
  European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society 2016 Bond SM, Schumacher K, Sherrod A, Dietrich MS, Wells N, Lindau RH, Murphy BA
• The 2014-2018 Oncology Nursing Society Research Agenda.
  Oncology nursing forum 2015 Knobf MT, Cooley ME, Duffy S, Doorenbos A, Eaton L, Given B, Mayer DK, McCorkle R, Miaskowski C, Mitchell S, Sherwood P, Bender C, Cataldo J, Hershey D, Katapodi M, Menon U, Schumacher K, Sun V, Von …
• Effects of partners together in health intervention on physical activity and healthy eating behaviors: a pilot study.
  The Journal of cardiovascular nursing 2015 Yates BC, Norman J, Meza J, Krogstrand KS, Harrington S, Shurmur S, Johnson M, Schumacher K
• Nursing home research: the first International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) research conference.
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2014 Rolland Y, Resnick B, Katz PR, Little MO, Ouslander JG, Bonner A, Geary CR, Schumacher KL, Thompson S, Martin FC, Wilbers J, Zúñiga F, Ausserhofer D, Schwendimann R, Schüssler S, Dassen T, Lohrmann C,…
• Pain medication management processes used by oncology outpatients and family caregivers part II: home and lifestyle contexts.
  Journal of pain and symptom management 2014 Schumacher KL, Plano Clark VL, West CM, Dodd MJ, Rabow MW, Miaskowski C
• Pain medication management processes used by oncology outpatients and family caregivers part I: health systems contexts.
  Journal of pain and symptom management 2014 Schumacher KL, Plano Clark VL, West CM, Dodd MJ, Rabow MW, Miaskowski C
• Caregiving demand and difficulty in older adult spousal caregivers after coronary artery bypass surgery.
  Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.) 2013 Park EO, Yates BC, Schumacher KL, Meza J, Kosloski K, Pullen C
• The state of the science of family caregiver-care receiver mutuality: a systematic review.
  Nursing inquiry 2013 Park EO, Schumacher KL
• Intervention fidelity in a translational study: lessons learned.
  Research and theory for nursing practice 2013 Yates BC, Schumacher KL, Norman JE, Krogstrand KS, Meza J, Shurmur S
• Determination of cutpoints for low and high number of symptoms in patients with advanced cancer.
  Journal of palliative medicine 2012 Gilbertson-White S, Aouizerat BE, Jahan T, Paul SM, West C, Schumacher K, Dodd MJ, Rabow M, Abu Raddaha AH, Miaskowski C
• Care transitions: integrating transition theory and complexity science concepts.
  ANS. Advances in nursing science 2012 Geary CR, Schumacher KL
• A blessing and a curse: head and neck cancer survivors' experiences.
  Cancer nursing 2012 Swore Fletcher B, Cohen MZ, Schumacher K, Lydiatt W
• Development of the Northern Plains Native Family Cancer Caregiver Education Program.
  Journal of palliative care 2012 Frerichs L, Schumacher K, Watanabe-Galloway S, Duran F
• The cancer family caregiving experience: an updated and expanded conceptual model.
  European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society 2011 Fletcher BS, Miaskowski C, Given B, Schumacher K
• Living with atrial fibrillation: a qualitative study.
  The Journal of cardiovascular nursing 2011 McCabe PJ, Schumacher K, Barnason SA
• Trajectories of pain and analgesics in oncology outpatients with metastatic bone pain during participation in a psychoeducational intervention study to improve pain management.
  The journal of pain 2011 Langford DJ, Paul SM, Tripathy D, West C, Dodd MJ, Schumacher K, Miaskowski C
• Trajectories of pain and analgesics in oncology outpatients with metastatic bone pain.
  The journal of pain 2011 Langford DJ, Tripathy D, Paul SM, West C, Dodd MJ, Schumacher K, Miaskowski C
• Trajectories of fatigue in family caregivers of patients undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer.
  Research in nursing & health 2009 Fletcher BA, Schumacher KL, Dodd M, Paul SM, Cooper BA, Lee K, West C, Aouizerat BE, Swift PS, Wara W, Miaskowski C
• Symptom experience of family caregivers of patients with cancer.
  Oncology nursing forum 2008 Swore Fletcher BA, Dodd MJ, Schumacher KL, Miaskowski C
• Prevalence, severity, and impact of symptoms on female family caregivers of patients at the initiation of radiation therapy for prostate cancer.
  Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2008 Fletcher BS, Paul SM, Dodd MJ, Schumacher K, West C, Cooper B, Lee K, Aouizerat B, Swift P, Wara W, Miaskowski CA
• Effects of caregiving demand, mutuality, and preparedness on family caregiver outcomes during cancer treatment.
  Oncology nursing forum 2008 Schumacher KL, Stewart BJ, Archbold PG, Caparro M, Mutale F, Agrawal S
• Mutuality and preparedness moderate the effects of caregiving demand on cancer family caregiver outcomes.
  Nursing research 2007 Schumacher KL, Stewart BJ, Archbold PG
• The use of a responder analysis to identify differences in patient outcomes following a self-care intervention to improve cancer pain management.
  Pain 2007 Miaskowski C, Dodd M, West C, Paul SM, Schumacher K, Tripathy D, Koo P
• Differences in the prevalence and severity of side effects based on type of analgesic prescription in patients with chronic cancer pain.
  Journal of pain and symptom management 2007 Villars P, Dodd M, West C, Koetters T, Paul SM, Schumacher K, Tripathy D, Koo P, Miaskowski C
• FAMILY CAREGIVERS: caring for older adults, working with their families.
  The American journal of nursing 2006 Schumacher K, Beck CA, Marren JM
• A transactional model of cancer family caregiving skill.
  ANS. Advances in nursing science 2006 Schumacher KL, Beidler SM, Beeber AS, Gambino P
• Preliminary investigation of symptom distress in the head and neck patient population: validation of a measurement instrument.
  American journal of clinical oncology 2006 Jones HA, Hershock D, Machtay M, Chalian AA, Weber RS, Weinstein GS, Schumacher K, Kligerman MM, Berlin JA, Rosenthal DI
• Qualitative research contribution to a randomized clinical trial.
  Research in nursing & health 2005 Schumacher KL, Koresawa S, West C, Dodd M, Paul SM, Tripathy D, Koo P, Miaskowski C
• The PRO-SELF pain control program improves patients' knowledge of cancer pain management.
  Oncology nursing forum 2004 Kim JE, Dodd M, West C, Paul S, Facione N, Schumacher K, Tripathy D, Koo P, Miaskowski C
• Home care nursing for older adults: state of the science.
  The Nursing clinics of North America 2004 Schumacher KL, Marren J
• No evidence for sex differences in the severity and treatment of cancer pain.
  Journal of pain and symptom management 2004 Edrington JM, Paul S, Dodd M, West C, Facione N, Tripathy D, Koo P, Schumacher K, Miaskowski C
• Randomized clinical trial of the effectiveness of a self-care intervention to improve cancer pain management.
  Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2004 Miaskowski C, Dodd M, West C, Schumacher K, Paul SM, Tripathy D, Koo P
• The PRO-SELF(c): Pain Control Program--an effective approach for cancer pain management.
  Oncology nursing forum 2003 West CM, Dodd MJ, Paul SM, Schumacher K, Tripathy D, Koo P, Miaskowski C
• The usefulness of a daily pain management diary for outpatients with cancer-related pain.
  Oncology nursing forum 2002 Schumacher KL, Koresawa S, West C, Dodd M, Paul SM, Tripathy D, Koo P, Miaskowski C
• Putting cancer pain management regimens into practice at home.
  Journal of pain and symptom management 2002 Schumacher KL, Koresawa S, West C, Hawkins C, Johnson C, Wais E, Dodd M, Paul SM, Tripathy D, Koo P, Miaskowski C
• Pain management autobiographies and reluctance to use opioids for cancer pain management.
  Cancer nursing 2002 Schumacher KL, West C, Dodd M, Paul SM, Tripathy D, Koo P, Miaskowski CA
• Oncology outpatients with pain from bone metastasis require more than around-the-clock dosing of analgesics to achieve adequate pain control.
  The journal of pain 2002 Miaskowski C, Mack KA, Dodd M, West C, Paul SM, Tripathy D, Koo P, Schumacher K, Facione N
• Lack of adherence with the analgesic regimen: a significant barrier to effective cancer pain management.
  Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2001 Miaskowski C, Dodd MJ, West C, Paul SM, Tripathy D, Koo P, Schumacher K
• Experiencing transitions: an emerging middle-range theory.
  ANS. Advances in nursing science 2000 Meleis AI, Sawyer LM, Im EO, Hilfinger Messias DK, Schumacher K
• Family caregiving skill: development of the concept.
  Research in nursing & health 2000 Schumacher KL, Stewart BJ, Archbold PG, Dodd MJ, Dibble SL
• Graduate program: advanced practice nurses in the home.
  AACN clinical issues 1998 Portillo CJ, Schumacher KL
• Conceptualization and measurement of doing family caregiving well.
  Image--the journal of nursing scholarship 1998 Schumacher KL, Stewart BJ, Archbold PG
• Reconceptualizing family caregiving: family-based illness care during chemotherapy.
  Research in nursing & health 1996 Schumacher KL
• Family caregiver role acquisition: role-making through situated interaction.
  Scholarly inquiry for nursing practice 1995 Schumacher KL
• Transitions: a central concept in nursing.
  Image--the journal of nursing scholarship 1994 Schumacher KL, Meleis AI
• The stress process in family caregivers of persons receiving chemotherapy.
  Research in nursing & health 1993 Schumacher KL, Dodd MJ, Paul SM
• (Mis)conceptions and reconceptions about traditional science.
  ANS. Advances in nursing science 1992 Schumacher KL, Gortner SR
• Issues in home health nursing education.
  Home healthcare nurse 1991 Burbach CA, Conrad MB, Schumacher KL, Lindsay L