Maria Ftanou

Developing Public Service Announcements to Help Prevent Suicide among Young People

Maria Ftanou, Nicola Reavley, Jo Robinson, Matthew J Spittal, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

BACKGROUND: Suicide is the leading cause of death among young people in Australia. Media campaigns have the potential to reach a b..

Insomnia and Fatigue Symptom Trajectories in Breast Cancer: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

Helena R Bean, Justine Diggens, Maria Ftanou, Karen L Weihs, Annette L Stanton, Joshua F Wiley

Journal article  |  2021  |  BEHAVIORAL SLEEP MEDICINE

Objective: Insomnia and fatigue are common, although not inevitable, during breast cancer. This study is one of the first aiming t..

Feasibility and Acceptability of Fear-Less: A Stepped-Care Program to Manage Fear of Cancer Recurrence in People with Metastatic Melanoma

Fiona A Lynch, Lynda Katona, Michael Jefford, Allan Ben Smith, Joanne Shaw, Haryana M Dhillon, Steve Ellen, Jo Phipps-Nelson, Julia Lai-Kwon, Donna Milne, Lahiru Russell, Victoria Dax, Justine Diggens, Holly Kent, Alison Button-Sloan, Jane Elliott, Mark Shackleton, Hayley Burridge, Maria Ftanou

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE

Immunotherapies and targeted therapies have revolutionised treatment of metastatic melanoma and improved survival rates. However, ..

Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Allied Health Optimisation Clinic for Cancer Patients with Complex Needs

Hannah Ray, Anna Beaumont, Jenelle Loeliger, Alicia Martin, Celia Marston, Karla Gough, Shilpa Bordia, Maria Ftanou, Nicole Kiss

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE

This study examined the feasibility of implementing a multidisciplinary allied health model of care (MOC) for cancer patients with..

Public Service Announcements to Change Attitudes about Youth Suicide: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Maria Ftanou, Anna Ross, Anna Machlin, Matthew J Spittal, Kylie King, Angela Nicholas, Jane Hocking, Jo Robinson, Nicola Reavley, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2020  |  ARCHIVES OF SUICIDE RESEARCH

Background: Youth suicide is a major public health concern worldwide. Public service announcements (PSAs) may have a role in suici..

Light-enhanced cognitive behavioural therapy for sleep and fatigue: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial during chemotherapy for breast cancer

Helena R Bean, Lesley Stafford, Ruth Little, Justine Diggens, Maria Ftanou, Marliese Alexander, Prudence A Francis, Bei Bei, Joshua F Wiley

Journal article  |  2020  |  TRIALS

BACKGROUND: Women with breast cancer experience a significantly higher prevalence of sleep disturbance and insomnia than the gener..

Trends in suicide-related research in Australia

Marisa Schlichthorst, Lennart Reifels, Karolina Krysinska, Maria Ftanou, Anna Machlin, Jo Robinson, Jane Pirkis

Journal article  |  2020  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS

Background: Despite continuous research over the past 20 years in Australia there is still limited understanding of what works and..

Study protocol of a pilot study evaluating feasibility and acceptability of a psychosexual intervention for couples postallogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Brindha Pillay, Maria Ftanou, David Ritchie, Yvonne Panek-Hudson, Michael Jefford, Teresa Garcia, Cassandra Shields, Jo Gniel, Jo Phipps-Nelson, Allison Drosdowsky, Sarah Blaschke, Steve Ellen

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMJ OPEN

INTRODUCTION: Sexual dysfunction is one of the most common side effects of allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HS..

A Psychosexual Intervention for Couples within the First Year Post-Allogeneic Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Pilot Study

Brindha Pillay, Maria Ftanou, David Ritchie, Yvonne Panek-Hudson, Michael Jefford, Teresa Garcia, Cassandra Shields, Jo Gniel, Steve Ellen, Jo Phipps-Nelson, Allison Drosdowsky, Sarah Blaschke

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY

ES15.03 Managing Sleep Difficulties and Cancer

M Ftanou

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Thoracic Oncology