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The Toronto General Hospital Transitional Pain Service: development and implementation of a multidisciplinary program to prevent chronic postsurgical pain.

Journal of pain research

Katz J, Weinrib A, Fashler SR, Katznelzon R, Shah BR, Ladak SS, Jiang J, Li Q, McMillan K, Santa Mina D, Wentlandt K, McRae K, Tamir D, Lyn S, de Perrot M, Rao V, Grant D, Roche-Nagle G, Cleary SP, Hofer SO, Gilbert R, Wijeysundera D, Ritvo P, Janmohamed T, O'Leary G, Clarke H.
PMID: 26508886
J Pain Res. 2015 Oct 12;8:695-702. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S91924. eCollection 2015.

Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP), an often unanticipated result of necessary and even life-saving procedures, develops in 5-10% of patients one-year after major surgery. Substantial advances have been made in identifying patients at elevated risk of developing CPSP based on...

The acute effects of exercise on cortical excitation and psychosocial outcomes in men treated for prostate cancer: a randomized controlled trial.

Frontiers in aging neuroscience

Santa Mina D, Guglietti CL, de Jesus DR, Azargive S, Matthew AG, Alibhai SM, Trachtenberg J, Daskalakis JZ, Ritvo P.
PMID: 25505413
Front Aging Neurosci. 2014 Nov 26;6:332. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2014.00332. eCollection 2014.

PURPOSE: Regular exercise improves psychological well-being in men treated for prostate cancer (PCa). For this population and among cancer survivors in general, the effect of a single bout of exercise on self-report or objective measures of psychological well-being has...

Acceptability and Usefulness of a Dyadic, Tailored, Web-Based, Psychosocial and Physical Activity Self-Management Program (TEMPO): A Qualitative Study.

Journal of clinical medicine

Lambert SD, Duncan LR, Ellis J, Schaffler JL, Loban E, Robinson JW, Culos-Reed N, Matthew A, Clayberg K, Santa Mina D, Goldberg L, Pollock P, Tanguay S, Kassouf W, Saha-Chaudhuri P, Peacock S, Katz A.
PMID: 33066225
J Clin Med. 2020 Oct 13;9(10). doi: 10.3390/jcm9103284.

Caregivers of men with prostate cancer report high burden, and there is a need to develop cost-effective programs to support them in their roles. This study reports on the acceptability of a dyadic,

A Pragmatic Non-Randomized Trial of Prehabilitation Prior to Cancer Surgery: Study Protocol and COVID-19-Related Adaptations.

Frontiers in oncology

Santa Mina D, Sellers D, Au D, Alibhai SMH, Clarke H, Cuthbertson BH, Darling G, El Danab A, Govindarajan A, Ladha K, Matthew AG, McCluskey S, Ng KA, Quereshy F, Karkouti K, Randall IM.
PMID: 33777780
Front Oncol. 2021 Mar 10;11:629207. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.629207. eCollection 2021.

BACKGROUND: Experimental data highlight the potential benefits and health system cost savings related to surgical prehabilitation; however, adequately powered randomized controlled trial (RCT) data remain nascent. Emerging prehabilitation services may be informed by early RCT data but can be...

Effects of the community-based Wellspring Cancer Exercise Program on functional and psychosocial outcomes in cancer survivors.

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)

Santa Mina D, Au D, Brunet J, Jones J, Tomlinson G, Taback N, Field D, Berlingeri A, Bradley H, Howell D.
PMID: 29089795
Curr Oncol. 2017 Oct;24(5):284-294. doi: 10.3747/co.23.3585. Epub 2017 Oct 25.

PURPOSE: In this study, we examined the effects of a 30-week community-based exercise program on cancer-related fatigue, quality of life, and other health-related outcomes in a sample of adults with mixed cancer diagnoses.METHODS: This prospective cohort study looked at...

Enablers and barriers in delivery of a cancer exercise program: the Canadian experience.

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)

Santa Mina D, Petrella A, Currie KL, Bietola K, Alibhai SM, Trachtenberg J, Ritvo P, Matthew AG.
PMID: 26715869
Curr Oncol. 2015 Dec;22(6):374-84. doi: 10.3747/co.22.2650.

BACKGROUND: Exercise is an important therapy to improve well-being after a cancer diagnosis. Accordingly, cancer-exercise programs have been developed to enhance clinical care; however, few programs exist in Canada. Expansion of cancer-exercise programming depends on an understanding of the...

Exercise effects on adipokines and the IGF axis in men with prostate cancer treated with androgen deprivation: A randomized study.

Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada

Santa Mina D, Connor MK, Alibhai SM, Toren P, Guglietti C, Matthew AG, Trachtenberg J, Ritvo P.
PMID: 24282459
Can Urol Assoc J. 2013 Nov-Dec;7(11):E692-8. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.235.

BACKGROUND: Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) has significant deleterious effects on body composition that may be accompanied by unfavourable changes in adipokine levels. While exercise has been shown to improve a number of side effects associated with ADT for prostate...

The Exercise Oncology Knowledge Mobilization Initiative: An International Modified Delphi Study.

Frontiers in oncology

Adams SC, Smith-Turchyn J, Santa Mina D, Neil-Sztramko S, Cormie P, Culos-Reed SN, Campbell KL, Pugh G, Langelier D, Schmitz KH, Phipps DJ, Nadler M, Sabiston CM.
PMID: 34350125
Front Oncol. 2021 Jul 19;11:713199. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.713199. eCollection 2021.

INTRODUCTION: Exercise is vital to health and well-being after a cancer diagnosis yet is poorly integrated in cancer care. Knowledge mobilization (KM) is essential to enhance exercise opportunities. We aimed to (1) develop and refine a list of highly...

Comparing the reporting and conduct quality of exercise and pharmacological randomised controlled trials: a systematic review.

BMJ open

Adams SC, McMillan J, Salline K, Lavery J, Moskowitz CS, Matsoukas K, Chen MMZ, Santa Mina D, Scott JM, Jones LW.
PMID: 34380726
BMJ Open. 2021 Aug 11;11(8):e048218. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048218.

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the quality of exercise randomised controlled trial (RCT) reporting and conduct in clinical populations (ie, adults with or at risk of chronic conditions) and compare with matched pharmacological RCTs.DESIGN: Systematic review.DATA SOURCES: Embase (Elsevier), PubMed (NLM) and...

Multiphasic Prehabilitation Across the Cancer Continuum: A Narrative Review and Conceptual Framework.

Frontiers in oncology

Santa Mina D, van Rooijen SJ, Minnella EM, Alibhai SMH, Brahmbhatt P, Dalton SO, Gillis C, Grocott MPW, Howell D, Randall IM, Sabiston CM, Silver JK, Slooter G, West M, Jack S, Carli F.
PMID: 33505914
Front Oncol. 2021 Jan 11;10:598425. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.598425. eCollection 2020.

The field of cancer survivorship has significantly advanced person-centered care throughout the cancer continuum. Within cancer survivorship, the last decade has seen remarkable growth in the investigation of prehabilitation comprising pre-treatment interventions to prevent or attenuate the burden of...

An organizational approach to exploring the determinants of community-based exercise program implementation for breast cancer survivors.

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer

Kauffeldt KD, Sabiston CM, Santa Mina D, Tomasone JR.
PMID: 34697676
Support Care Cancer. 2021 Oct 26; doi: 10.1007/s00520-021-06591-1. Epub 2021 Oct 26.

BACKGROUND: The majority of breast cancer survivors do not engage in sufficient levels of exercise. Community-based exercise programs (CBEP) may mitigate low rates of exercise participation; however, few programs exist. Previous research exploring the determinants of CBEP implementation for...

Physical activity and quality of life after radical prostatectomy.

Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada

Santa Mina D, Matthew AG, Trachtenberg J, Tomlinson G, Guglietti CL, Alibhai SM, Ritvo P.
PMID: 20514281
Can Urol Assoc J. 2010 Jun;4(3):180-6. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.09079.

BACKGROUND: There are significant post-surgical reductions in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in prostate cancer (PCa) patients undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP). Physical activity (PA) interventions have improved treatment outcomes for PCa patients undergoing radiation and hormone therapy, but PA...

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