PAPERS
In Press
Dasgupta D, Smith AB, Hamilton-Burke W, Prasad KR, Toogood GJ, Velikova G, Lodge JPA (In Press) A long term prospective longitudinal study of quality of life following liver resection for hepatobiliary malignancies. British Journal of Surgery
2008
Johnson L, Buckley JG, Harley C, Elliott DB (2008) Use of single-vision eyeglasses improves stepping precision and safety when elderly habitual multifocal wearers negotiate a raised surface. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Volume 56, Issue 1, Pages 178-80
Wright P, Marshall L, Smith A.B., Velikova G, Selby P (July 2008) Measurement and interpretation of social distress using the social difficulties inventory (SDI) European Journal of Cancer, Volume 44, Issue 11, Pages 1529-1535
Takeuchi E, Alison D (2008) What's new in Oncology: targeted therapy. Contin Educ Anaesth Crit Care Pain 8: 36-38
Year: 2007
Smith, A., Wright, P., Velikova, G., & Selby, P. (2007). Measuring social difficulties in routine patient centred assessment: A Rasch analysis of the Social Difficulties Inventory, Quality of Life Research, 16:5, 823-831.
Wright P, Smith A, Roberts K, Selby P, Velikova G (2007) Screening for social difficulties in cancer patients: clinical utility of the Social Difficulties Inventory. British Journal of Cancer 97: 1063-70
Smith AB, Rush R, Velikova G, Wall L, Wright EP, Stark D, Selby P, Sharpe M (2007) The initial development of an item bank to assess and screen for psychological distress in cancer patients. Psychooncology 16: 724-732
Smith AB, Wright P, Selby PJ, Velikova G (2007) A Rasch and factor analysis of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G). Health Qual Life Outcomes 5: 19
Velikova G, Awad N, Coles-Gale R, Wright EP, Brown JM, Selby PJ (2007a) The clinical value of quality of life assessment in oncology practice-a qualitative study of patient and physician views. Psychooncology, Nov, 21
Arraras JI, Kuljanic-Vlasic K, Bjordal K, Yun YH, Efficace F, Holzner B, Mills J, Greimel E, Krauss O, Velikova G, Grp EQL (2007) EORTC QLQ-INFO26: A questionnaire to assess information given to cancer patients a preliminary analysis in eight countries. Psychooncology 16: 249-254
Velikova, G., Weis, J., Hjermstad, M. J., Kopp, M., Morris, P., Watson, M., et al. (2007). The EORTC QLQ-HDC29: a supplementary module assessing the quality of life during and after high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation. European Journal of Cancer, 43(1), 87-94.
Stein, K., Sugar, C., Velikova, G., & Stark, D. (2007). Putting the 'Q' in quality adjusted life years (QALYs) for advanced ovarian cancer - An approach using data clustering methods and the internet. European Journal of Cancer, 43(1), 104-113.
Stead, M. L., Fallowfield, L., Selby, P., & Brown, J. M. (2007). Psychosexual function and impact of gynaecological cancer. Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology 21(2), 309-320.
Cocks K, Cohen D, Wisloff F, Sezerc O, Lee S, Hippe E, Gimsing P, Turesson I, Hajek R, Smith A, Graham L, Phillips A, Stead M, Velikova G, Brown J, Grp EQL (2007) An international field study of the reliability and validity of a disease-specfic questionnanire module (the QLQ-MY20) in assessing the quality of life of patients with multiple myeloma. Eur J Cancer 43: 1670-1678
Pesudovs, K., Burr, J., Harley, C., & Elliott, D. (2007). The Development, Assessment, and Selection of Questionnaires Optometry and Vision Science, 84(8), 663-674.
Baker D, Middleton E, McCluskey S, Lewis P (2007) The impact of screening on population health and inequality: evidence from the Stockport Screening Programme, UK. Italian Journal of Public Health 27
McCluskey S, Baker D, Percy D, Lewis P, Middleton E (2007) Reductions in cardiovascular risk in association with population screening: a 10-year longitudinal study. Journal of Public Health (Oxf) 29: 379-87.
Year: 2006
Smith, A. B., Velikova, G., Wright, E. P., Lynch, P., & Selby, P. J. 2006, Computer assisted questionnaires may facilitate collection of quality-of-life (QOL) data: At a cost, Computers in Human Behavior, vol. 22, pp. 991-1000.
Smith, A. B., Wright, E. P., Rush, R., Stark, D. P., Velikova, G., & Selby, P. J. 2006, Rasch analysis of the dimensional structure of the hospital anxiety and depression scale, Psycho-Oncology, vol. 15, no. 9, pp. 817-827. ISI:000240670300007
Clarke SA, Booth L, Velikova G, Hewison J. 2006, Social Support: Gender Differences in Cancer Patients in the United Kingdom, Cancer Nursing, 29: 66-72.
Chow E, Hoskin P, van der Ly, Bottomley A, Velikova G. Quality of life and symptom end points in palliative bone metastases trials. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol ) 2006; 18(1):67-9.
Harley C, Boyd JE, Cockburn J, Collin C, Haggard P, Wann JP, Wade DT (2006) Disruption of sitting balance after stroke: influence of spoken output. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 77: 674-6
McCluskey S, Burton AK, Main CJ (2006) The implementation of occupational health guidelines principles for reducing sickness absence due to musculoskeletal disorders. Occup Med-Oxford 56: 237-242
Year: 2005
Wright, P., Smith, A., Booth, L., Winterbottom, A., Kiely, M., Velikova, G., & Selby, P. 2005, Psychosocial difficulties, deprivation and cancer: three questionnaire studies involving 609 cancer patients, British Journal of Cancer, vol. 93, no. 6, pp. 622-626. ISI:000231835500003
Wright, E. P., Kiely, M., Johnston, C., Smith, A. B., Cull, A., & Selby, P. J. 2005, Development and evaluation of an instrument to assess social difficulties in routine oncology practice, Quality of Life Research, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 373-386. ISI:000227939000007
Petersen MA, Groenvold M, Aaronson N, Blazeby J, Brandberg Y, de Graeff A, Fayers P, Hammerli E, Sprangers M, Velikova G & Bjorner JB. for the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Group. Item response theory was used to shorten EORTC QLQ-C30 scales for use in palliative care. J Clin Epidemiol 2005; 59:36-44
Bottomley A, Flechtner H, Efficace F, Vanvoorden V, Coens C, Therasse P, Velikova G, Blazeby J, Greimel E. On behalf of the EORTC Data Center and Quality of Life Group. Health Related Quality Of Life Outcomes in Cancer Clinical Trials. European Journal of Cancer 2005: 41, 1697-1709
Bartys S, Baker D, Lewis P, Middleton E (2005) Inequity in recording of risk in a local population-based screening programme for cardiovascular disease. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation 12: 63-7.
Bartys S, Burton K, Main C (2005) A prospective study of psychosocial risk factors and absence due to musculoskeletal disorders--implications for occupational screening. Occupational Medicine (Lond) 55: 375-9.
Year: 2004
Stark, D., Kiely, M., Smith, A., Morley, S., Selby, P., & House, A. 2004, Reassurance and the anxious cancer patient, British Journal of Cancer, vol. 91, no. 5, pp. 893-899. ISI:000223510500014
Velikova, G., Booth, L., Johnston, C., Forman, D., & Selby, P. 2004, Breast cancer outcomes in South Asian population of West Yorkshire, British Journal of Cancer, vol. 90, no. 10, pp. 1926-1932. ISI:000221873400010
Velikova, G., Booth, L., Smith, A. B., Brown, P. M., Lynch, P., Brown, J. M., & Selby, P. J. 2004, Measuring quality of life in routine oncology practice improves communication and patient well-being: A randomized controlled trial, Journal of Clinical Oncology, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 714-724. ISI:000189018800022 ISI:000189018800022
Velikova G (2004) Use of electronic quality of life applications in cancer research and clinical practice. Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research 4: 403-411
Arraras JI, Wright S, Greimel E, Holzner B, Kuljanic-Vlasic K, Velikova G, Eisemann M, Visser A. Development of a questionnaire to evaluate the information needs of cancer patients: the EORTC questionnaire. Patient Educ Couns 2004; 54(2):235-241.
Pascoe SW, Neal RD, Allgar VL, Selby PJ, Wright EP. Psychosocial care for cancer patients in primary care? Recognition of opportunities for cancer care. Family Practice 2004; 21(4):437-442. ISI:000222730900016
Newstead SE, Handley SJ, Harley C, Wright H, Farrelly D (2004) Individual differences in deductive reasoning. Q J Exp Psychol A 57: 33-60
Year: 2003
Wright, E. P., Selby, P. J., Crawford, M., Gillibrand, A., Johnston, C., Perren, T. J., Rush, R., Smith, A., Velikova, G., Watson, K., Gould, A., & Cull, A. 2003, Feasibility and compliance of automated measurement of quality of life in oncology practice, Journal of Clinical Oncology, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 374-382. ISI:000183281200027
Stead ML, Brown JM, Fallowfield L and Selby P. 2003, Lack of communication between healthcare professionals and women with ovarian cancer about sexual issues, British Journal of Cancer, vol. 88, pp.666-671.
Burton AK, Waddell G, Bartys S, Main C (2003) Screening to identify people at risk of long-term incapacity. Disability Medicine 3: 72-83.
Year: 2002
Velikova, G., Brown, J. M., Smith, A. B., & Selby, P. 2002, Computer-based quality of life questionnaires may contribute to doctor-patient interactions in oncology, British Journal of Cancer, vol. 86, no. 1, pp. 51-59.
Smith, A. B., Selby, P. J., Velikova, G., Stark, D., Wright, E. P., Gould, A., & Cull, A. 2002, Factor analysis of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale from a large cancer population, Psychology and Psychotherapy-Theory Research and Practice, vol. 75, pp. 165-176. ISI:000176382600004
Stark, D., Kiely, M., Smith, A., Velikova, G., House, A., & Selby, P. 2002, Anxiety disorders in cancer patients: Their nature, associations, and relation to quality of life, Journal of Clinical Oncology, vol. 20, no. 14, pp. 3137-3148. ISI:000176920000014
Stead ML, Brown JM, Fallowfield L, Selby P (2002) >Communication about sexual problems and sexual concerns in ovarian cancer: a qualitative study. The Western journal of medicine 176: 18-9
Wright, E. P., Kiely, M. A., Lynch, P., Cull, A., & Selby, P. J. 2002, Social problems in oncology, British Journal of Cancer, vol. 87, no. 10, pp. 1099-1104. ISI:000179326600007
Sharp J, Wright P. Using international web sites as a cancer resource. Cancer Pract 2002; 10(3):167-169. ISI:000175159000009
Velikova, G., Weis, J., Watson, M., Morris, P., Kopp, M., Hjermstad, M.J., Sezer, O. (2002). Development of an EORTC questionnaire module for assessment of quality of life during high dose treatment. Bone Marrow Transplantation, Vol. 29, Suppl. 2, 0292.
Year: 2001
Cull, A., Gould, A., House, A., Smith, A., Strong, V., Velikova, G., Wright, P., & Selby, P. 2001, Validating automated screening for psychological distress by means of computer touchscreens for use in routine oncology practice, British Journal of Cancer, vol. 85, no. 12, pp. 1842-1849. ISI:000173373000005
Velikova, G., Wright, P., Smith, A. B., Stark, D., Perren, T., Brown, J., & Selby, P. 2001, Self-reported quality of life of individual cancer patients: Concordance of results with disease course and medical records (vol 19, pg 2064, 2001), Journal of Clinical Oncology, vol. 19, no. 20, p. 4091.
Wright, E. P., Selby, P. J., Gould, A., & Cull, A. 2001, Detecting social problems in cancer patients, Psycho-Oncology, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 242-250. ISI:000169106400006
Stead ML, Fallowfield L, Brown JM, Selby P. 2001, Communication about sexual problems and sexual concerns in cancer: women's needs are not being met. British Medical Journal, vol. 323, pp. 836-837.
Year: Pre-2001
Velikova, G., Stark, D., & Selby, P. 1999, Quality of life instruments in oncology, European Journal of Cancer, vol. 35, no. 11, pp. 1571-1580.
Velikova, G., Wright, E. P., Smith, A. B., Cull, A., Gould, A., Forman, D., Perren, T., Stead, M., Brown, J., & Selby, P. J. 1999, Automated collection of quality-of-life data: A comparison of paper and computer touch-screen questionnaires, Journal of Clinical Oncology, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 998-1007. ISI:000078972800036
Stead ML, Crocombe WD, Fallowfield LJ, Selby P, Perren TJ, Garry R, Brown JM (1999b) Sexual activity questionnaires in clinical trials: acceptability to patients with gynaecological disorders. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 106: 50-4
Stead, M. L., Brown, J. M., Velikova, G., Kaasa, S., Wisloff, F., Child, J. A., Hippe, E., Hjorth, M., Sezer, O., & Selby, P. 1999, Development of an EORTC questionnaire module to be used in health-related quality-of-life assessment for patients with multiple myeloma, British Journal of Haematology, vol. 104, no. 3, pp. 605-611. ISI:000079137300029
Velikova G, Banks RE, Gearing A, Hemingway I, Forbes MA, Preston SR, Hall NR, Jones M, Wyatt J, Miller K, Ward U, Al-Maskatti J, Singh SM, Finan PJ, Ambrose NS, Primrose JN, Selby PJ (1998) Serum concentrations of soluble adhesion molecules in patients with colorectal cancer. Br J Cancer 77: 1857-1863
Velikova G, Banks RE, Gearing A, Hemingway I, Forbes MA, Preston SR, Jones M, Wyatt J, Miller K, Ward U, AlMaskatti J, Singh SM, Ambrose NS, Primrose JN, Selby PJ (1997) Circulating soluble adhesion molecules E-cadherin, E-selectin, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) in patients with gastric cancer. Br J Cancer 76: 1398-1404
Joffe JK, Banks RE, Forbes MA, Hallam S, Jenkins A, Patel PM, Hall GD, Velikova G, Adams J, Crossley A, Johnson PWM, Whicher JT, Selby PJ (1996) A phase II study of interferon-alpha, interleukin-2 and 5-fluorouracil in advanced renal carcinoma: Clinical data and laboratory evidence of protease activation. Br J Urol 77: 638-649
Velikova G, Selby PJ, Snaith PR, Kirby PG (1995) The relationship of cancer pain to anxiety. Psychother Psychosom 63: 181-4
Ibbotson T, Maguire P, Selby P, Priestman T, Wallace L (1994) Screening for anxiety and depression in cancer patients: the effects of disease and treatment. Eur J Cancer 30A: 37-40
Selby P (1993a) Measurement of quality of life in cancer patients. The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology 45 Suppl 1: 384-6
Selby P (1993b) The value of quality of life scores in clinical cancer research. Eur J Cancer 29A: 1656-7
Bliss JM, Selby PJ, Robertson B, Powles TJ (1992) A method for assessing the quality of life of cancer patients: replication of the factor structure. Br J Cancer 65: 961-6
Maguire P, Selby P (1989) Assessing quality of life in cancer patients. Br J Cancer 60: 437-40
Boyd NF, Selby PJ, Sutherland HJ, Hogg S (1988) Measurement of the clinical status of patients with breast cancer: evidence for the validity of self assessment with linear analogue scales. J Clin Epidemiol 41: 243-50
Selby P, Robertson B (1987) Measurement of quality of life in patients with cancer. Cancer Surv 6: 521-43
Selby P (1985) Measurement of the quality of life after cancer treatment. Br J Hosp Med 33: 266-71
Selby PJ, Chapman JA, Etazadi-Amoli J, Dalley D, Boyd NF (1984) The development of a method for assessing the quality of life of cancer patients. Br J Cancer 50: 13-22
