Hollen, Patricia J.
Primary Appointment
Professor, Nursing
Education
- BS, Nursing, University of Virginia
- MS, Community Health, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
- PhD, Nursing, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
Contact Information
Telephone: 924-2853
Email: pjh2a@virginia.edu
Research Interests
Quality of life of high-risk oncology populations; Quality of life instrumentation; Adolescent decision-making and risk behavior.
Research Description
My research focuses on understanding the effect of intervention on quality of life for different high-risk populations. My intervention for adolescents — both healthy and those with chronic diseases such as cancer — concentrates on refining decision-making skills to reduce risk behaviors. Cancer-surviving adolescents are essentially well adolescents, exhibiting typical teen risk behaviors (such as smoking and alcohol use). But, they are often at greater risk when engaging in risk behaviors than those in the general population because of treatment late effects on body organs and the potential for second malignancies. For adults with lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma, my program of research centers on measuring quality of life as an endpoint for testing new therapies during clinical trials.