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Dr Katriina Whitaker

Professor of Psychology and Lead for Cancer Care at University of Surrey
Verified email at surrey.ac.uk
Cited by 3940

The subjective meaning of sleep quality: a comparison of individuals with and without insomnia

AG Harvey, K Stinson, KL Whitaker, D Moskovitz, H Virk - Sleep, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Study objectives: “Sleep quality” is poorly defined yet ubiquitously used by researchers,
clinicians and patients. While poor sleep quality is a key feature of insomnia, there are few …

Stress and adiposity: a meta‐analysis of longitudinal studies

J Wardle, Y Chida, EL Gibson, KL Whitaker… - Obesity, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Psychosocial stress has been strongly implicated in the biology of adiposity but epidemiological
studies have produced inconsistent results. The aim of this analysis was to bring …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the symptomatic diagnosis of cancer: the view from primary care

…, RD Neal, SRG Duffy, SE Scott, KL Whitaker… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
The entire landscape of cancer management in primary care, from case identification to the
management of people living with and beyond cancer, is evolving rapidly in the face of the …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing maternal and paternal intergenerational transmission of obesity risk in a large population-based sample

KL Whitaker, MJ Jarvis, RJ Beeken, D Boniface… - The American journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Background: Previous research showed childhood obesity to be more strongly associated
with maternal weight than with paternal weight. However, confidence in this finding is limited …

Psychosocial determinants of socioeconomic inequalities in cancer screening participation: a conceptual framework

C Von Wagner, A Good, KL Whitaker… - Epidemiologic …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Cancer screening participation shows a strong, graded association with socioeconomic
status (SES) not only in countries such as the United States, where insurance status can be a …

Women's responses to information about overdiagnosis in the UK breast cancer screening programme: a qualitative study

J Waller, E Douglas, KL Whitaker, J Wardle - BMJ open, 2013 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To explore the influence of overdiagnosis information on women's decisions
about mammography. Design A qualitative focus group study with purposive sampling and …

Cancer fatalism: deterring early presentation and increasing social inequalities?

…, AE Simon, C Von Wagner, KL Whitaker… - … , biomarkers & prevention, 2011 - AACR
Background: Fatalistic beliefs about cancer have been implicated in low uptake of screening
and delay in presentation particularly in low socioeconomic status (SES) groups, but no …

Cancer symptom experience and help-seeking behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: a cross-sectional population survey

…, Y Moriarty, V Whitelock, KL Whitaker… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To understand self-reported potential cancer symptom help-seeking behaviours
and attitudes during the first 6 months (March–August 2020) of the UK COVID-19 pandemic. …

Help seeking for cancer 'alarm'symptoms: a qualitative interview study of primary care patients in the UK

KL Whitaker, U Macleod, K Winstanley, SE Scott… - British Journal of …, 2015 - bjgp.org
Background Delay in help seeking for cancer ‘alarm’ symptoms has been identified as a
contributor to delayed diagnosis. Aim To understand people’s help-seeking decision making for …

Earlier diagnosis: the importance of cancer symptoms

K Whitaker - The Lancet Oncology, 2020 - thelancet.com
People diagnosed earlier with cancer are not only more likely to survive, but importantly also
to have better experiences of care, lower treatment morbidity, and improved quality of life …