Janet S. Carpenter, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor, Sally Reahard Chair, and Director, Center for Enhancing Quality of Life, School of Nursing, Indiana University.
Debra S. Burns, PhD, MT-BC, is Associate Professor, School of Engineering and Technology, Department of Music and Arts Technology, Purdue University.
Jingwei Wu, MS, is Statistical Consultant, School of Medicine, Division of Biostatistics, Indiana University.
Menggang Yu, PhD, is Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin.
Kristin Ryker, MPH, is Research Associate; Eileen Tallman, BS, is Research Assistant; and Diane Von Ah, PhD, RN, is Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Indiana University.
Accepted for publication: September 11, 2012
This paper was accepted under the editorship of Dr. Molly C. Dougherty.
The project described was supported by Award Number 1 R01 CA132927 from the National Cancer Institute.
The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Cancer Institute or the National Institutes of Health. Carpenter, Burns, Wu, Yu, Ryker, and Tallman received salary support under this award number. For the remaining authors, none were declared.
Corresponding author: Janet S. Carpenter, PhD, RN, FAAN, School of Nursing, Indiana University, 1111 Middle Drive NU345, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5107 (e-mail: [email protected]).