Cathy Charles

13.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
81 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Cathy Charles is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Cathy Charles has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in General Health Professions, 28 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 16 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Cathy Charles's work include Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (48 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (20 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (14 papers). Cathy Charles is often cited by papers focused on Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (48 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (20 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (14 papers). Cathy Charles collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Cathy Charles's co-authors include Amiram Gafni, Timothy J. Whelan, Víctor M. Montori, K. Ann McKibbon, Jenny Ploeg, Stephen J. Gentles, Mary Ann O’Brien, Phyllis Butow, Rebekah Laidsaar‐Powell and Ilona Juraskova and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Cathy Charles

79 papers receiving 8.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Shared decision-making in the medical encounter: What does it mean? (or it takes at least two to tango)

1997 3.0k citations Cathy Charles, Amiram Gafni et al. Social Science & Medicine profile →
Decision-making in the physician–patient encounter: revisiting the shared treatment decision-making model

1999 1.7k citations Cathy Charles, Amiram Gafni et al. Social Science & Medicine profile →
Sampling in Qualitative Research: Insights from an Overview of the Methods Literature

2015 406 citations Stephen J. Gentles, Cathy Charles et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cathy Charles

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Uptake of a 21-Gene Expression Assay in Breast Cancer Practice: Views of Academic and Community-Based Oncologists 2017 ·Current Oncology ·Mary Ann O’Brien, Sukhbinder Dhesy‐Thind, Cathy Charles, (unknown), Natasha B. Leighl, Eva Grunfeld	1
2	Reviewing the research methods literature: principles and strategies illustrated by a systematic overview of sampling in qualitative research 2016 ·Systematic Reviews ·Stephen J. Gentles, Cathy Charles, David Nicholas, Jenny Ploeg, K. Ann McKibbon	78
3	A review of health literacy: Definitions, interpretations, and implications for policy initiatives 2016 ·Journal of Public Health Policy ·Leslie J. Malloy-Weir, Cathy Charles, Amiram Gafni, Vikki Entwistle	61
4	Study of 3MeV DC Electron Beam Accelerator to implement Distributed Control System 2014 ·Cathy Charles, (unknown), Vijay K. Sharma, (unknown)	1
5	Physician–patient–companion communication and decision-making: A systematic review of triadic medical consultations 2013 ·Patient Education and Counseling ·Rebekah Laidsaar‐Powell, Phyllis Butow, Stella Bu, Cathy Charles, Amiram Gafni, Wwt Lam, Jesse Jansen, Kirsten McCaffery, Heather L. Shepherd, Martin H.N. Tattersall, Ilona Juraskova	301
6	How oncologists communicate information to women with recurrent ovarian cancer in the context of treatment decision making in the medical encounter 2013 ·Health Expectations ·L. Elit, Cathy Charles, Amiram Gafni, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	10
7	Assessing the conceptual clarity and evidence base of quality criteria/standards developed for evaluating decision aids 2011 ·Health Expectations ·Heather McDonald, Cathy Charles, Amiram Gafni	11
8	What we know about treatment decision making in ovarian cancer 2010 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Cathy Charles, Amiram Gafni, Laurie Elit	2
9	Lo que sabemos acerca de la toma de decisiones en cáncer ovárico 2010 ·Complutensian Scientific Journals (Complutense University of Madrid) ·Laurie Elit, Cathy Charles, Amiram Gafni	2
10	Phase 1 development of an index to measure the quality of neuraxial labour analgesia: exploring the perspectives of childbearing women 2010 ·Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie ·Pamela Angle, Christine Kurtz Landy, Cathy Charles, (unknown), Jo Watson, Rose Kung, (unknown), Stephen H. Halpern, (unknown), (unknown), David L. Streiner	27
11	Implementing shared treatment decision making and treatment decision aids: a cautionary tale 2010 ·Complutensian Scientific Journals (Complutense University of Madrid) ·Cathy Charles, Amiram Gafni, Emily Freeman	16
12	The evidence‐based medicine model of clinical practice: scientific teaching or belief‐based preaching? 2010 ·Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice ·Cathy Charles, Amiram Gafni, Emily Freeman	60
13	It's a choice to move forward: women's perceptions about treatment decision making in recurrent ovarian cancer 2009 ·Psycho-Oncology ·L. Elit, Cathy Charles, S. Dimitry, (unknown), Amiram Gafni, (unknown), Timothy J. Whelan	31
14	Values and preferences in oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation, physicians' and patients' perspectives: protocol for a two-phase study 2008 ·BMC Health Services Research ·Pablo Alonso‐Coello, Víctor M. Montori, Iván Solà, Holger J. Schünemann, P.J. Devereaux, Cathy Charles, (unknown), (unknown), Juan Carlos Souto, (unknown), (unknown), Rafael Azuar Ruíz, Blanca Coll‐Vinent, (unknown), Ignasi Gich, Gordon Guyatt	30
15	Shared decision-making in primary care: Tailoring the Charles et al. model to fit the context of general practice 2005 ·Patient Education and Counseling ·Elizabeth Murray, Cathy Charles, Amiram Gafni	130
16	Self‐reported use of shared decision‐making among breast cancer specialists and perceived barriers and facilitators to implementing this approach 2004 ·Health Expectations ·Cathy Charles, Amiram Gafni, Timothy J. Whelan	128
17	Lessons learned from the Decision Board: a unique and evolving decision aid 2000 ·Health Expectations ·Timothy J. Whelan, Amiram Gafni, Cathy Charles, Mark N. Levine	30
18	Decision-making in the physician–patient encounter: revisiting the shared treatment decision-making model breakdown → 1999 ·Social Science & Medicine ·Cathy Charles, Amiram Gafni, Timothy J. Whelan	1730
19	Medical Necessity in Canadian Health Policy: Four Meanings and . . . a Funeral? 1997 ·Milbank Quarterly ·Cathy Charles, Jonathan Lomas, (unknown), (unknown)	25
20	Evaluating Physician Impact Analysis 1994 ·Evaluation & the Health Professions ·Cathy Charles, Jacqueline Roberts	2

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