2023


  1. Lohmann B, Kuba K, Götze H, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A, Heyne S, Esser P (2023). Partnership, sexuality, and fertility-related communication: findings from a register-based study among long-term hematological cancer survivors. Supportive Care in Cancer, 31(1), 26.
     
  2. Springer F, Sautier L, Schilling G, Koch-Gromus U, Bokemeyer C, Friedrich M, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A, Esser P (2023). Effect of depression, anxiety, and distress screeners on the need, intention, and utilization of psychosocial support services among cancer patients. Supportive Care in Cancer, 31(2), 117.
     
  3. Mehnert-Theuerkauf A, Hufeld JM, Esser P, Goerling U, Hermann M, Zimmermann T, Reuter H, Ernst J (2023). Prevalence of mental disorders, psychosocial distress, and perceived need for psychosocial support in cancer patients and their relatives stratified by biopsychosocial factors: rationale, study design, and methods of a prospective multi-center observational cohort study (LUPE study). Front. Psychol., 14, 1125545.
     
  4. Goerling U, Hinz A, Koch-Gromus U, Hufeld JM, Esser P, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A (2023). Prevalence and severity of anxiety in cancer patients: results from a multi-center cohort study in Germany. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol, 149(9), 6371-6379.
     
  5. Göbel P, Kuba K, Götze H, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A, Spitzer C, Hartung T, Esser P (2023). Interconnectivity of fear of progression and generalized anxiety - Network analysis among a sample of hematological cancer survivors. Support Care Cancer, 31(4), 238.
     
  6. Hornemann B, Haering C, Hentschel L, Rentsch A, Taubenheim S, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A, Esser P, Ernst J (2023). Der Zusammenhang zwischen onkologischen Therapien und wahrgenommener Stigmatisierung bei Krebspatienten mit Brust-, Darm-, Lungen-und Prostatakrebs ? Ergebnisse einer registerbasierten Studie Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol, 73(8), 328-336.
     
  7. Springer F, Friedrich M, Kuba K, Ernst J, Glaesmer H, Platzbecker U, Vucinic V, Heyne S, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A, Esser P (2023). New progress in an old debate? Applying the DSM-5 criteria to assess traumatic events and stressor-related disorders in cancer survivors. Psychooncology, 32(10), 1616-1624.
     
  8. Springer F, Kuba K, Ernst J, Friedrich M, Glaesmer H, Platzbecker U, Vucinic V, Heyne S, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A, Esser P (2023). Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and adjustment disorder in hematological cancer patients with different treatment regimes. Acta Oncol, 62(9), 1110-1117.
     
  9. Springer F, Esser P, Friedrich M, Ernst J, Platzbecker U, Vucinic V, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A (2023). Compliance with medical regimen among hematological cancer patients and its association with symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and adjustment disorder. Front. Psychol., 14, 1278485.
     
  10. Hinz A, Esser P, Friedrich M, Glaesmer H, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A, Schroeter ML, Petrowski K, Toussaint A (2023). Changes in anxiety in the general population over a six-year period. PLoS One, 18(9), e0291206.
     
  11. Esser P, Müller H, Borchmann P, Kreissl S, Knoop H, Platzbecker U, Vucinic V, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A (2023). Web-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to Reduce Severe Cancer-Related Fatigue Among Survivors of Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Feasibility Study. J Clin Psychol Med Settings, 30(4), 856-865.
     
  12. Hartung TJ, Friedrich M, Esser P, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A, Lehmann-Laue A, Letsch A, Rose M, Fendel U (2023). The German version of the body image scale: Validation and item response analysis in cancer patients. J Psychosom Res, 165, 111129.
     


    13. 2022


  13. Mehnert-Theuerkauf A, Esser P (2022). Survivorship-Care-Programme für Krebspatienten: die Bedeutung von Risikostratifizierung, Selbstmanagement- und Gesundheitskompetenzen im Zeitalter digitaler Versorgung. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz, 65(4), 412-419.
     
  14. Heyne S, Esser P, Werner A, Lehmann-Laue A, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A (2022). Attitudes toward a COVID-19 vaccine and vaccination status in cancer patients: a cross-sectional survey. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol, 148(6), 1363-1374.
     
  15. Esser P, Sautier L, Sarkar S, Schilling G, Bokemeyer C, Koch U, Rose M, Friedrich M, Nolte S, Walter O, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A (2022). Evaluation of an electronic psycho-oncological adaptive screening program (EPAS) with immediate patient feedback: findings from a German cluster intervention study. J Cancer Surviv, 16(6), 1401-1413.
     
  16. Hofmeister D, Schulte T, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A, Geue K, Zenger M, Esser P, Götze H, Hinz A (2022). The association between sleep problems and general quality of life in cancer patients and in the general population. Front Psychol, 13, 960029.
     
  17. Hornemann B, Müller T, Hentschel L, Esser P, Jentschke E, Wiltink J, Gärtner J (2022). SOP - Angst Die Onkologie, 28, 1015-1021.
     


    18. 2021


  18. Youssef Y, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A, Götze H, Friedrich M, Esser P (2021). Rapid screener for the assessment of fear of progression in cancer survivors: The Fear of progression-Questionnaire Rapid Screener. Eur J Cancer Care, 30(3), e13400.
     
  19. Heyne S, Esser P, Geue K, Friedrich M, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A (2021). Frequency of Sexual Problems and Related Psychosocial Characteristics in Cancer Patients - Findings From an Epidemiological Multicenter Study in Germany. Front Psychol, 12, 679870.
     
  20. Esser P, Sautier L, Sarkar S, Schilling G, Bokemeyer C, Koch U, Friedrich M, Defossez G, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A (2021). Development and preliminary psychometric investigation of the German Satisfaction with Comprehensive Cancer Care (SCCC) Questionnaire. Health Qual Life Outcomes, 19(1), 147.
     
  21. Esser P, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A (2021). Cancer-Survivorship-Care-Programme und Selbstmanagement. Onkologe, 27, 766-770.
     
  22. Koranyi S, Hinz A, Hufeld JM, Hartung TJ, Quintero Garzón L, Fendel U, Letsch A, Rose M, Esser P, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A (2021). Psychometric Evaluation of the Germany Version of the Demoralization Scale-II and the Association Between Demoralization, Sociodemographic, Disease- and Treatment-Related Factors in Patients with Cancer. Front. Psychol., 12, 789793.
     


    23. 2020


  23. Roick J, Esser P, Hornemann B, Mehnert A, Ernst J (2020). Warum gerade ich? ? Subjektive Krankheitsursachen und Zusammenhänge zu sozialen Faktoren und wahrgenommener Stigmatisierung bei Brust-, Prostata-, Darm- und Lungenkrebspatienten Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol, 70(1), 22-31.
     
  24. Ernst J, Esser P, Goerling U, Zimmermann T, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A (2020). LUPE - Längsschnittanalyse des psychoonkologischen Unterstützungsbedarfs bei Patienten und deren Angehörigen, stratifiziert nach biopsychosozialen Einflussfaktoren. FORUM, 35(2), 148-149.
     
  25. Baumann E, Kuba K, Götze H, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A, Esser P (2020). Initial validation of the German version of the Attentional Function Index in a sample of haematological cancer survivors. Eur J Cancer Care, 29(4), e13226.
     
  26. Esser P, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A, Friedrich M, Johansen C, Brähler E, Faller H, Härter M, Koch U, Schulz H, Wegscheider K, Weis J, Kuba K, Hinz A, Hartung T (2020). Risk and associated factors of depression and anxiety in men with prostate cancer: Results from a German multicenter study. Psychooncology, 29, 1604-1612.
     


    27. 2019


  27. Kuba K, Esser P, Mehnert A, Hinz A, Johansen C, Lordick F, Götze H (2019). Risk for depression and anxiety in long-term survivors of hematologic cancer. Health Psychol, 38, 187-195.
     
  28. Broemer L, Esser P, Koranyi S, Friedrich M, Leuteritz K, Wiegand S, Dietz A, Boehm A, Pabst F, Strauss BM, Guntinas-Lichius O, Mehnert A (2019). Eine Gruppenintervention zur Förderung der Arbeitsfähigkeit für Patienten mit Kopf-Hals-Tumoren. Laryngorhinootologie, 98, 175-182.
     
  29. Esser P, Glaesmer H, Faller H, Koch U, Härter M, Schulz H, Wegscheider K, Weis J, Mehnert A (2019). Posttraumatic stress disorder among cancer patients - Findings from a large and representative interview-based study in Germany. Psychooncology, 28, 1278-1285.
     
  30. Kuba K, Weißflog G, Götze H, Garcia-Torres F, Mehnert A, Esser P (2019). The relationship between acceptance, fatigue, and subjective cognitive impairment in hematologic cancer survivors. Int J Clin Health Psychol, 19, 97-106.
     
  31. Esser P, Kuba K, Ernst J, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A (2019). Trauma- and stressor-related disorders among hematological cancer patients with and without stem cell transplantation: protocol of an interview-based study according to updated diagnostic criteria. BMC Cancer, 19(1), 870.
     
  32. Esser P, Metelmann M, Hartung T, Claßen J, Mehnert A, Koranyi S (2019). Psychosoziale Versorgung bei Patienten mit Amyotropher Lateralsklerose: Ein narrativer Review. Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol, 69, 372-381.
     
  33. Esser P, Kuba K (2019). Zentrale psychosoziale Herausforderungen bei Krebsüberlebenden. FORUM, 34, 181-184.
     
  34. Kuhnt S, Friedrich M, Schulte T, Esser P, Hinz A (2019). Predictors of fatigue in cancer patients: a longitudinal study. Support Care Cancer, 27, 3463-3471.
     
  35. Esser P, Götze H, Mehnert-Theuerkauf A, Knoop H, Kuba K (2019). Fear of progression and its role in the relationship of cancer-related fatigue with physical functioning and global quality of life - A register-based study among hematological cancer survivors. J Psychosom Res, 127, 109844.
     


    36. 2018


  36. Oberstadt MCF, Esser P, Classen J, Mehnert A (2018). Alleviation of Psychological Distress and the Improvement of Quality of Life in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Adaptation of a Short-Term Psychotherapeutic Intervention. Front Neurol, 9, 231.
     
  37. Esser P, Kuba K, Mehnert A, Johansen C, Hinz A, Lordick F, Götze H (2018). Quality of life in survivors of hematological malignancies stratified by cancer type, time since diagnosis and stem cell transplantation. Eur J Haematol, 101, 340-348.
     
  38. Esser P, Hartung TJ, Friedrich M, Johansen C, Wittchen HU, Faller H, Koch U, Härter M, Keller M, Schulz H, Wegscheider K, Weis J, Mehnert A (2018). The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener (GAD-7) and the anxiety module of the Hospital and Depression Scale (HADS-A) as screening tools for generalized anxiety disorder among cancer patients. Psycho-Oncology, 27(6), 1509-1516.
     
  39. Esser P, Mehnert A, Johansen C, Hornemann B, Dietz A, Ernst J (2018). Body image mediates the effect of cancer-related stigmatization on depression: A new target for intervention. Psycho-Oncology, 27(1), 193-198.
     


    40. 2017


  40. Kuba K, Esser P, Mehnert A, Johansen C, Schwinn A, Schirmer L, Schulz-Kindermann F, Kruse M, Koch U, Zander A, Kröger N, Götze H, Scherwath A (2017). Depression and anxiety following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a prospective population-based study in Germany. Bone Marrow Transplant, 52(12), 1651-1657.
     
  41. Esser P, Mehnert A, Glaesmer H (2017). Traumatische Erfahrungen und Posttraumatische Belastungsstörungen im Rahmen von Krebserkrankungen. Eine kritische Übersicht. Trauma & Gewalt, 11(4), 294-306.
     
  42. Ernst J, Mehnert A, Dietz A, Hornemann B, Esser P (2017). Perceived stigmatization and its impact on quality of life - results from a large register-based study including breast, colon, prostate and lung cancer patients. BMC Cancer, 17, 741.
     
  43. Esser P, Kuba K, Götze H, Mehnert A (2017). Long-term effects and psychological adjustment: study protocol of a large register-based study on quality of life among survivors of hematological malignancies. BMC Cancer, 17, 482.
     
  44. Esser P, Kuba K, Scherwath A, Johansen C, Schwinn A, Schirmer L, Schulz-Kindermann F, Kruse M, Koch U, Zander AR, Kröger N, Götze H, Mehnert A (2017). Stability and Priority of Symptoms and Symptom Clusters Among Allogeneic HSCT Patients Within a 5-Year Longitudinal Study. J Pain Symptom Manage, 54(4), 493-500.
     
  45. Kuba K, Esser P, Scherwath A, Schirmer L, Schulz-Kindermann F, Dinkel A, Balck F, Koch U, Kröger N, Götze H, Mehnert A (2017). Cancer-and-treatment-specific distress and its impact on posttraumatic stress in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Psycho-Oncology, 26(8), 1164-1171.
     
  46. Ernst J, Mehnert A, Taubenheim S, Rentsch A, Hornemann B, Esser P (2017). Stigmatisierung von erwerbstätigen Patienten mit Brust-, Darm-, Prostata- und Lungenkrebs. Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol, 67(7), 304-311.
     
  47. Esser P, Kuba K, Mehnert A, Schwinn A, Schirmer L, Schulz-Kindermann F, Kruse M, Koch U, Zander AR, Kröger N, Schilling G, Götze H, Scherwath A (2017). Investigating the temporal course, relevance and risk factors of fatigue over 5 years: a prospective study among patients receiving allogeneic HSCT. Bone Marrow Transplant, 52(5), 753-758.
     
  48. Esser P, Kuba K, Scherwath A, Schirmer L, Schulz-Kindermann F, Dinkel A, Balck F, Koch U, Kröger N, Götze H, Mehnert A (2017). Posttraumatic stress disorder symptomatology in the course of allogeneic HSCT: a prospective study. J Cancer Surviv, 11(2), 203-210.
     


    49. 2015


  49. Götze H, Kuba K, Esser P, Richter D, Geue K, Brähler E, Köhler N (2015). Psychische und soziale Probleme im Verlauf einer hämatologischen Krebserkrankung. Journal Onkologie, 7, 465-470.