Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals
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Tigdi, J., Gholiof, M., Bontempo, A. C., Chawla, A., Freger, S., Alsalem, H., Leonardi, M. (forthcoming). Evaluating the patient experience with ultrasound diagnosis of endometriosis: A prospective cross-sectional survey study. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada.
Bontempo, A. C. (forthcoming). Conceptualizing symptom invalidation as experienced by patients with endometriosis. Qualitative Health Research. Published online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323241253418
Venetis, M. K., Bontempo, A. C., Catona, D., Buckley de Meritens, A., Devine, K., & Greene, K. (2024). Dilemmas and strategy when companion participation during appointments differ from patients and companion expectations. Published online ahead of print. Health Communication, 39, 876-887. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2023.2190244
Bontempo, A. C. (2023). Favorable patient attitudes toward clinicians’ transparent communication of diagnostic uncertainty and its role in patient trust. Social Science & Medicine - Qualitative Research in Health, 3, 100214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100214
Mikesell, L., & Bontempo, A. C. (2022). Healthcare providers’ impact on the care experiences of patients with endometriosis: The value of trust. Health Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2022.2048468
Catona, D., Greene, K., Venetis, M. K., Bontempo, A. C., Buckley de Meritens, A., & Devine, K. A. (2022). Conflicting views during gynecologic cancer care: A comparison of patients' and caregivers' perceptions of burden. Supportive Care in Cancer, 30, 7755-7762. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07185-1
Lee, L. E., Greene, K., Venetis, M. K., Bontempo, A. C., Catona, D., Buckley de Meritens, A., & Devine, K. A. (2022). Aligned and divergent perceptions of support persons’ role in triadic gynecologic cancer communication. Qualitative Health Research, 32, 710-724. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323211066868
Bontempo, A. C. (2022). The effect of personalized invalidation of symptoms by healthcare providers on patient depression: The mediating role of self-esteem. Patient Education & Counseling, 105, 1598-1603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2021.09.034
See also: The Effect of Invalidation
Bontempo, A. C. (2022). The need for a standardized conceptual term to describe invalidation of patient symptoms. Journal of Health Psychology, 27, 47-57. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053211024718
See also: A Standardized Term is Needed to Describe and Advance Work on Invalidation of Patient Symptoms, A New Study Finds
Bontempo, A. C., Greene, K., Venetis, M. K., Catona, D., Checton, M. G., Buckley de Meritens, A., & Devine, K. A. (2020). "We cannot have any negativity": A secondary analysis of expectancies for the experience of emotion among women with gynecologic cancer. Journal of Health Psychology, 27, 47-57. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105320942863
See also: Expressing Negative Emotions May Benefit Gynecological Cancer Patients, According to New SC&I Research
Bontempo, A. C. & Mikesell, L. (2020). Patient perceptions of misdiagnosis of endometriosis: Results from an online national survey. Diagnosis, 7, 97-106. https://doi.org/10.1515/dx-2019-0020
Checton, M. G., Venetis, M. K., Catona, D., Bontempo, A. C., Greene, K., Buckley de Meritens, A., & Devine, K. A. (2019). Reports of sharing and withholding cancer-related information by patients with gynecologic cancer and their supporters. Oncology Nursing Forum, 46, 676-685. https://doi.org/10.1188/19.ONF.676-685
Adelman, C. B., Panza, K. E., Bontempo, A., & Bloch, M. H. (2014). A meta-analysis of computerized cognitive-behavioral therapy for the treatment of DSM-5 anxiety disorders. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 75, 695-704. https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.13r08894
Raines, A. M., Capron, D. W., Bontempo, A. C., Dane, B. F., & Schmidt, N. B. (2014). Obsessive compulsive symptom dimensions and suicide: The moderating role of anxiety sensitivity cognitive concerns. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 38, 660-669. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-014-9622-z
Bontempo, A., Panza, K. E., & Bloch, M. H. (2012). D-Cycloserine augmentation of behavioral therapy for the treatment of anxiety disorders: A meta-analysis. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 73, 533-537. https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.11r07356
Bontempo, A. C. (forthcoming). Conceptualizing symptom invalidation as experienced by patients with endometriosis. Qualitative Health Research. Published online ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323241253418
Venetis, M. K., Bontempo, A. C., Catona, D., Buckley de Meritens, A., Devine, K., & Greene, K. (2024). Dilemmas and strategy when companion participation during appointments differ from patients and companion expectations. Published online ahead of print. Health Communication, 39, 876-887. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2023.2190244
Bontempo, A. C. (2023). Favorable patient attitudes toward clinicians’ transparent communication of diagnostic uncertainty and its role in patient trust. Social Science & Medicine - Qualitative Research in Health, 3, 100214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmqr.2022.100214
Mikesell, L., & Bontempo, A. C. (2022). Healthcare providers’ impact on the care experiences of patients with endometriosis: The value of trust. Health Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2022.2048468
Catona, D., Greene, K., Venetis, M. K., Bontempo, A. C., Buckley de Meritens, A., & Devine, K. A. (2022). Conflicting views during gynecologic cancer care: A comparison of patients' and caregivers' perceptions of burden. Supportive Care in Cancer, 30, 7755-7762. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07185-1
Lee, L. E., Greene, K., Venetis, M. K., Bontempo, A. C., Catona, D., Buckley de Meritens, A., & Devine, K. A. (2022). Aligned and divergent perceptions of support persons’ role in triadic gynecologic cancer communication. Qualitative Health Research, 32, 710-724. https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323211066868
Bontempo, A. C. (2022). The effect of personalized invalidation of symptoms by healthcare providers on patient depression: The mediating role of self-esteem. Patient Education & Counseling, 105, 1598-1603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2021.09.034
See also: The Effect of Invalidation
Bontempo, A. C. (2022). The need for a standardized conceptual term to describe invalidation of patient symptoms. Journal of Health Psychology, 27, 47-57. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053211024718
See also: A Standardized Term is Needed to Describe and Advance Work on Invalidation of Patient Symptoms, A New Study Finds
Bontempo, A. C., Greene, K., Venetis, M. K., Catona, D., Checton, M. G., Buckley de Meritens, A., & Devine, K. A. (2020). "We cannot have any negativity": A secondary analysis of expectancies for the experience of emotion among women with gynecologic cancer. Journal of Health Psychology, 27, 47-57. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105320942863
See also: Expressing Negative Emotions May Benefit Gynecological Cancer Patients, According to New SC&I Research
Bontempo, A. C. & Mikesell, L. (2020). Patient perceptions of misdiagnosis of endometriosis: Results from an online national survey. Diagnosis, 7, 97-106. https://doi.org/10.1515/dx-2019-0020
Checton, M. G., Venetis, M. K., Catona, D., Bontempo, A. C., Greene, K., Buckley de Meritens, A., & Devine, K. A. (2019). Reports of sharing and withholding cancer-related information by patients with gynecologic cancer and their supporters. Oncology Nursing Forum, 46, 676-685. https://doi.org/10.1188/19.ONF.676-685
Adelman, C. B., Panza, K. E., Bontempo, A., & Bloch, M. H. (2014). A meta-analysis of computerized cognitive-behavioral therapy for the treatment of DSM-5 anxiety disorders. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 75, 695-704. https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.13r08894
Raines, A. M., Capron, D. W., Bontempo, A. C., Dane, B. F., & Schmidt, N. B. (2014). Obsessive compulsive symptom dimensions and suicide: The moderating role of anxiety sensitivity cognitive concerns. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 38, 660-669. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-014-9622-z
Bontempo, A., Panza, K. E., & Bloch, M. H. (2012). D-Cycloserine augmentation of behavioral therapy for the treatment of anxiety disorders: A meta-analysis. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 73, 533-537. https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.11r07356
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Manuscripts under Peer Review
Bontempo, A. C., & Duberstein, P. R. Elucidating negative sequelae of invalidation of symptoms by clinicians: A systematic review of qualitative research and a proposed conceptual model. Psychological Bulletin.
Bontempo, A. C., & Schiff, G. D. Diagnosing diagnostic error of endometriosis: A qualitative analysis of patient experiences from a mixed methods survey. BMJ Open Quality.
Bontempo, A. C. How clinicians can best support patients presenting with pelvic pain: An interview study. Journal of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Disorders.
Bontempo, A. C., & Schiff, G. D. Diagnosing diagnostic error of endometriosis: A qualitative analysis of patient experiences from a mixed methods survey. BMJ Open Quality.
Bontempo, A. C. How clinicians can best support patients presenting with pelvic pain: An interview study. Journal of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Disorders.