Megan C Best (M Best, Megan Best)

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Publication Activity (10 Years)

Years Active: 2014-2024
Publications (10 Years): 56

Top Venues

Journal of religion and health

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer

Palliative & supportive care

European journal of human genetics : EJHG

University of Sydney Medical School

University of Sydney (PHD)

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Affiliation History

University of Sydney Medical School

Australia

Clinical Senior Lecturer :: Medical School

University of Notre Dame Australia - Broadway Campus Jan 01 2017

Australia

Senior Lecturer (Research) :: Institute of Ethics and Society

University of Sydney

Australia

Post-doctoral Researcher :: Psychology

Education History

University of Sydney

Australia

PHD :: Medicine

Publications

Megan C Best, Grahame Kenneth Simpson, Kate Fiona Jones, Frankie Merritt, Michael Casey, Sandra Lynch, John A Eisman, Jeffrey Cohen, Darryl Mackie, Kirsty Beilharz, Matthew Kearney
Measurement of Spiritual Wellbeing in an Australian Hospital Population Using the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy: Spiritual Wellbeing Scale (FACIT-Sp-12). Journal of religion and health (2024)
Daniela Völz, Reinhard Grabenweger, Megan C Best, Peter Hau, Kate F Jones, Ralf Linker, Piret Paal, Elisabeth Bumes
"Not me!" a qualitative, vignette-based study of nurses' and physicians' reactions to spiritual distress on neuro-oncological units. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 32 (8) (2024)
Daniela Völz, Reinhard Grabenweger, Megan C Best, Peter Hau, Kate F Jones, Ralf Linker, Piret Paal, Elisabeth Bumes
"Not me!" a qualitative, vignette-based study of nurses' and physicians' reactions to spiritual distress on neuro-oncological units. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 32 (8) (2024)
Megan C Best, Katie Tunks Leach, Mark D Layson, Lindsay Brian Carey
Military Perspectives on the Provision of Spiritual Care in the Australian Defence Force: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of religion and health 63 (1) (2024)
Daniela Völz, Reinhard Grabenweger, Megan C Best, Peter Hau, Kate F Jones, Ralf Linker, Piret Paal, Elisabeth Bumes
"Not me!" a qualitative, vignette-based study of nurses' and physicians' reactions to spiritual distress on neuro-oncological units. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 32 (8) (2024)
Kate Fiona Jones, Matthew Kearney, Megan C Best
Effect of a Spiritual Care Training Program to Build Knowledge, Competence, Confidence and Self-awareness Among Australian Health and Aged Care Staff: An Exploratory Study. Journal of religion and health 63 (1) (2024)
Megan C Best, Katie Tunks Leach, Mark D Layson, Lindsay Brian Carey
Military Perspectives on the Provision of Spiritual Care in the Australian Defence Force: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of religion and health (2024)
Daniela Völz, Reinhard Grabenweger, Megan C Best, Peter Hau, Kate F Jones, Ralf Linker, Piret Paal, Elisabeth Bumes
"Not me!" a qualitative, vignette-based study of nurses' and physicians' reactions to spiritual distress on neuro-oncological units. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 32 (8) (2024)
Megan C Best, Phyllis N Butow, Jacqueline Savard, Ainsley Janelle Newson, Rachel Campbell, Sabina Vatter, Christine E Napier, Nicole Bartley, Katherine Tucker, Mandy L Ballinger, David M Thomas, null null
From ownership to custodianship of tumor biopsy tissue in genomic testing: a mixed methods study of patient views. The oncologist (2024)
Daniela Völz, Reinhard Grabenweger, Megan C Best, Peter Hau, Kate F Jones, Ralf Linker, Piret Paal, Elisabeth Bumes
"Not me!" a qualitative, vignette-based study of nurses' and physicians' reactions to spiritual distress on neuro-oncological units. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 32 (8) (2024)
Kate Fiona Jones, Matthew Kearney, Megan C Best
Effect of a Spiritual Care Training Program to Build Knowledge, Competence, Confidence and Self-awareness Among Australian Health and Aged Care Staff: An Exploratory Study. Journal of religion and health 63 (1) (2024)
Kate Fiona Jones, Matthew Kearney, Megan C Best
Effect of a Spiritual Care Training Program to Build Knowledge, Competence, Confidence and Self-awareness Among Australian Health and Aged Care Staff: An Exploratory Study. Journal of religion and health 63 (1) (2024)
Daniela Völz, Reinhard Grabenweger, Megan C Best, Peter Hau, Kate F Jones, Ralf Linker, Piret Paal, Elisabeth Bumes
"Not me!" a qualitative, vignette-based study of nurses' and physicians' reactions to spiritual distress on neuro-oncological units. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 32 (8) (2024)
Megan C Best, Katie Tunks Leach, Mark D Layson, Lindsay Brian Carey
Military Perspectives on the Provision of Spiritual Care in the Australian Defence Force: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of religion and health 63 (1) (2024)
Kate Fiona Jones, Matthew Kearney, Megan C Best
Effect of a Spiritual Care Training Program to Build Knowledge, Competence, Confidence and Self-awareness Among Australian Health and Aged Care Staff: An Exploratory Study. Journal of religion and health (2024)
Daniela Völz, Reinhard Grabenweger, Megan C Best, Peter Hau, Kate F Jones, Ralf Linker, Piret Paal, Elisabeth Bumes
"Not me!" a qualitative, vignette-based study of nurses' and physicians' reactions to spiritual distress on neuro-oncological units. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 32 (8) (2024)
Megan C Best, Katie Tunks Leach, Mark D Layson, Lindsay Brian Carey
Military Perspectives on the Provision of Spiritual Care in the Australian Defence Force: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of religion and health 63 (1) (2024)
Megan C Best, Katie Tunks Leach, Mark D Layson, Lindsay Brian Carey
Military Perspectives on the Provision of Spiritual Care in the Australian Defence Force: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of religion and health 63 (1) (2024)
Kate Fiona Jones, Matthew Kearney, Megan C Best
Effect of a Spiritual Care Training Program to Build Knowledge, Competence, Confidence and Self-awareness Among Australian Health and Aged Care Staff: An Exploratory Study. Journal of religion and health 63 (1) (2024)
Rita Mascio, Sandra Lynch, Jane L Phillips, Annmarie Hosie, Megan C Best
Nurses' models of spiritual care: A cross-sectional survey of American nurses. Palliative & supportive care (2023)
Stephanie White, Erin Turbitt, Kris Rogers, Katherine M Tucker, Alison McEwen, Megan C Best, Jane L Phillips, Chris Jacobs
A survey of genetic and palliative care health professionals' views of integrating genetics into palliative care. European journal of human genetics : EJHG (2023)
Piret Paal, Cornelia Brandstötter, Reinhard Grabenweger, Kate Fiona Jones, Megan C Best
Spirituality is "sometimes just a hug": A conceptual analysis from the perspective of nursing students. Palliative & supportive care (2023)
Megan C Best, Kate Fiona Jones, Kate Bradford, Matthew Kearney
Chaplaincy Perspectives on the Role of Spirituality in Australian Health and Aged Care. Journal of religion and health (2023)
Megan C Best, Kate Fiona Jones, Frankie Merritt, Michael Casey, Sandra Lynch, John A Eisman, Jeffrey Cohen, Darryl Mackie, Kirsty Beilharz, Matthew Kearney
Australian Patient Preferences for Discussing Spiritual Issues in the Hospital Setting: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study. Journal of religion and health (2023)
Megan C Best, Kate Fiona Jones, Kate Bradford, Matthew Kearney
Chaplaincy Perspectives on the Role of Spirituality in Australian Health and Aged Care. Journal of religion and health (2023)
Mark D Layson, Lindsay Brian Carey, Megan C Best
The Impact of Faith-Based Pastoral Care in Decreasingly Religious Contexts: The Australian Chaplaincy Advantage in Critical Environments. Journal of religion and health (2023)
Mark D Layson, Lindsay Brian Carey, Megan C Best
The Impact of Faith-Based Pastoral Care in Decreasingly Religious Contexts: The Australian Chaplaincy Advantage in Critical Environments. Journal of religion and health (2023)
Mark D Layson, Lindsay Brian Carey, Megan C Best
Correction: The Impact of Faith‑Based Pastoral Care in Decreasingly Religious Contexts: The Australian Chaplaincy Advantage in Critical Environments. Journal of religion and health (2023)
Megan C Best, Kate Fiona Jones, Kate Bradford, Matthew Kearney
Chaplaincy Perspectives on the Role of Spirituality in Australian Health and Aged Care. Journal of religion and health (2023)
Mark D Layson, Lindsay Brian Carey, Megan C Best
The Impact of Faith-Based Pastoral Care in Decreasingly Religious Contexts: The Australian Chaplaincy Advantage in Critical Environments. Journal of religion and health (2023)
Megan C Best, Kate Fiona Jones, Kate Bradford, Matthew Kearney
Chaplaincy Perspectives on the Role of Spirituality in Australian Health and Aged Care. Journal of religion and health (2023)
Reinhard Grabenweger, Daniela Völz, Elisabeth Bumes, Christiane Weck, Megan C Best, Piret Paal
Vignettes as a novel research tool in spiritual care: A methods paper. Journal of advanced nursing (2023)
Małgorzata Fopka-Kowalczyk, Megan C Best, Małgorzata Krajnik
The Spiritual Supporter Scale as a New Tool for Assessing Spiritual Care Competencies in Professionals: Design, Validation, and Psychometric Evaluation. Journal of religion and health (2022)
Sheree A McCormick, Timothy E Schlub, Christine E Napier, Megan C Best, Nicole Bartley, Ilona Juraskova, Bettina Meiser, Mandy L Ballinger, Barbara B Biesecker, David Goldstein, David M Thomas, Phyllis N Butow, null null
Psychological outcomes in advanced cancer patients after receiving genomic tumor profiling results. Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association 41 (6) (2022)
Mark D Layson, Katie Tunks Leach, Lindsay Brian Carey, Megan C Best
Factors Influencing Military Personnel Utilizing Chaplains: A Literature Scoping Review. Journal of religion and health 61 (2) (2022)
Megan C Best, Christine E Napier, Timothy E Schlub, Nicole Bartley, Barbara B Biesecker, Mandy L Ballinger, Phyllis N Butow
Validation of the multidimensional impact of Cancer Risk Assessment Questionnaire to assess impact of waiting for genome sequencing results. Psycho-oncology 31 (7) (2022)
Megan C Best, Kate Fiona Jones, Jennifer Washington, Jo Sullivan, Matthew Kearney, Christina Puchalski
Evaluation of the Interprofessional Spiritual Care Education Curriculum in Australia: Online. Palliative & supportive care (2022)
Kate Fiona Jones, Jennifer Washington, Matthew Kearney, Megan C Best
What is the role of spiritual care specialists in teaching generalist spiritual care? The perspectives of pastoral care staff in a large Catholic health and aged care organisation. Journal of health care chaplaincy (2022)
Megan C Best, Kate Fiona Jones, Frankie Merritt, Michael Casey, Sandra Lynch, John Eisman, Jeffrey Cohen, Darryl Mackie, Kirsty Beilharz, Matthew Kearney
Australian Patient Preferences for the Introduction of Spirituality into their Healthcare Journey: A Mixed Methods Study. Journal of religion and health (2022)
Megan C Best, Nicole Bartley, Christine E Napier, Alana Fisher, Mandy L Ballinger, David M Thomas, David Goldstein, Katherine M Tucker, Barbara B Biesecker, Phyllis N Butow
Return of comprehensive tumour genomic profiling results to advanced cancer patients: a qualitative study. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 30 (10) (2022)
Megan C Best, Phyllis N Butow, Jacqueline Savard, Chris Jacobs, Nicole Bartley, Grace Davies, Christine E Napier, Mandy L Ballinger, David M Thomas, Barbara B Biesecker, Katherine M Tucker, Ilona Juraskova, Bettina Meiser, Timothy E Schlub, Ainsley Janelle Newson
Preferences for return of germline genome sequencing results for cancer patients and their genetic relatives in a research setting. European journal of human genetics : EJHG 30 (8) (2022)
Kate Fiona Jones, Jennifer Washington, Matthew Kearney, David W Kissane, Megan C Best
Australian perspectives on spiritual care training in healthcare: A Delphi study. Palliative & supportive care (2021)
Ursula Margaret Sansom-Daly, Elizabeth A Lobb, Holly Elaine Evans, Lauren J Breen, Anna Ugalde, Megan C Best, Nienke Zomerdijk, Elizabeth A Beasley, Keryn L Taylor, Josephine Clayton, Louise Sharpe, Iris Bartula, Ian Olver, null null
To be mortal is human: professional consensus around the need for more psychology in palliative care. BMJ supportive & palliative care 11 (4) (2021)
Megan C Best, Patricia Weerakoon
The Experience of Gender Incongruity in the Christian Church: A Qualitative Study. Journal of religion and health 60 (6) (2021)
Phyllis N Butow, Fabiola Müller, Christine E Napier, Nicole Bartley, Mandy L Ballinger, Barbara Biesecker, Ilona Juraskova, Bettina Meiser, Timothy E Schlub, David M Thomas, David Goldstein, Megan C Best, null null
Longitudinal patterns in fear of cancer progression in patients with rare, advanced cancers undergoing comprehensive tumour genomic profiling. Psycho-oncology 30 (11) (2021)
Nicole Bartley, Grace Davies, Phyllis N Butow, Christine E Napier, Timothy E Schlub, Mandy L Ballinger, David M Thomas, Ilona Juraskova, Bettina Meiser, Megan C Best
Fear of cancer recurrence in patients undergoing germline genome sequencing. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 29 (12) (2021)
Megan C Best, Jennifer Washington, Maria Condello, Matthew Kearney
'This ward has no ears': Role of the pastoral care practitioner in the hospital ward. Journal of health care chaplaincy (2020)
Megan C Best, Phyllis N Butow, Chris Jacobs, Ilona Juraskova, Jacqueline Savard, Bettina Meiser, David Goldstein, Mandy L Ballinger, Nicole Bartley, Christine E Napier, Grace Davies, David M Thomas, Kathy Tucker, Timothy E Schlub, Ainsley Janelle Newson, null null
Advanced cancer patient preferences for receiving molecular profiling results. Psycho-oncology 29 (10) (2020)
Kate Fiona Jones, Jennifer Washington, Matthew Kearney, Megan C Best
Responding to the "unknown assailant": A qualitative exploration with Australian health and aged care chaplains on the impact of COVID-19. Journal of health care chaplaincy (2020)
Megan C Best, Phyllis N Butow, Chris Jacobs, Jacqueline Savard, Barbara Biesecker, Mandy L Ballinger, Nicci Bartley, Grace Davies, Christine E Napier, Amelia K Smit, David M Thomas, Ainsley Janelle Newson, null null
Who should access germline genome sequencing? A mixed methods study of patient views. Clinical genetics 97 (2) (2019)
Megan C Best, Nicole Bartley, Chris Jacobs, Ilona Juraskova, David Goldstein, Ainsley Janelle Newson, Jacqueline Savard, Bettina Meiser, Mandy L Ballinger, Christine E Napier, David M Thomas, Barbara Biesecker, Phyllis N Butow, null null
Patient perspectives on molecular tumor profiling: "Why wouldn't you?" BMC cancer 19 (1) (2019)
Megan C Best, M Sleasman, E Hegedus, Timothy E Schlub
Protestant Christian attitudes to ART. Human reproduction open 2019 (3) (2019)
Tatiane Yanes, Amanda M Willis, Bettina Meiser, Katherine M Tucker, Megan C Best
Psychosocial and behavioral outcomes of genomic testing in cancer: a systematic review. European journal of human genetics : EJHG 27 (1) (2018)
Megan C Best, Ainsley Janelle Newson, Bettina Meiser, Ilona Juraskova, David Goldstein, Kathy Tucker, Mandy L Ballinger, Dominique Hess, Timothy E Schlub, Barbara Biesecker, Richard Vines, Kate Vines, David M Thomas, Mary-Anne Young, Jacqueline Savard, Chris Jacobs, Phyllis N Butow
The PiGeOn project: protocol of a longitudinal study examining psychosocial and ethical issues and outcomes in germline genomic sequencing for cancer. BMC cancer 18 (1) (2018)
Megan C Best, Ainsley J Newson, Bettina Meiser, Ilona Juraskova, David Goldstein, Kathy Tucker, Mandy L Ballinger, Dominique Hess, Timothy E Schlub, Barbara Biesecker, Richard Vines, Kate Vines, David Thomas, Mary-Anne Young, Jacqueline Savard, Chris Jacobs, Phyllis Butow
The PiGeOn project: protocol for a longitudinal study examining psychosocial, behavioural and ethical issues and outcomes in cancer tumour genomic profiling. BMC cancer 18 (1) (2018)
Amelia K Smit, Ainsley Janelle Newson, Megan C Best, Caro-Anne Badcock, Phyllis N Butow, Judy Kirk, Kate Dunlop, Georgina Fenton, Amelia K Smit
Distress, uncertainty, and positive experiences associated with receiving information on personal genomic risk of melanoma. European journal of human genetics : EJHG 26 (8) (2018)
Megan C Best, Lynley Aldridge, Phyllis Butow, Ian Olver, Fleur Webster
Conceptual analysis of suffering in cancer: a systematic review. Psycho-oncology 24 (9) (2015)
Megan C Best, Phyllis Butow, Ian Olver
Creating a safe space: A qualitative inquiry into the way doctors discuss spirituality. Palliative & supportive care 14 (5) (2015)
Megan C Best, Lynley Aldridge, Phyllis Butow, Ian Olver, Melanie Price, Fleur Webster
Assessment of spiritual suffering in the cancer context: A systematic literature review. Palliative & supportive care 13 (5) (2014)

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Megan C Best (M Best, Megan Best)