Lucia Gagliese
PhD
Dr. Lucia Gagliese completed a PhD in clinical psychology at McGill University and a postdoctoral fellowship in anaesthesia and pain management at the Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network. She currently holds appointments as an Associate Professor at York University and Senior Scientist in Palliative Care and Psychosocial Oncology at the Ontario Cancer Institute and University Health Network. Her research focuses on cancer pain and aging, in particular pain assessment and biopsychosocial factors important to pain onset, impact, and adaptation across age groups.
University:University of Toronto, York University
Principal Faculty:Faculty of Health
Principal Department/Program:Kinesiology and Health Science, Anesthesia
Telephone:416-340-4296
E-mail Address:lucia.gagliese@uhn.ca
Current Grants:
(1) 2011-2016 Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Operating Grant (5 years) Title: Pain in older cancer patients with delirium: Development of an observational measure Principal Investigator: L. Gagliese Co-investigators: G. Rodin, C. Zimmermann, B. Stevens, V.S. Chan Annual Amount: $157, 482 Total Amount: $787, 410
Key Publications:
(1) Gagliese, L., Katz, L., Gibson, M., et al. (in press). A brief educational intervention about pain and aging for older members of the community and healthcare workers. Journal of Pain.
(2) Gagliese, L., Jovellanos, M., Zimmermann, C., et al. (2009) Age-related patterns in adaptation to cancer pain: A mixed-method study. Pain Medicine, 10(6), 1050-1061.
(3) Gauthier, L.R., Rodin, G., Zimmermann, C., et al. (2009) Acceptance of pain: A study in advanced cancer patients. Pain, 143(1-2), 147-54
(4) Gagliese, L. (2009). Pain and aging: The emergence of a new subfield of pain research. Journal of Pain, 10(4), 343-53.
(5) Gagliese, L., Jovellanos, M., Gauthier, L., et al. (2008) Correlates of postoperative pain intensity and patient controlled analgesia use in younger and older surgical patients. Pain Medicine, 9(3), 299-314.