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Rinat Nissim

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Rinat Nissim

Researcher

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
29 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 5 research grants (5 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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Research

Family Caregivers Mixed Methods Intersectionality Patient-Oriented Research Race And Ethnicity Sex And Gender Unpaid Caregivers Wellbeing

Latest papers

"I Had a Needle, But This Program Gave Me the Thread": A Caregiver Screening and Response Protocol.
Journal of pain and symptom management · 2026 · first author
Dyadic Coping in Patients With Hematologic Malignancies and Their Partners: A Scoping Review.
Cancer nursing · 2026
Cycling Through Uncertainty: The Psychological Experiences of Individuals With Lung Cancer Receiving Immunotherapy And/Or Targeted Therapy.
Psycho-oncology · 2026

All 56 publications

Latest funding

Improving Access and Wellbeing of Patients with Lung Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Lay Navigation Program
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$753,526
Evaluating the Effectiveness of CALM-TF: A Psychotherapeutic Intervention to Alleviate Traumatic Stress in Patients with Advanced Ovarian Cancer
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$952,425
Depression and Decision-Making for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Advanced Cancer
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$493,425

All 22 grants and awards

56 publications.

"I Had a Needle, But This Program Gave Me the Thread": A Caregiver Screening and Response Protocol.

Nissim R, Zaig S, Chu P, Nouriany N, Santiago AT, Croke J, Hannon B

Journal of pain and symptom management2026First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2025.10.026 PMID: 41197971

Dyadic Coping in Patients With Hematologic Malignancies and Their Partners: A Scoping Review.

Hwang D, Malakian A, Kuruvilla J, Jibb LA, Nissim R, Mayo SJ

Cancer nursing2026

DOI: 10.1097/ncc.0000000000001635 PMID: 42745270

Cycling Through Uncertainty: The Psychological Experiences of Individuals With Lung Cancer Receiving Immunotherapy And/Or Targeted Therapy.

Chu AK, Kearns E, Holy C, Wheatley-Price P, Nissim R, Aubry T, Lebel S

Psycho-oncology2026

DOI: 10.1002/pon.70372 PMID: 41500980

Dynamics of disclosure: A qualitative study of how family caregivers discuss deaths by medical assistance in dying.

Kiatpanabhikul Y, Hales S, Tong E, Li M, Rodin G, Selby D, Isenberg-Grzeda E, Bean S, Nissim R

Palliative medicine2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/02692163261476488 PMID: 42635266

Lived Experiences of Women Navigating End-of-Life Caregiving and Parenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Baek J, Ajmera F, Chu P, Tong E, Bean S, Hannon B, Isenberg-Grzeda E, Li M, Rodin G, Selby D, Zimmermann C, Hales S, Nissim R

Qualitative health research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/10497323261462030 PMID: 42658213

Family accommodation in childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivors: A scoping review protocol.

Nissim R, Fazelzad R, Daniels S, Heinbuch J, Lumb A, Heinbuch L, Manea AA, Berger U

PloS one2026First author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0356107 PMID: 42599866

The Relational Experience of Fear of Cancer Recurrence in Family Caregivers: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis Study.

Lamarche J, Ajmera F, Avery J, Sehabi G, Lebel S, Nissim R

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol32040209 PMID: 40277766

It is Time to Address Fear of Cancer Recurrence in Family Caregivers: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Randomized Pilot Study of the Family Caregiver Version of the Fear of Recurrence Therapy (FC-FORT).

Lamarche J, Nissim R, Avery J, Wong J, Maheu C, Lambert SD, Laizner AM, Jones J, Esplen MJ, Lebel S

Psycho-oncology2025

DOI: 10.1002/pon.70084 PMID: 39887474

Behind the label: a qualitative study of the self-perceptions of individuals with advanced lung cancer receiving immunotherapy or targeted therapy.

Chu AK, Sehabi WY, Kearns E, Aubry T, Nissim R, Wheatley-Price P, Lebel S

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2025

DOI: 10.1007/s00520-025-09152-y PMID: 39907811

A qualitative study of Emotion and Symptom-focused Engagement (EASE): An integrated psychotherapeutic and early palliative care intervention for patients with acute leukemia.

Hunt K, Foran L, Malfitano C, Rydall A, Nanos S, Malakian A, Schimmer AD, Nissim R, Brennan D, Hannon B, Zimmermann C, Rodin G

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2025

DOI: 10.1007/s00520-025-10104-9 PMID: 41240159

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Rinat Nissim

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"I Had a Needle, But This Program Gave Me the Thread": A Caregiver Screening and Response Protocol.

Dyadic Coping in Patients With Hematologic Malignancies and Their Partners: A Scoping Review.

Cycling Through Uncertainty: The Psychological Experiences of Individuals With Lung Cancer Receiving Immunotherapy And/Or Targeted Therapy.

Dynamics of disclosure: A qualitative study of how family caregivers discuss deaths by medical assistance in dying.

Lived Experiences of Women Navigating End-of-Life Caregiving and Parenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Family accommodation in childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivors: A scoping review protocol.

The Relational Experience of Fear of Cancer Recurrence in Family Caregivers: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis Study.

It is Time to Address Fear of Cancer Recurrence in Family Caregivers: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Randomized Pilot Study of the Family Caregiver Version of the Fear of Recurrence Therapy (FC-FORT).

Behind the label: a qualitative study of the self-perceptions of individuals with advanced lung cancer receiving immunotherapy or targeted therapy.

A qualitative study of Emotion and Symptom-focused Engagement (EASE): An integrated psychotherapeutic and early palliative care intervention for patients with acute leukemia.

Frequent collaborators

Gary Rodin

Camilla Zimmermann

Sarah Hales

Madeline Li

Breffni Hannon

Sophie Lebel

Christopher Lo

Sally Bean

Paul Wheatley-Price

Christine Maheu

Aaron Schimmer

Tim Aubry

Shan Mohammed

Jennifer Croke

Sara Allin

Mark Minden

Katie Marchington

Elizabeth Peter

Valeria Rac

Daniel Rosenbaum

Emma Hapke

Janet Papadakos

Lusine Abrahamyan

John Kuruvilla

George Tomlinson

Bonnie Stevens

Monica Parry

Jennifer Gibson

Louise Pilote

Sumit Gupta