Rate My Professor Florien Boele

Boele's research centers on family caregiving, quality of life, symptom management, and patient-reported outcomes in neuro-oncology, with a focus on brain tumours, glioma, and support for vulnerable groups. Key publications include 'Dismantling, optimising, and personalising internet cognitive behavioural therapy for depression: a systematic review and component network meta-analysis using individual participant data' (The Lancet Psychiatry, 2021), 'The effect of modafinil on fatigue, cognitive functioning, and mood in primary brain tumor patients: a multicenter randomized controlled trial' (Neuro-oncology, 2013), 'Psychiatric symptoms in glioma patients: from diagnosis to management' (Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2015), and 'Enhancing quality of life and mastery of informal caregivers of high-grade glioma patients: a randomized controlled trial' (Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 2013). She serves as Associate Editor for Neuro-Oncology Practice and holds positions on the EANO Scientific Committee, EANO Disparity Committee, NCRI Psychosocial Oncology & Survivorship Clinical Studies Group, and NCRI Brain Supportive and Palliative Care Subgroup. Boele is involved in the Cochrane Collaboration, EORTC Quality of Life Group, and other professional societies. She teaches on the MBChB Research, Evaluation and Special Studies module and supervises PhD and DClinPsy students.