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Mashup Score: 9Symptom networks in older adults with cancer: A network analysis - 2 month(s) ago
Due to aging, older adults with cancer (OAC) may be confronted with a complex interplay of multiple age-related issues; coupled with receiving cancer treatment, OAC may experience multiple concurrent symptoms that require the identification of the core symptom for effective management. Constructing symptom networks will help in the identification of core symptoms and help achieve personalized and precise interventions. Currently, few studies have used symptom networks to identify core symptoms in OAC.
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Mashup Score: 19
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a disease of aging. Outcomes for older adults are poor, and a substantial proportion do not receive cancer-directed treatment [1–4]. Older adults with AML find treatment decisions overwhelming due to the sudden nature of the disease, lack of disease understanding, confusion about their treatment options, and inadequate communication from their oncology care provider [5]. Comorbid medical conditions and poor performance status are associated with treatment tolerability, and considering patient characteristics may help inform selection of appropriate treatments [6,7].
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Patient-oncologist discussion of treatment decisions: Exploring the role of a patient-centered communication tool for older adults with acute myeloid leukemia and their caregivers https://t.co/Ee7ldfMxx3 @BattagliaJensen @MarissaLocastro @MelissaLoh21 @WilliamDale_MD @rochgerionc https://t.co/K9646BHtIO
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Mashup Score: 22Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of brief behavioral activation among older adult cancer survivors - 3 month(s) ago
As many as 35% of older adult cancer survivors (OACS; i.e., ≥65 years old) have clinically significant depression. OACS often experience fatigue, mild cognitive impairment, and increased medical comorbidities post-cancer that make them susceptible to depression. Behavioral activation (BA) is an empirically supported depression treatment in geriatric psychiatry that guides individuals to reengage in pleasurable and rewarding activities and has great potential for addressing the needs of OACS. This manuscript presents the protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) testing the efficacy of a brief BA intervention adapted to address the needs of OACS (BBA-OACS) by telephone and videoconference delivery.
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Mashup Score: 44Decreasing polypharmacy in older adults with cancer: A pilot cluster-randomized trial protocol - 3 month(s) ago
Polypharmacy is prevalent in older adults with cancer and associated with multiple adverse outcomes. A single-site, cluster-randomized clinical trial will enroll older adults with cancer and polypharmacy starting chemotherapy and will assess the effectiveness and feasibility of deprescribing interventions by comparing two arms: a pharmacist-led deprescribing intervention and a patient educational brochure.
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Mashup Score: 44Decreasing polypharmacy in older adults with cancer: A pilot cluster-randomized trial protocol - 3 month(s) ago
Polypharmacy is prevalent in older adults with cancer and associated with multiple adverse outcomes. A single-site, cluster-randomized clinical trial will enroll older adults with cancer and polypharmacy starting chemotherapy and will assess the effectiveness and feasibility of deprescribing interventions by comparing two arms: a pharmacist-led deprescribing intervention and a patient educational brochure.
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Mashup Score: 33Impact of age, comorbidity, and polypharmacy on receipt of systemic therapy in advanced cancers: A retrospective population-based study - 3 month(s) ago
Cancer incidence, comorbidity, and polypharmacy increase with age, but the interplay between these factors on receipt of systemic therapy (ST) in advanced cancer has rarely been studied.
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Mashup Score: 16Association of depression with all-cause and cancer-specific mortality in older adults with cancer: Systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression - 3 month(s) ago
The incidence and mortality of cancer is increasing worldwide with studies reporting that cumulative risk of cancer rises as age increases. Against the backdrop of the increasing prevalence of cancer amongst older patients, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis examining the depression-mortality relationship in older adults with cancer (OAC).
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Association of depression with all-cause and cancer-specific mortality in older adults with cancer: Systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression https://t.co/BafTBlRMGe @WilliamDale_MD @rochgerionc @myCARG #GeriOnc #OlderAdults #OncoAlert #SIOG #YoungSIOG #Depression https://t.co/51inkIhljD
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Mashup Score: 8The functional trajectories of older women having surgery for gynaeoncology cancer: A single site prospective observational study - 3 month(s) ago
Population aging longevity and advances in robotic surgery suggest that increasing numbers of older women having gynaeoncological surgery is likely. Postoperative morbidity and mortality are more common in older than younger women with the age-associated characteristics of multimorbidity and frailty being generally predictive of worse outcome. Priorities that inform treatment decisions change during the life course: older patients often place greater’ value on quality-of-life-years gained than on life expectancy following cancer treatments.
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Mashup Score: 22Geriatric assessment-guided interventions for older adults with multiple myeloma: A feasibility and acceptability study - 3 month(s) ago
Geriatric assessment (GA)-guided supportive care programs have been successful in improving treatment outcomes for older adults with solid-organ cancers. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of a GA-guided supportive care program among older adults treated for multiple myeloma (MM).
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Mashup Score: 8
Fragmented cancer care, defined as receipt of care from multiple hospitals, has been shown to be associated with poor patient outcomes and high expense. However, evidence regarding the effects of hospital choice by patients with cancer on overall survival are lacking. Thus, we investigated the relationship between patterns of fragmented care and five-year mortality in patients with gastric cancer.
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