2012
Quality of Life in Long-Term Survivors of Metastatic Breast Cancer
Meisel JL, Domchek SM, Vonderheide RH, Giobbie-Hurder A, Lin NU, Winer EP, Partridge AH. Quality of Life in Long-Term Survivors of Metastatic Breast Cancer. Clinical Breast Cancer 2012, 12: 119-126. PMID: 22444718, DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2012.01.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerBreast cancerHormone receptor-positive diseaseNode-positive diseaseCancer Therapy-BreastLong-term survivorsSubset of womenHADS anxiety scoreHADS depression scorePopulation of womenFunctional Social Support QuestionnaireFisher's exact testQuality of lifeWilcoxon rank sum testCross-sectional surveyIES-R scaleRank sum testNorth Carolina Functional Social Support QuestionnaireAdjuvant therapyEligible womenPositive diseaseSpearman correlation coefficientDisease characteristicsHospital AnxietyMedical history
2011
Quality of Life of Older Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Receiving Adjuvant Chemotherapy: A Companion Study to Cancer and Leukemia Group B 49907
Kornblith AB, Lan L, Archer L, Partridge A, Kimmick G, Hudis C, Winer E, Casey R, Bennett S, Cohen HJ, Muss HB. Quality of Life of Older Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Receiving Adjuvant Chemotherapy: A Companion Study to Cancer and Leukemia Group B 49907. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2011, 29: 1022-1028. PMID: 21300923, PMCID: PMC3068052, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.29.9859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsCapecitabineChemotherapy, AdjuvantCyclophosphamideDeoxycytidineDisease-Free SurvivalDoxorubicinFemaleFluorouracilHumansMethotrexateNeoplasm StagingQuality of LifeRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsEarly-stage breast cancerSystemic adverse effectsStandard chemotherapyBreast cancerCapecitabine treatmentOlder patientsOverall survivalStandard treatmentBetter QOLAdverse effectsHand-foot syndromePhase III trialsLife Questionnaire C30Completion of treatmentQuality of lifeAdjuvant chemotherapyLife substudyIII trialsCancer QualityImproved survivalLess nauseaGood appetiteHospital AnxietyDepression ScaleMonths postbaseline
2009
Prevalence and Predictors of Distress in Young Women with Newly Diagnosed Early Stage Breast Cancer.
Ruddy K, Gelber S, Tamimi R, Mayer E, Schapira L, Come S, Meyer M, Winer E, Partridge A. Prevalence and Predictors of Distress in Young Women with Newly Diagnosed Early Stage Breast Cancer. Cancer Research 2009, 69: 1067-1067. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-09-1067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStage breast cancerBreast cancerOverall distressYoung womenHADS scoresProspective multi-center cohort studyAdvanced-stage breast cancerMulti-center cohort studyEarly-stage breast cancerMultivariate logistic regression modelBaseline surveyOnly sociodemographic factorCentral pathology reviewEarly breast cancerMultivariate logistic regressionPercent of womenCourse of careMedical history itemsLogistic regression modelsBreast cancer diagnosisEligible womenCohort studyMedian agePathology reviewHospital Anxiety
2007
Long‐term psychosocial adjustment of older vs younger survivors of breast and endometrial cancer
Kornblith AB, Powell M, Regan MM, Bennett S, Krasner C, Moy B, Younger J, Goodman A, Berkowitz R, Winer E. Long‐term psychosocial adjustment of older vs younger survivors of breast and endometrial cancer. Psycho-Oncology 2007, 16: 895-903. PMID: 17245695, DOI: 10.1002/pon.1146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychosocial adjustmentLong-term psychosocial adjustmentWorse adaptationBattery of measuresCancer survivorsFear of recurrenceOlder survivorsYoung survivorsYoung cancer survivorsCancer-related problemsEndometrial cancer survivorsBetter adjustmentDepression ScaleSexual problemsHospital AnxietyLong-term survivorsTreatment completionPhysical functioningOlder breastSurvivorsEndometrial cancerStudy entryAdjustmentMost differencesAnxiety
2005
Cancer‐related communication between female patients and male partners scale: a pilot study
Kornblith AB, Regan MM, Kim Y, Greer G, Parker B, Bennett S, Winer E. Cancer‐related communication between female patients and male partners scale: a pilot study. Psycho-Oncology 2005, 15: 780-794. PMID: 16308887, DOI: 10.1002/pon.1004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale patientsMale partnersTreatment-specific issuesFemale cancer patientsInternal consistencyCancer-related communicationCancer patientsHospital AnxietyDepression ScalePatientsProtective bufferingPilot studyItem scaleSociety websitesStudy objectiveY-MeDyadic Adjustment ScaleCancerCouples ScaleEmotional supportAdjustment ScaleHADSScale reliabilityLack of clarity