2017
Impact of hearing and visual impairment in older adults with cancer.
Soto Perez De Celis E, Sun C, Tew W, Mohile S, Gajra A, Klepin H, Owusu C, Gross C, Muss H, Lichtman S, Chapman A, Cohen H, Dale W, Kim H, Katheria V, Hurria A. Impact of hearing and visual impairment in older adults with cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 10036-10036. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.10036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive deficitsOlder adultsImpact of hearingVisual impairmentIADL dependencyImpaired hearingAnxietyDaily livingDeficitsInstrumental activitiesImpairmentDepressionHearingCross-sectional analysisAdultsChemotherapy toxicityOlder patientsProspective studyRisk factorsADL limitationsHigh riskSolid tumorsMultivariate analysisCancerRisk
2012
Anemia and functional disability in older adults with cancer.
Owusu C, Tew W, Hardt M, Mohile S, Klepin H, Gross C, Gajra A, Lichtman S, Ramani R, Katheria V, Zavala L, Hurria A. Anemia and functional disability in older adults with cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 9109-9109. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.9109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional disabilityProspective studyOlder adultsMulti-center prospective studyUnintentional weight lossCorrection of anemiaRandomized-controlled trialPre-treatment variablesOlder ptsChemotherapy toxicityGeriatric assessmentPatient agePrimary outcomeMean HbFunctional statusInstrumental activitiesDaily livingAnemiaAdvanced stageMultivariate analysisAge 65Secondary analysisModifiable strategiesBivariate analysisLogistic regression
2009
Geriatric assessment of older adults with cancer: Baseline data from a 500 patient multicenter study
Hurria A, Mohile S, Lichtman S, Owusu C, Klepin H, Gross C, Hansen K, Klapper S, Togawa K, Tew W. Geriatric assessment of older adults with cancer: Baseline data from a 500 patient multicenter study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2009, 27: 9546-9546. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.9546.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeriatric assessmentOlder adultsBrief geriatric assessmentNew chemotherapy regimenStage IV diseaseComorbid medical conditionsMultivariate logistic regressionCommon tumor typesNon-white raceGross cognitive impairmentBlessed Orientation-MemoryChemotherapy regimenChemotherapy toxicityMetastatic diseaseOlder patientsPatient ageMulticenter studyFunctional statusProspective dataOncology practiceTreatment decisionsInstrumental activitiesMedical conditionsGYN cancersHigh school education