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