2023
Exploring anxiety as an influencing factor of the impact of exercise and mind-body prehabilitation on cognitive functioning among women undergoing breast cancer surgery
Knoerl R, Sannes T, Giobbie-Hurder A, Frank E, McTiernan A, Winer E, Irwin M, Ligibel J. Exploring anxiety as an influencing factor of the impact of exercise and mind-body prehabilitation on cognitive functioning among women undergoing breast cancer surgery. Journal Of Psychosocial Oncology 2023, 42: 448-456. PMID: 38044630, DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2023.2282021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive functioningWorse cognitive functioningBreast cancer surgerySelf-report measuresTime of diagnosisAssessment of anxietyBreast cancerCancer surgeryCognitive functionGreater anxietyAnxiety managementPrehabilitation interventionsAnxietyLinear modelingFunctioningSignificant anxietyAcademic cancer centerImpact of exerciseImpact of baselinePrevalence of anxietyParticipantsOne-unit decreaseStudy enrollmentLinear regression modelingCancer Center
2021
Exploring the impact of exercise and mind–body prehabilitation interventions on physical and psychological outcomes in women undergoing breast cancer surgery
Knoerl R, Giobbie-Hurder A, Sannes TS, Chagpar AB, Dillon D, Dominici LS, Frank ES, Golshan M, McTiernan A, Rhei E, Tolaney SM, Winer EP, Yung RL, Irwin ML, Ligibel JA. Exploring the impact of exercise and mind–body prehabilitation interventions on physical and psychological outcomes in women undergoing breast cancer surgery. Supportive Care In Cancer 2021, 30: 2027-2036. PMID: 34648061, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-021-06617-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer treatment-related symptomsPrehabilitation interventionsTreatment-related symptomsTime of enrollmentImpact of exerciseQuality of lifeBreast cancerGroup participantsPre-operative exerciseBreast cancer surgeryMind-body interventionsCognitive functioningOpportunity trialCancer surgeryOutcome measuresSecondary analysisOne monthSurgeryMeasures of qualityGroup comparisonsCancer diagnosisCancerWomenInterventionSignificant differencesA randomized trial of physical activity for cognitive functioning in breast cancer survivors: Rationale and study design of I Can! Improving Cognition After Cancer
Hartman SJ, Weiner LS, Natarajan L, Sears DD, Palmer BW, Parker B, Ahles T, Irwin ML, Au K. A randomized trial of physical activity for cognitive functioning in breast cancer survivors: Rationale and study design of I Can! Improving Cognition After Cancer. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2021, 102: 106289. PMID: 33503496, PMCID: PMC8009833, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported cognitionBreast cancer survivorsProcessing speedPhysical activity interventionsCancer survivorsPost-treatment breast cancer survivorsMaintenance of effectsPhysical activityActivity interventionsPsychological mediatorsCognitive functioningCognition outcomesCognitive difficultiesCognitive changesCognitionIntervention literatureCandidate biological mechanismDaily functioningPromising interventionCognitive impairmentIntervention effectsPhysical activity intervention trialNon-cancer populationImpact of exerciseQuality of life