2024
Brain Connectomics Improve the Prediction of High‐Risk Depression Profiles in the First Year following Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Liang M, Chen P, Tang Y, Tang X, Molassiotis A, Knobf M, Liu M, Hu G, Sun Z, Yu Y, Ye Z. Brain Connectomics Improve the Prediction of High‐Risk Depression Profiles in the First Year following Breast Cancer Diagnosis. Depression And Anxiety 2024, 2024: 1-11. DOI: 10.1155/2024/3103115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer diagnosisLatent growth mixture modelingMultivoxel pattern analysisDepression profilesCancer diagnosisBrain connectomeBaseline resting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingAssessment of depressionFrontal medial cortexBrain connectivity patternsGrowth mixture modelingDepression trajectoriesFrontal poleBrain areasRs-fMRIBreast cancerConnectivity patternsHigh riskLow riskBrainConnectomeMagnetic resonance imagingMedial cortexPerspectives of Patients With Relapsed and Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia and High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome on Patient–Clinician Communication About Prognosis and the Future
Rao V, Linsky S, Knobf M. Perspectives of Patients With Relapsed and Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia and High-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome on Patient–Clinician Communication About Prognosis and the Future. Palliative Medicine Reports 2024, 5: 53-62. PMID: 38249836, PMCID: PMC10797310, DOI: 10.1089/pmr.2023.0064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-clinician communicationHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeAcute myeloid leukemiaPerspectives of patientsMyelodysplastic syndromeU.S. cancer centersSemi-structured interviewsFog of uncertaintyMaintaining normalityDisease trajectoryMyeloid leukemiaPrognostic uncertaintyThematic analysisQualitative studyParticipants' perspectivesR/R acute myeloid leukemiaRefractory acute myeloid leukemiaCancer CenterLived experienceDay-to-day lived experiencesParticipantsHigh riskInterviewsHealthCommunication strategies
2008
An Aerobic Weight-Loaded Pilot Exercise Intervention for Breast Cancer Survivors: Bone Remodeling and Body Composition Outcomes
Knobf MT, Insogna K, DiPietro L, Fennie K, Thompson AS. An Aerobic Weight-Loaded Pilot Exercise Intervention for Breast Cancer Survivors: Bone Remodeling and Body Composition Outcomes. Biological Research For Nursing 2008, 10: 34-43. PMID: 18705153, PMCID: PMC3540790, DOI: 10.1177/1099800408320579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbsorptiometry, PhotonAnalysis of VarianceBody CompositionBody WeightBone ResorptionBreast NeoplasmsClinical Nursing ResearchCollagen Type IExerciseExercise TherapyFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedObesityOsteocalcinPerimenopausePilot ProjectsSurvivorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeWeight LiftingConceptsBreast cancer survivorsExercise interventionCancer survivorsBone remodelingBone lossFat massBody compositionTreadmill 3 times/weekDual-energy absorptiometry scansWeight gainNovel exercise interventionPilot exercise interventionYears of menopauseAdjuvant endocrine therapyBody composition outcomesOne-group pre-posttest designTimes/weekSerum NTxEndocrine therapySerum osteocalcinMean ageSerum biomarkersBone massHigh adherenceHigh risk