Publications by authors named "A Hurria"
Physician marriage is a valuable indicator of how vocational factors (e.g. work hours, stressors) impact satisfaction in relationships and physician wellness overall.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This study aims to determine whether older breast cancer survivors score lower on neuropsychological tests compared to matched non-cancer controls and to test the hypotheses that survivors who were APOE ε4 carriers would have the lowest cognitive performance but that smoking history would decrease the negative effect of ε4 on cognition.
Methods: Female breast cancer survivors who had been diagnosed and treated at age 60 or older and were 5-15-year survivors (N = 328) and age and education matched non-cancer controls (N = 162) were assessed at enrollment and at 8-, 16-, and 24-month follow-ups with standard neuropsychological and psychological assessments. Blood for APOE genotyping was collected, and smoking history was assessed at enrollment.
Article Synopsis
- Older adults (≥65 years) with gastrointestinal cancers undergoing chemotherapy are at high risk for hospitalization due to treatment-related side effects.
- A study analyzed 199 older patients with GI cancers and found that factors like female sex, cardiac issues, and cancer type increased hospitalization risk.
- Specifically, cardiac comorbidity was identified as a significant predictor for hospitalizations, highlighting the need for further research on geriatric assessments in this group.
Purpose: This article describes the qualitative analysis of goal achievement by oncology nurses who attended a gero-oncology course.
Participants & Setting: Four annual programs were completed and included 140 teams of oncology nurses from cancer settings across the United States.
Methodologic Approach: Self-determination theory and achievement goal theory provided the conceptual framework for understanding what motivates people to achieve goals and how goals can measure outcomes.