Assessing Physical and Cognitive Function in Individuals With Head and Neck Cancer: A Feasibility Study.

Background: Head and neck cancer (HNC) and associated treatments have significant long-term and late adverse effects that can impair function. Therefore, there is a need for reliable common metrics to assess function in HNC that limit participant burden and are cost-effective and easy to use in clinical settings.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of using the Fitbit Zip, NIH Toolbox, and REDCap electronic data collection tool to measure function and symptoms in individuals with HNC and to explore preliminary findings.

Impact of changes in perceived attentional function on postsurgical health-related quality of life in breast cancer patients awaiting adjuvant treatment.

Purpose: Few studies have assessed pre-surgery cognitive impairment or the impact of pre-surgery cognitive impairment on quality of life. The purpose of this study was to assess changes in perceived cognitive function from pre-surgery to 1 month post-surgery and to determine whether cognitive function predicted health-related quality of life in women who awaited adjuvant treatment for breast cancer.

Methods: This study used a descriptive pre-post design to assess women newly diagnosed with breast cancer prior to any treatment (N = 132).

Yoga for Cancer-Related Fatigue in Survivors of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Feasibility Study.

Context: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is one of the most common symptoms experienced by cancer patients after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). Yoga is an approach with supportive evidence to improve CRF in different cancer populations, but to our knowledge, it has not been tested in an adult HCT population.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a yoga intervention offered to adult HCT survivors with moderate-to-severe CRF.

Effectiveness of implementing a dyadic psychoeducational intervention for cancer patients and family caregivers.

Purpose: This study examined the effectiveness, feasibility, and satisfaction with implementation of the FOCUS program in two US Cancer Support Community affiliates in Ohio and California as well as the cost to deliver the program. FOCUS is an evidence-based psychoeducational intervention for dyads (cancer patients and caregivers).

Methods: A pre-post-intervention design was employed.

Assessment of Cognitive Impairment and Complaints in Individuals With Colorectal Cancer.

Purpose/objectives: To assess cognitive function in individuals with colorectal cancer (CRC) and identify factors associated with cognitive effects.


Design: Cross-sectional, comparative design.
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