Geriatric assessment in older adults with cancer: A global scoping review of barriers and strategies to implementation.

Introduction: There is a notable gap in practical application of evidence synthesis from systematic exploration and summarization of barriers and strategies for implementing geriatric assessment (GA) in older adults with cancer globally. This review systematically mapped out and synthesized the evidence on barriers and strategies for GA implementation in older adults with cancer.

Materials And Methods: A comprehensive, systematic search across seven electronic databases (MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Web of Science, Proquest, Scopus, and Ageline) was performed to identify peer-reviewed articles from January 1, 2013 to October 30, 2024.

Nutrition and Exercise Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice: A Scoping Review of Assessment Questionnaires in Cancer Survivorship.

Cancer survivors are encouraged to maintain a healthy diet and engage in regular exercise to improve overall physical and psychosocial health, and to reduce the likelihood of cancer recurrence and related mortality. Consequently, nutrition and exercise (the structured component of physical activity) knowledge, attitude, and practice (NE-KAP) are frequently evaluated in research studies involving cancer survivors and are associated with various health outcomes. The aims of this scoping review were to (1) systematically map the types of NE-KAP assessment questionnaires used in cancer survivorship research (i.

"Do I buy my children shoes, or do I get a compression garment for my lymphoedema?" Australian stakeholder perspectives on cancer-related lymphoedema care.

Purpose: To identify the experiences and challenges some cancer survivors face in managing lymphoedema and to explore how they and healthcare professionals can best address them.

Methods: A qualitative participatory methodology was employed, involving two stakeholder consultation workshops (one face-to-face and one online). Sessions were audio-recorded, and thematically analysed.

Dietary indices to measure diet quality in older cancer survivors: A scoping review on tools, their components and association with health outcomes.

Background: Older cancer survivors live with more comorbidities and have a higher mortality rate compared to the general older population. A high-quality diet that adheres to evidence based dietary recommendations and guidelines may help mitigate these issues. This can be assessed using dietary quality indices (DQIs), which objectively summarize scores for selected dietary components.

Addressing Financial Toxicity From a Global Perspective: How to Advance Shared-Learning to Facilitate Change?

Financial Toxicity is a global issue requiring international efforts, but importantly, where to next?

Supportive care 2030 movement: towards unifying ambitions for global excellence in supportive cancer care-an international Delphi study.

Background: Supportive care to ensure optimal quality of life is an essential component of cancer care and symptom control across the lifespan. Ongoing advances in cancer treatment, increasing toxicity from many novel treatment regimes, and variations in access to care and cancer outcomes across the globe and resource settings present significant challenges for supportive care delivery. To date, no overarching framework has been developed to guide supportive care development worldwide.

Pre-Frailty and Frailty in Hospitalized Older Adults: A Comparison Study in People with and without a History of Cancer in an Acute Medical Unit.

A prospective observational study was conducted in a cohort of older adults ≥65 years ( = 329), admitted to the acute medical unit (AMU) of a tertiary hospital, to describe and compare characteristics including frailty status and clinical outcomes. Multivariable models compared older adults with and without a history of cancer to determine characteristics associated with frailty and pre-frailty. An adjusted Poisson regression model was used to compare the length of hospital stay (LOS) between the two groups.

Impact of a Multidisciplinary Supportive Care Model Using Distress Screening at an Asian Ambulatory Cancer Center: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

Purpose: The Accessible Cancer Care to Enable Support for Cancer Survivors (ACCESS) program adopts a multidisciplinary supportive care model with routine distress screening to triage newly diagnosed cancer survivors for additional support on the basis of distress levels. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical impact of ACCESS over 1 year.

Methods: We performed cluster random assignment at the oncologist level in a 1:1 ratio to receive ACCESS or usual care.

Childhood cancer models of survivorship care: a scoping review of elements of care and reported outcomes.

Purpose: This study aimed to systematically map elements of care and respective outcomes described in the literature for different models of post-treatment care for survivors of childhood cancer.

Methods: MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Embase were searched with combinations of free text terms, synonyms, and MeSH terms using Boolean operators and are current to January 2024. We included studies that described post-treatment cancer survivorship models of care and reported patient or service level elements of care or outcomes, which we mapped to the Quality of Cancer Survivorship Care Framework domains.

Are Australian Cancer and Palliative Care Nurses Ready to Prescribe Medicines? A National Survey.

Objectives: Registered nurse prescribing has been put forth, for decades, as an innovative approach to meet growing healthcare needs, particularly in areas of care where medications are essential and highly controlled such as for patients requiring cancer and palliative care. However, the adoption of innovative health delivery models requires acceptance by key stakeholders. This study explores cancer and palliative care nurses' attitudes toward nurse prescribing and their perceptions about educational requirements for a nurse prescriber.

Development of a self-management support practice framework for addressing cancer-related fatigue: a modified Delphi study.

Purpose: Managing cancer-related fatigue requires individuals to adopt a range of self-management behaviours. However, clinicians report the lack of clear guidance on self-management support practices hinders their provision of supportive care. To develop consensus on a framework of core practices required by health professionals to deliver effective self-management support to cancer patients and survivors experiencing cancer-related fatigue.

From Evidence-Based Practice to Knowledge Translation: What Is the Difference? What Are the Roles of Nurse Leaders?

Objectives: Nurses, as the largest healthcare workforce, are well-positioned to apply knowledge translation. The role of nursing leadership in facilitating evidence-based practice has been extensively discussed in the literature, but this is not the case for knowledge translation. The objective of this study was to examine the potential role of nurse leaders in applying knowledge translation across health settings.

Cognitive impairment in adolescent and young adult cancer patients: Pre-treatment findings of a longitudinal study.

Background: There is little information about cancer-related cognitive impairment (CRCI) in adolescent and young adults (AYA, 15-39 years old) due to its rare incidence. Here, we present the pre-treatment (before chemotherapy or radiotherapy) evaluation of cognitive function and ability of AYA with cancer (AYAC) in a multicentered cohort study.

Methods: Newly diagnosed AYAC and age-matched healthy controls (HC) were recruited between 2018 and 2021.

Work Outcomes and Medical Costs Among Singaporean Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors.

To quantify and evaluate trends of work outcomes and medical costs among Singaporean adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors. This cross-sectional study was conducted at the National Cancer Centre Singapore between July 2016 and October 2018. Cancer patients who were diagnosed between the age of 15 and 39 years and had completed treatment were eligible.

Is the Australian nursing workforce ready to embrace prescribing under supervision? A cross-sectional survey.

Aim: The aim was to explore nurses' preparedness to expand their practice to prescribe medicines under a supervision model.

Design: This was a cross-sectional study.

Methods: A convenience sample of Australian nurses recruited from memberships of State-based Nursing and Midwifery Unions and professional bodies from diverse care settings.

Decision aids for cancer survivors' engagement with survivorship care services after primary treatment: a systematic review.

Purpose: To elucidate existing decision aids (DAs) in supporting cancer survivors' decisions to engage in cancer survivorship care services after primary treatment. Secondary objectives are to assess the DA acceptability, impact of DAs, and implementation barriers.

Methods: Databases (PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL) were searched to collect publications from inception through September 2021.

Self-management support for cancer-related fatigue: A systematic review.

Objectives: To describe and examine the theories, components, and effectiveness of self-management support interventions for individuals experiencing cancer-related fatigue.

Methods: A systematic review was reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses 2020 Statement. CINAHL, PubMed, Cochrane CENTRAL, and EMBASE were searched (from inception to June 2021) for randomised controlled trials examining self-management support interventions for managing cancer-related fatigue.

Documentation of Symptoms in Children Newly Diagnosed With Cancer Highlights the Need for Routine Assessment Using Self-report.

Background: Symptom management is a cornerstone of quality care and has the potential to vastly influence patient experiences. The supportive care needs of children, however, are not well described.

Objective: The aims of this study were to describe documentation about assessment and occurrence of symptoms in medical records of children with cancer and to compare the profile of documented symptoms with child self-report.

Characteristics associated with inter-individual variability in financial distress in patients with breast cancer prior to and for 12 months following surgery.

Purpose: To evaluate for inter-individual differences in financial distress and identify demographic, clinical, and symptom characteristics associated with higher levels of financial distress.

Methods: Patients (n = 387) were enrolled prior to breast cancer surgery and followed for 12 months. Financial distress was measured using a 0 (no problem) to 10 (severe problem) numeric rating scale.

Evidence-informed implementation of nurse prescribing under supervision: An integrative review.

Aim: To explore evidence reporting facilitators and barriers to implementation of nurse prescribing and provide practical recommendations for evidence-informed implementation and adoption of nurse prescribing under a supervision model.

Background: As demand for access to quality health care services increases, health professional roles are expanding to meet population needs. Nurse prescribing has been effective in some countries and is being considered globally to address growing health care demand.

Investigating how cancer-related symptoms influence work outcomes among cancer survivors: a systematic review.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate how different cancer-related symptoms influence work outcomes among cancer survivors.

Methods: A literature search was performed in PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Scopus to identify studies published between 1st January 1999 and 30th October 2020 that investigated the impact of specific cancer-related symptoms on work outcomes among cancer survivors who have completed primary antineoplastic treatment. Study findings were extracted and grouped by symptoms and work outcomes, allowing comparison of associations between these outcomes.