subscales range from 0 to 28, with a higher score indicating greater well-being. Change in Health Status We assessed change in health status in 3 ways: change in symptom burden, change in physical well-being, and change in functional well
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Changes in Prognostic Beliefs of Patients With Metastatic Cancer and Their Association With Changing Health Status
Isabella Gupta, Eric Andrew Finkelstein, Semra Ozdemir, and Chetna Malhotra
What Constitutes Quality of Life? Perspectives of Adolescents and Young Adults With Advanced Cancer
Jane Hinkle, Lori Wiener, Andrea Altschuler, Katharine E. Brock, Mallory Casperson, Chun R. Chao, Lauren Fisher, Lawrence H. Kushi, Joshua R. Lakin, Anna Lefebvre, Corey M. Schwartz, Dov M. Shalman, Catherine B. Wall, and Jennifer W. Mack
QoL is a dynamic metric whose subjective assessment can change across the disease course. Each domain and theme are detailed in the following sections. Psychosocial and Physical Well-Being Minimization of psychosocial and physical distress was a
HSR20-092: “Write to Recover”: The Impact of Group Led Creative Writing on Physical Health Outcomes in Cancer Patients
Courtney Ann Kramer, Darya S. Nesterova, Junjia Zhu, Monali Vasekar, Jolene Collins, Cristina Truica, Aditya Joshi, Michael Hayes, Erika F. H. Saunders, Joseph J. Drabick, and Monika Joshi
that creative writing workshops (CWW) for cancer patients have a positive effect on mood compared to active control (AC). Here, we present results comparing the impact on participants’ physical health. Methods: CWW’s impact on patients’ physical well-being
HSR24-149: Mobile Health (mHealth) Interventions for Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Survivors: A Systematic Review
Cheongin Im, Megan C. Thomas Hebdon, Namuun E Clifford, and Carolyn Phillips
three found no significant differences. Conclusion: Evidence from this review highlights the potential for mHealth interventions to have a positive impact on physical well-being, symptom management, and psychosocial support of CRC survivors. Therefore
Combination Therapy of Physical Activity and Dexamethasone for Cancer-Related Fatigue: A Phase II Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial
Sriram Yennurajalingam, Vicente Valero, Zhanni Lu, Diane D. Liu, Naifa L. Busaidy, James M. Reuben, Carolina Diaz Fleming, Janet L. Williams, Kenneth R. Hess, Karen Basen-Engquist, and Eduardo Bruera
distress score, PSQI, FBG, and myopathy questionnaire scores. Using a mixed-model analysis, we analyzed the time × treatment effects of the 2 arms on the FACIT-F, FACT physical well-being, and MFSI-SF scores. A prior study 11 showed that Dex at 4 mg twice
Keynote Session: Effects of the Pandemic on Cancer Care/Future Directions of Cancer Care
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of the pandemic. We need to make our staff meetings more efficient and find ways to focus on the mental and physical well-being of our staff,” Dr. Wagner said. “There is nothing normal about what we are doing. The tsunami is here. The worry is that
Managing Cancer Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Agility and Collaboration Toward a Common Goal
Masumi Ueda, Renato Martins, Paul C. Hendrie, Terry McDonnell, Jennie R. Crews, Tracy L. Wong, Brittany McCreery, Barbara Jagels, Aaron Crane, David R. Byrd, Steven A. Pergam, Nancy E. Davidson, Catherine Liu, and F. Marc Stewart
recognize the important contributions of family/friend support for our hospitalized patients with cancer. Employee and Leadership Well-Being Finally, the emotional and physical well-being of our staff and faculty requires proactive attention. Provider
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psychosocial and physical well-being of people with cancer. “Managing a patient’s emotional distress as well as physical pain is an essential part of medical treatment,” said Dr. Sonali Johnson, Head, Knowledge, Advocacy and Policy, Union for International
Implementing Routine Screening for Distress, the Sixth Vital Sign, for Patients With Head and Neck and Neurologic Cancers
Barry D. Bultz, Amy Waller, Jodi Cullum, Paula Jones, Johan Halland, Shannon L. Groff, Catriona Leckie, Lisa Shirt, Scott Blanchard, Harold Lau, Jacob Easaw, Konrad Fassbender, and Linda E. Carlson
is calculated by summing all the subscale scores (physical well-being [PWB], functional well-being [FWB], social/family well-being [SWB], emotional well-being [EWB]). A total FACT-Br score is calculated by summing all the subscales and the brain tumor
Hypogonadism and Infertility in Testicular Cancer Survivors
Linda A. Jacobs and David J. Vaughn
elevated LH had higher levels of depression, more sexual problems, and diminished physical well-being. 34 However, several recent studies examining quality of life in long-term survivors of TC indicate that they report high levels of quality of life