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Co-morbidity and predictors of health status in older rural breast cancer survivors.
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- A telephone-based education and support intervention for Rural Breast Cancer Survivors: a randomized controlled trial comparing two implementation strategies in rural Florida.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2020Trial
- Beyond breast cancer: mapping unmet needs and advancing an evidence-based framework of survivorship care.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Review
- Physical health-related quality of life trajectories over two years following breast cancer diagnosis in older women: a secondary analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
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- Depressive Symptoms and Associated Health-Related Variables in Older Adult Breast Cancer Survivors and Non-Cancer Controls.Oncology nursing forum · 2021Article
- Burden of Treatment among Elderly Patients with Cancer: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Comorbidities, treatment-related consequences, and health-related quality of life among rural cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020Article
- Rural-Urban Residence and Stage at Breast Cancer Diagnosis Among Postmenopausal Women: The Women's Health Initiative.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2019Article
- Predictive values of two frailty screening tools in older patients with solid cancer: a comparison of SAOP2 and G8.Oncotarget · 2018Article
- Evaluating Survivorship Experiences and Needs Among Rural African American Breast Cancer Survivors.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2017Article
- Multi-Level Assessment to Reach Out to Rural Breast Cancer Survivors.Women's health (London, England) · 2016Article
- Rural-Urban Differences in Neuroimmune Biomarkers and Health Status Among Women Living With Breast Cancer.Cancer nursingArticle
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Abstract
purposeMore than 66% of the 200,000 newly diagnosed annual breast cancers in the US occurs in women over 55 years. Treatment advances result in excellent survival, yet older breast cancer survivors with co-morbidity may live longer, but not better after cancer. Decline in physical function, increased social isolation, and diminished economic resources increase vulnerability among older women. Rural women represent an underserved population. The purpose is to examine associations between comorbidity and predictors of health status among older rural breast cancer survivors.
methodsBaseline data of 331 BCS age 55-90 years enrolled in the Rural Breast Cancer Survivors Study. Four surveys were used for data collection. Self-reported prescription medications were used as proxy for co-morbidity. Bivariate tests of association and multivariable recursive partitioning techniques were used for analysis.
resultsMean number of prescription medication categories reported was 3.68 (SD = 2.3; range = 0-12). Common prescription categories were: anti-hormonal, anti-hypertensive, and cholesterol- reducing agents. 69% was overweight or obese. BMI >31 was significantly associated with both poorer physical and mental health. Multivariate analyses indicated physical health status was predicted by BMI, comorbid conditions, social support, and adverse changes in economic lifestyle. The same variables, with the exception of BMI, were predictors of mental health status.
conclusionsAssessing co-morbid conditions, mental health status, social support, and economic burden after breast cancer treatment may better inform cancer survivorship care and comprehensive geriatric assessment.
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