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ArticleJournal of pain and symptom management2020

Changes in Attentional Function in Patients From Before Through 12 Months After Breast Cancer Surgery.

Carmen Kohler, Ming Chang, Yu-Yin Allemann-Su, Marcus Vetter, Miyeon Jung, Misook Jung, Yvette Conley, Steven Paul, Kord M Kober, Bruce A Cooper and 4 more

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Article in Journal of pain and symptom management, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Carmen KohlerMedical Oncology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Ming ChangDepartment of Clinical Research, Nursing Science, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Yu-Yin Allemann-SuDepartment of Clinical Research, Nursing Science, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Marcus VetterMedical Oncology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Miyeon JungCollege of Nursing, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea.
Misook JungSchool of Nursing, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Yvette ConleySchool of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Steven PaulSchool of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Kord M KoberSchool of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Bruce A CooperSchool of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Betty SmootSchool of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Jon D LevineSchool of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Christine MiaskowskiSchool of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA. Electronic address: chris.miaskowski@nursing.ucsf.edu.
Maria C KatapodiDepartment of Clinical Research, Nursing Science, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
University of California, San Francisco · USUniversity of Basel · CHChungnam National University · KRUniversity Hospital of Basel · CHUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

UCSF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTEUL1RR024131 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI JOHNSTON, S. CLAIBORNE · 2006 to 2011
$111.2M
Symptom Management After Breast Cancer SurgeryR01CA107091 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI MIASKOWSKI, CHRISTINE A. · 2003 to 2008
$4.5M
Long-term Arm Morbidity Following Breast Cancer TreatmentR01CA118658 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI MIASKOWSKI, CHRISTINE A. · 2006 to 2010
$3.5M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA107091NCI NIH HHS R01 CA118658NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR024131
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextAlthough approximately 75% of patients with breast cancer report changes in attentional function, little is known about how demographic, clinical, symptom, and psychosocial adjustment (e.g., coping) characteristics influence changes in the trajectories of attentional function over time.

objectivesThis study evaluated interindividual variability in the trajectories of self-reported attentional function and determined which demographic, clinical, symptom, and psychosocial adjustment characteristics were associated with initial levels and with changes in attentional function from before through 12 months after breast cancer surgery.

methodsBefore surgery, 396 women were enrolled. Attentional Function Index (AFI) was completed before and nine times within the first 12 months after surgery. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to determine which characteristics were associated with initial levels and trajectories of attentional function.

resultsGiven an estimated preoperative AFI score of 6.53, for each additional month, the estimated linear rate of change in AFI score was an increase of 0.054 (P < 0.001). Higher levels of comorbidity, receipt of adjuvant chemotherapy, higher levels of trait anxiety, fatigue, and sleep disturbance, and lower levels of energy and less sense of control were associated with lower levels of attentional function before surgery. Patients who had less improvements in attentional function over time were nonwhite, did not have a lymph node biopsy, had received hormonal therapy, and had less difficulty coping with their disease.

conclusionFindings can be used to identify patients with breast cancer at higher risk for impaired self-reported cognitive function and to guide the prescription of more personalized interventions.

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Breast NeoplasmsSleep Wake DisordersAttentionFatigueFemaleHumansMastectomyanxietyattentional functionbreast cancerCancer-related cognitive impairmentcopingfatiguesleep disturbance

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PMID31953207
PMCPMC7239765
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