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| Mara A SchonbergSummaryAffiliation: Harvard University Country: USA Publications
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External validation of an index to predict up to 9-year mortality of community-dwelling adults aged 65 and olderMara A Schonberg
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 59:1444-51. 2011..To further validate an index predicting mortality in community-dwelling older adults...- Targeting of mammography screening according to life expectancy in women aged 75 and olderMara A Schonberg
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02446, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 61:388-95. 2013..To examine receipt of mammography screening according to life expectancy in women aged 75 and older... 
Factors noted to affect breast cancer treatment decisions of women aged 80 and olderMara A Schonberg
Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 60:538-44. 2012..To identify factors that influence the breast cancer treatment decisions of women aged 80 and older...- Causes of death and relative survival of older women after a breast cancer diagnosisMara A Schonberg
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 1309 Beacon St, Office 202, Brookline, MA 02446, USA
J Clin Oncol 29:1570-7. 2011..We repeated these analyses stratifying by age... - Breast cancer among the oldest old: tumor characteristics, treatment choices, and survivalMara A Schonberg
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 1309 Beacon, Office 202, Brookline, MA 02446, USA
J Clin Oncol 28:2038-45. 2010..Future studies should focus on identifying tumor and patient characteristics to help target treatments to the oldest women most likely to benefit... - Index to predict 5-year mortality of community-dwelling adults aged 65 and older using data from the National Health Interview SurveyMara A Schonberg
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 1309 Beacon, Brookline, Boston, MA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 24:1115-22. 2009..Prognostic information is becoming increasingly important for clinical decision-making... - Weighing the benefits and burdens of mammography screening among women age 80 years or olderMara A Schonberg
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02446, USA
J Clin Oncol 27:1774-80. 2009..To examine outcomes of mammography screening among women > or = 80 years to inform decision making... - Perceptions of physician recommendations for joint replacement surgery in older patients with severe hip or knee osteoarthritisMara A Schonberg
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Masschussetts, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 57:82-8. 2009..To exfamine patient perceptions of physician discussions and recommendations about total joint arthroplasty (TJA)... - Preventive health care among older women: missed opportunities and poor targetingMara A Schonberg
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
Am J Med 121:974-81. 2008..Generally, immunizations and exercise counseling are recommended for all women aged > or =65 years, while Pap smears are generally not encouraged for these women... 
Breast cancer screening in women aged 80 and older: results from a national surveyMara A Schonberg
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:1688-95. 2004..To estimate the national rates of mammography screening in women aged 80 and older and examine the relationship between health status and screening within the previous 2 years...- The value older women in an academic primary care practice place on preventive health care services: implications for counselingMara A Schonberg
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 1309 Beacon, Office 202, Brookline, MA 02446, USA
Gerontologist 48:245-50. 2008..We sought to determine how women aged 80 years or older value different preventive health measures compared to women aged 65 to 79 years... - Preventive health care among older women in an academic primary care practiceMara A Schonberg
Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Womens Health Issues 18:249-56. 2008..We sought to examine the use of preventive health services among older women and to assess how age and illness burden influence care patterns... - Factors influencing elderly women's mammography screening decisions: implications for counselingMara A Schonberg
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
BMC Geriatr 7:26. 2007..We aimed to identify factors important to mammography screening decisions among women aged 80 and older compared to women aged 65-79... - Decision making and counseling around mammography screening for women aged 80 or olderMara A Schonberg
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:979-85. 2006..Despite uncertain benefit, many women over age 80 (oldest-old) receive screening mammography... - After the Women's Health Initiative: decision making and trust of women taking hormone therapyMara A Schonberg
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Womens Health Issues 15:187-95. 2005..To describe decision making and trust of women who were on hormone therapy (estrogen and progestin or estrogen alone) when the Women's Health Initiative findings were initially released July 9, 2002... - Receipt of exercise counseling by older womenMara A Schonberg
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 54:619-26. 2006.... - Menopausal symptom management and prevention counseling after the Women's Health Initiative among women seen in an internal medicine practiceMara A Schonberg
Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 14:507-14. 2005..To describe the management of menopausal symptoms and the prevalence of prevention counseling among women who stopped hormone therapy (HT) after publication of the initial findings of the Women's Health Initiative... - Emergency department experiences of acutely symptomatic patients with terminal illness and their family caregiversAlexander K Smith
Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
J Pain Symptom Manage 39:972-81. 2010..Despite increased focus on improving palliative care in the emergency department (ED), there is little research on how to best address the specific needs of this patient population... - Prognostic indices for older adults: a systematic reviewLindsey C Yourman
Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
JAMA 307:182-92. 2012..To better target services to those who may benefit, many guidelines recommend incorporating life expectancy into clinical decisions... - Am I doing the right thing? Provider perspectives on improving palliative care in the emergency departmentAlexander K Smith
Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
Ann Emerg Med 54:86-93, 93.e1. 2009..Little is known about delivering palliative care in the emergency department (ED). We explore the attitudes, experiences, and beliefs of emergency providers about palliative care in the ED, using structured qualitative methods...
Research Grants
- Mammography Screening Decisions in the ElderlyMARA SCHONBERG; Fiscal Year: 2005..This is the first study to explore very elderly women's approach to decisions about screening mammography. ..
- Benefits and Burdens of Screening Oldest-old Women: the Case of MammographyMARA SCHONBERG; Fiscal Year: 2007..It will also further her long-term career goal to become a skilled and established independent investigator in the area of disease prevention and health promotion for the oldest-old. ..