Janine Overcash

Summary

Affiliation: University of South Florida
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Using narrative research to understand the quality of life of older women with breast cancer
    Janine A Overcash
    College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
    Oncol Nurs Forum 31:1153-9. 2004
  2. ncbi Narrative research: a review of methodology and relevance to clinical practice
    Janine A Overcash
    College of Nursing, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd, MDC 22, Tampa, FL 33612 4766, USA
    Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 48:179-84. 2003
  3. ncbi Physical performance evaluation of older cancer patients: a preliminary study
    Janine A Overcash
    College of Nursing, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd, MDC 22, Tampa, FL 33612 4766, United States
    Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 68:233-41. 2008
  4. ncbi Vitamin D in older patients with cancer
    Janine A Overcash
    College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
    Clin J Oncol Nurs 12:655-62. 2008
  5. ncbi Prediction of falls in older adults with cancer: a preliminary study
    Janine Overcash
    College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
    Oncol Nurs Forum 34:341-6. 2007
  6. ncbi The abbreviated comprehensive geriatric assessment (aCGA) for use in the older cancer patient as a prescreen: scoring and interpretation
    Janine A Overcash
    College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612 4766, USA
    Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 59:205-10. 2006
  7. ncbi The abbreviated comprehensive geriatric assessment (aCGA): a retrospective analysis
    Janine A Overcash
    College of Nursing, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd, MDC 22, Tampa, FL 33612 4766, USA
    Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 54:129-36. 2005
  8. ncbi Narrative research: a viable methodology for clinical nursing
    Janine A Overcash
    College of Nursing, University of South Florida, USA
    Nurs Forum 39:15-22. 2004
  9. ncbi Falls in persons with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy
    Cindy Tofthagen
    College of Nursing, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd, MDC22, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Support Care Cancer 20:583-9. 2012
  10. ncbi Predicting falls in older patients using components of a comprehensive geriatric assessment
    Janine A Overcash
    College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
    Clin J Oncol Nurs 12:941-9. 2008

Detail Information

Publications16

  1. ncbi Using narrative research to understand the quality of life of older women with breast cancer
    Janine A Overcash
    College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
    Oncol Nurs Forum 31:1153-9. 2004
    ..To elucidate some of the issues that affect the quality of life of older women (70 years of age and older) diagnosed with breast cancer...
  2. ncbi Narrative research: a review of methodology and relevance to clinical practice
    Janine A Overcash
    College of Nursing, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd, MDC 22, Tampa, FL 33612 4766, USA
    Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 48:179-84. 2003
    ..A review of current literature from sociology, anthropology, nursing and psychology demonstrates that narrative methods are an effective research option that can lead to enhanced patient care...
  3. ncbi Physical performance evaluation of older cancer patients: a preliminary study
    Janine A Overcash
    College of Nursing, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd, MDC 22, Tampa, FL 33612 4766, United States
    Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 68:233-41. 2008
    ..Performance status measures can provide clinical incite into understanding patients who are at risk for falls...
  4. ncbi Vitamin D in older patients with cancer
    Janine A Overcash
    College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
    Clin J Oncol Nurs 12:655-62. 2008
    ..This article will consider the issue of vitamin D levels related to cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, functional status, and falls in older patients with cancer. Dosing and serum measurement information will be discussed...
  5. ncbi Prediction of falls in older adults with cancer: a preliminary study
    Janine Overcash
    College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
    Oncol Nurs Forum 34:341-6. 2007
    ..To determine the extent to which falls occur in older adult patients with cancer; to identify how falls relate to depression, age, functional status, and cognition; and to develop a model for predicting falls...
  6. ncbi The abbreviated comprehensive geriatric assessment (aCGA) for use in the older cancer patient as a prescreen: scoring and interpretation
    Janine A Overcash
    College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612 4766, USA
    Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 59:205-10. 2006
    ..The abbreviated CGA (aCGA) can be used as a prescreening assessment to identify patients who would most benefit from the complete CGA...
  7. ncbi The abbreviated comprehensive geriatric assessment (aCGA): a retrospective analysis
    Janine A Overcash
    College of Nursing, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd, MDC 22, Tampa, FL 33612 4766, USA
    Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 54:129-36. 2005
    ..A comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multidimensional assessment that is designed to detect health problems. A barrier to conducting the CGA is the length of time required to complete the entire assessment...
  8. ncbi Narrative research: a viable methodology for clinical nursing
    Janine A Overcash
    College of Nursing, University of South Florida, USA
    Nurs Forum 39:15-22. 2004
    ..Narrative research provides a reasonable methodology for gathering rich, multidimensional data in the clinical setting...
  9. ncbi Falls in persons with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy
    Cindy Tofthagen
    College of Nursing, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd, MDC22, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
    Support Care Cancer 20:583-9. 2012
    ..The purpose of this study was to evaluate possible risk factors for falls in a group of patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN)...
  10. ncbi Predicting falls in older patients using components of a comprehensive geriatric assessment
    Janine A Overcash
    College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
    Clin J Oncol Nurs 12:941-9. 2008
    ..Nurses should conduct fall risk assessments with measures of functional status as included in a CGA...
  11. ncbi An analysis of falls experienced by older adult patients diagnosed with cancer
    Janine A Overcash
    College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
    Oncol Nurs Forum 37:573-80. 2010
    ..To examine themes associated with falls specific to older adult patients diagnosed with cancer...
  12. ncbi The use of story as a teaching strategy: When educating students in geriatric oncology
    Janine Overcash
    University of South Florida, College of Nursing, Tampa Florida 33612, USA
    J Gerontol Nurs 36:54-9. 2010
    ..The central goal of using story is to have an impact on nursing students so they will incorporate geriatric best practices throughout their career...
  13. ncbi Scratching the surface: addressing self-harm in adolescents
    Susan L Roux
    Department of Nursing, The University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
    Nurse Pract 33:30-6. 2008
  14. ncbi Cancer patients with pain: the spouse/partner relationship and quality of life
    Mary Ann Morgan
    Cancer Survivorship Program Clinic, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA
    Cancer Nurs 34:13-23. 2011
    ..A diagnosis of cancer affects not only the patient but also his/her spouse/partner. In addition to facing a life-threatening illness, changes in role and financial threats can impact the dyad...
  15. ncbi [Narrative research: a feasible method in clinical nursing]
    Janine A Overcash
    Faculdade de Nursing, University of South Florida, USA
    Servir 53:288-96. 2005
  16. ncbi Fatigue and functional dependence in older cancer patients
    Andrea Luciani
    Division of Medical Oncology, S Paolo Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
    Am J Clin Oncol 31:424-30. 2008
    ..In addition, we studied the prevalence of fatigue and its correlation with anemia, depression, and nutritional status...