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Do changes in lifestyle engagement moderate cognitive decline in normal aging? Evidence from the Victoria Longitudinal StudyBrent J Small
School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, MHC1300, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
Neuropsychology 26:144-55. 2012..We examine the temporal ordering of changes in lifestyle activities and changes in cognitive neuropsychological performance in older adults...
Tracking cognition-health changes from 55 to 95 years of ageBrent J Small
School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 66:i153-61. 2011..Among the key targets of inquiry in cognitive aging are (1) the description of cognitive changes with advancing age and (2) the association of such cognitive changes with modulating factors in the changing epidemiological context...- Cross-validation of the Florida Cognitive Activities Scale (FCAS) in an Alzheimer's disease research center sampleJohn A Schinka
James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, Florida, USA
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 23:9-14. 2010.... - Meta-analysis of cognitive functioning in breast cancer survivors previously treated with standard-dose chemotherapyHeather S L Jim
Health Outcomes and Behavior Program, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, MRC PSY, 12902 Magnolia Dr, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
J Clin Oncol 30:3578-87. 2012..The goal of the current study was to conduct a meta-analysis of cognitive functioning in breast cancer survivors who were treated with chemotherapy ≥ 6 months previously... - What predicts changes in useful field of view test performance?Melissa Lunsman
School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
Psychol Aging 23:917-27. 2008..UFOV and Digit Symbol Substitution subtest, a standard measure of cognitive speed, had similar trajectories of change. The implications of these results are discussed... - Utility of a cognitive-behavioral model to predict fatigue following breast cancer treatmentKristine A Donovan
Health Outcomes and Behavior Program, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
Health Psychol 26:464-72. 2007..Findings suggest considerable heterogeneity in the experience of fatigue following treatment and support the utility of a cognitive-behavioral model in predicting the course of posttreatment fatigue... - Health-related quality of life in community-dwelling older Whites and African AmericansYuri Jang
University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
J Aging Health 21:336-49. 2009..They hypothesized that the general well-being factor would be a mediator between physical and mental health in both groups... - Cognitive functioning in breast cancer survivors: a controlled comparisonHeather S L Jim
Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, USA
Cancer 115:1776-83. 2009..The current study was performed to determine whether neuropsychologic functioning differs in breast cancer survivors 6 months after the completion of adjuvant treatment compared with women without cancer... 
The association between social resources and cognitive change in older adults: evidence from the Charlotte County Healthy Aging StudyTiffany F Hughes
School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, MHC 1300, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 63:P241-P244. 2008..The results suggest that social resources may be differentially important for cognitive change but that different cognitive domains respond in a similar pattern to social resources...- Cognitive functioning after cancer treatment: a 3-year longitudinal comparison of breast cancer survivors treated with chemotherapy or radiation and noncancer controlsKristin M Phillips
Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
Cancer 118:1925-32. 2012..Changes in cognitive functioning over time were compared in breast cancer survivors treated with chemotherapy plus radiotherapy, breast cancer survivors treated with radiotherapy only, and women with no history of cancer... - Improving hospice outcomes through systematic assessment: a clinical trialSusan C McMillan
College of Nursing, Center for Hospice, Center for Hospice, Palliative Care and End of Life Studies at USF, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
Cancer Nurs 34:89-97. 2011..Systematic assessment is vital to palliative care, but documentation confirming completion of systematic assessment in hospice settings is often inadequate or absent... - Changes in cognitive functioning in the year after hematopoietic stem cell transplantationSheri R Jacobs
Health Outcomes and Behavior Program, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
Cancer 110:1560-7. 2007..The current study examined changes in multiple domains of cognitive functioning of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) candidates tested pretransplantation, 6 months posttransplantation, and 12 months posttransplantation... - Catechol-O-methyltransferase genotype modulates cancer treatment-related cognitive deficits in breast cancer survivorsBrent J Small
School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33647, USA
Cancer 117:1369-76. 2011..The current study examined modification of this risk by catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) genotype based on evidence in adult populations that the presence of a Val allele is associated with poorer cognitive performance... - Genetic predictors of fatigue in prostate cancer patients treated with androgen deprivation therapy: preliminary findingsHeather S L Jim
Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
Brain Behav Immun 26:1030-6. 2012.... - Exploring the differential experience of breast cancer treatment-related symptoms: a cluster analytic approachClement K Gwede
Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology, H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and University of South Florida, 12902 Magnolia Drive, MRC CANCONT, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
Support Care Cancer 16:925-33. 2008.... - Longitudinal trajectories of cognitive change in preclinical Alzheimer's disease: a growth mixture modeling analysisBrent J Small
School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
Cortex 43:826-34. 2007..Finally, persons who were misclassified as preclinical AD had fewer years of education and poorer MMSE scores at baseline... - Identifying clinically meaningful fatigue with the Fatigue Symptom InventoryKristine A Donovan
Health Outcomes and Behavior Program, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
J Pain Symptom Manage 36:480-7. 2008..Findings suggest that the Fatigue Symptom Inventory can be used to discriminate effectively between individuals with and without clinically meaningful fatigue... - Negative life events and cognitive performance in a population of older adultsChristopher B Rosnick
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA and Brandeis University, Department of Psychology MS 062, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02454 USA
J Aging Health 19:612-29. 2007..This study examined the association between negative life events in the past year and cognitive performance in a population of older adults... - Apolipoprotein E and cognition in community-based samples of African Americans and CaucasiansAmy R Borenstein
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, MDC 56, University of South Florida, 13201 Bruce B Downs Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33612 3805, USA
Ethn Dis 16:9-15. 2006..Among Caucasians, APOE-epsilon4 carriers performed more poorly on three of the five tests. We also report a considerably higher frequency of the APOE-epsilon4 allele in our African-American sample compared to other US-based studies... - Semantic clustering as a neuropsychological predictor for amnestic-MCIMichael Malek-Ahmadi
University of South Florida Byrd Alzheimer s Institute, Tampa, FL, USA
Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn 18:280-92. 2011..Statistically significant group differences were also present on Trails-B and WAIS-R Digit Symbol performance (p < .001). Overall, these data indicate that deficits in semantic clustering are present in aMCI patients... - Is the effect of reported physical activity on disability mediated by cognitive performance in white and african american older adults?Mihaela A Popa
H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612 9497, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 64:4-13. 2009..Reported physical activity plays a key role in the independence of older adults and should be particularly promoted in African Americans and during the entire life course... - Cancer patients with pain: the spouse/partner relationship and quality of lifeMary 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... - The cognitive change checklist (3CL): cross-validation of a measure of change in everyday cognitionJohn A Schinka
James A Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL, USA
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 25:266-74. 2010.... - Fatigue after treatment for early stage breast cancer: a controlled comparisonPaul B Jacobsen
Health Outcomes and Behavior Program, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
Cancer 110:1851-9. 2007..The present study sought to determine whether fatigue was greater in women who had completed treatment for early-stage breast cancer relative to a demographically matched comparison group of women with no cancer history... - History of major depressive disorder prospectively predicts worse quality of life in women with breast cancerHeather S L Jim
Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, 33612 FL, USA
Ann Behav Med 43:402-8. 2012..Data are scarce about whether past history of major depressive disorder in the absence of current depression places breast cancer patients at risk for worse quality of life... - Using the COPE intervention for family caregivers to improve symptoms of hospice homecare patients: a clinical trialSusan C McMillan
College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Oncol Nurs Forum 34:313-21. 2007..To test an intervention for hospice caregivers designed to help them better manage symptoms experienced by patients with cancer... - Apolipoprotein E and cognitive performance: a meta-analysisBrent J Small
School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
Psychol Aging 19:592-600. 2004..The meta-analysis results suggest that APOE-epsilon4 genotype does affect cognitive performance in healthy aging, although the influence is relatively small and specific to certain domains of cognitive performance... - Predictors of six-month survival among patients with dementia: an evaluation of hospice Medicare guidelinesRonald S Schonwetter
Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, LifePath Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc, Tampa, Florida, USA
Am J Hosp Palliat Care 20:105-13. 2003..Broader issues in improving access to hospice care for dementia patients are discussed... - The diagnostic value of controlled oral word association test-FAS and category fluency in single-domain amnestic mild cognitive impairmentMichael Malek-Ahmadi
University of South Florida Byrd Alzheimer s Institute, Tampa, Fla, USA
Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 32:235-40. 2011..However, the clinical utility of these fluency measures is unclear. The aim of this study was to determine what, if any, diagnostic value letter and category fluency provide in differentiating single-domain aMCI from normal cognition... - A pilot study of hereditary breast and ovarian knowledge among a multiethnic group of Hispanic women with a personal or family history of cancerSusan T Vadaparampil
Health Outcomes and Behavior Program, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 14:99-106. 2010..To examine knowledge about hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) among Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban women... - Longitudinal predictors of driving cessation among older adults from the ACTIVE clinical trialJerri D Edwards
School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 63:P6-12. 2008..Implications are that assessments of cognitive speed of processing can provide valuable information about the subsequent risk of driving cessation... - The role of mastery and social resources in the associations between disability and depression in later lifeYuri Jang
Institute on Aging, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Gerontologist 42:807-13. 2002..The present study assessed the impacts of mastery and social resources (social network, social support, and satisfaction with support) on depression and, in particular, whether they modify the link between disability and depression... - Impact of coping skills intervention with family caregivers of hospice patients with cancer: a randomized clinical trialSusan C McMillan
College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
Cancer 106:214-22. 2006..The purpose of this study was to determine whether hospice plus a coping skill training intervention improved family caregivers' QOL, burden, coping, and mastery, compared with hospice plus emotional support, and usual hospice care... - Early identification of cognitive deficits: preclinical Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairmentBrent J Small
School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
Geriatrics 62:19-23. 2007..After describing the diagnostic criteria and dementia outcomes associated with MCI, this article discusses several challenges to the study of cognitive impairment before the diagnosis of AD... - Symptom distress and quality of life in patients with cancer newly admitted to hospice home careSusan C McMillan
College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FA, USA
Oncol Nurs Forum 29:1421-8. 2002..To evaluate the relationships between quality of life (QOL) and symptom distress, pain intensity, dyspnea intensity, and constipation intensity in people with advanced cancer who were newly admitted to hospice home care... - Efficacy and costs of two forms of stress management training for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapyPaul B Jacobsen
H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute and University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
J Clin Oncol 20:2851-62. 2002.... - Training pain resource nurses: changes in their knowledge and attitudesSusan C McMillan
College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
Oncol Nurs Forum 32:835-42. 2005..To determine the changes in knowledge and attitudes of pain resource nurses (PRNs) as a result of an intensive pain management course... - Cognitive impairment in men treated with luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonists for prostate cancer: a controlled comparisonHeather S L Jim
Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive MRC PSY, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
Support Care Cancer 18:21-7. 2010..The purpose of the current study was to compare rates of clinically significant cognitive impairment in men treated with LHRH agonists to a matched sample of healthy men without cancer... - Effects of self-directed stress management training and home-based exercise on stress management skills in cancer patients receiving chemotherapyKristin M Phillips
Division of Population Science, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, MRC PSY, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
Stress Health 28:368-75. 2012..05). This study provides support for including an exercise component in SM interventions for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy (clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT00740038)... - Cognitive functioning after adjuvant chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy for early-stage breast carcinomaKristine A Donovan
Psychosocial and Palliative Care Program, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
Cancer 104:2499-507. 2005..Future research should use prospective longitudinal research designs incorporating appropriate comparison groups to further explore this issue... - Stability and change in adult personality over 6 years: findings from the Victoria Longitudinal StudyBrent J Small
Department of Gerontology, University of South Florida, Tampa 33620, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 58:P166-76. 2003..Our study of 6-year personality development provided both (a). a confirmation of early significant stability findings and (b). unique evidence for significant individual differences in late adulthood... - The value of massage therapy in cancer careCynthia D Myers
Integrative Medicine, Health Outcomes and Behavior Program, Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive, MRC PSY, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 22:649-60, viii. 2008.... - Terminal decline and cognitive performance in very old age: does cause of death matter?Brent J Small
Department of Gerontology, University of South Florida, Tampa 33620, USA
Psychol Aging 18:193-202. 2003..Cause of death failed to modify the magnitude of the cross-sectional and longitudinal deficits. The pattern of results point to the general nature of this phenomenon... - Individual differences in well-being in older breast cancer survivorsElizabeth A Perkins
School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, MHC 1308, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 62:74-83. 2007.... - NT-020, a natural therapeutic approach to optimize spatial memory performance and increase neural progenitor cell proliferation and decrease inflammation in the aged ratS Acosta
Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair, USFHealth, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
Rejuvenation Res 13:581-8. 2010..In sum, NT-020 may promote health, proliferation, and maintenance of neurons in the age animals and exert antiinflammatory actions that promote function in the aged stem cell niche... - Quality of life outcomes in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors: a controlled comparisonKristin M Phillips
Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences, James A Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA
Support Care Cancer 21:1097-103. 2013..Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are now standard treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). While TKIs have less toxicity than previous treatments, they have side effects that can impact quality of life (QOL)... - Cognitive deficits in preclinical Alzheimer's diseaseBrent J Small
Department of Gerontology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
Acta Neurol Scand Suppl 179:29-33. 2003..In addition to increasing our theoretical understanding of AD development, research on cognition in preclinical AD contributes to the identification of persons at risk of developing AD for purposes of intervention... - Perceived discrimination and psychological well-being: the mediating and moderating role of sense of controlYuri Jang
Department of Aging and Mental Health, Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa 33612, USA
Int J Aging Hum Dev 66:213-27. 2008..The findings elucidated the mechanisms by which perceived discrimination manifested its psychological outcomes, and suggest ways to reduce adverse consequences associated with discriminatory experiences... - Determinants of a sense of mastery in African American and White older adultsYuri Jang
Institute on Aging, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 58:S221-4. 2003..This study compares determinants of a sense of mastery in African American and White older adults...