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Cognitive Screening: Using the Clock-Drawing Test to Assess for Preexisting Deficits in Older Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer


Janine Overcash
Maddy Perry
CJON 2017, 21(4), 489-498 DOI: 10.1188/17.CJON.489-498
Background: Older women diagnosed with breast cancer may also have preexisting cognitive deficits.
 Objectives: The aim of the current study is to describe errors on the clock-drawing test (CDT), which is used to screen for preexisting cognitive deficits in older women diagnosed with breast cancer...
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Antecedents and Outcomes of Uncertainty in Older Adults With Cancer: A Scoping Review of the Literature

Vida Ghodraty Jabloo
Shabbir M.H. Alibhai
Margaret Fitch
Ann E. Tourangeau
Ana Patricia Ayala
Martine T.E. Puts
ONF 2017, 44(4), E152-E167 DOI: 10.1188/17.ONF.E152-E167
Problem Identification: Uncertainty is a major source of distress for cancer survivors. Because cancer is primarily a disease of older adults, a comprehensive understanding of the antecedents and outcomes of uncertainty in older adults with cancer is essential. 
 Literature Search: MEDLINE®,...
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Family Caregiver Knowledge, Patient Illness Characteristics, and Unplanned Hospital Admissions in Older Adults With Cancer

Patricia I. Geddie
Victoria Wochna Loerzel
Anne E. Norris
ONF 2016, 43(4), 453-463 DOI: 10.1188/16.ONF.453-463
Purpose/Objectives: To explore factors related to unplanned hospital admissions and determine if one or more factors are predictive of unplanned hospital admissions for older adults with cancer.
 Design: A prospective longitudinal design and a retrospective chart review.
 Setting: Adult oncology...
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Improving Nurses’ Knowledge About Older Adults 
With Cancer

Peggy S. Burhenn
Betty Ferrell

Shirley Johnson
Arti Hurria
ONF 2016, 43(4), 497-504 DOI: 10.1188/16.ONF.497-504
Purpose/Objectives: To assess nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of caring for older adults and to use that assessment data to develop a training program to improve skills in caring for older adults with cancer. 
 Design: Survey of oncology nursing staff conducted pre- and posteducation...
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Accidental Fall Rates in Community-Dwelling Adults Compared to Cancer Survivors During and Post-Treatment: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis

Marie-Louise Bird
Michael J. Cheney
Andrew D. Williams
ONF 2016, 43(2), E64-E72 DOI: 10.1188/16.ONF.E64-E72
Purpose/Objectives: To identify whether rates of accidental falls are greater for cancer survivors living in the community during or post-treatment than people with no history of cancer.
 Data Sources: In a systematic literature review that was conducted in December 2013, MEDLINE®, EMBASE, PubMed,...
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