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...

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...

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,...

Purpose/Objectives: To examine the association between routine physical activity and self-rated health status in older adults with cancer.
 Design: Cross-sectional.
 Setting: Community-dwelling older adult survivors who completed a screening tool and subsequent detailed interview from the 2004 wave...