Article
Urology & Nephrology
Mitchell M. Huang, Ridwan Alam, Andrew T. Gabrielson, Zhuo T. Su, Borna Kassiri, Sean A. Fletcher, Michael J. Biles, Hiten D. Patel, Christian P. Pavlovich, Zeyad R. Schwen
Summary: The study examined the clinical criteria for transitioning from active surveillance (AS) to watchful waiting (WW) in men with prostate cancer (PCa). The findings showed that a significant proportion of patients had a higher risk of non-PCa death compared to untreated PCa death. For older men with multiple comorbidities and lower grade PCa, the need for curative treatment should be reconsidered.
EUROPEAN UROLOGY FOCUS
(2022)
Review
Urology & Nephrology
Pawel Rajwa, Preston C. Sprenkle, Michael S. Leapman
Summary: The article reviewed the evidence on transitioning from active monitoring to observation, suggesting a gradual decrease in monitoring intensity based on age, other medical problems, and patient preferences.
EUROPEAN UROLOGY FOCUS
(2021)
Article
Andrology
Xiangkun Wu, Daojun Lv, Md Eftekhar, Chao Cai, Zhijian Zhao, Di Gu, Yongda Liu
Summary: In this study, a competing risk nomogram was established based on the SEER program data to predict prostate cancer-specific mortality (PCSM) in low-risk and selective intermediate-risk PCa patients undergoing active surveillance or watchful waiting (AS/WW). The nomogram showed good performance in identifying subgroups of patients at higher risk of PCSM and potential candidates for AS/WW.
TRANSLATIONAL ANDROLOGY AND UROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Da Huang, Xiaohao Ruan, Jingyi Huang, Ning Zhang, Guangliang Jiang, Yi Gao, Danfeng Xu, Rong Na
Summary: Unmarried or urban patients were more likely to choose active surveillance/watchful waiting. The utilization and efficacy of conservative management were affected by socioeconomic factors, which might serve as a barrier of treatment decision-making and targeted a population in need of social support.
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Vishesh Agrawal, Xiaoyue Ma, Jim C. Hu, Christopher E. Barbieri, Himanshu Nagar
Summary: The optimal treatment for intermediate risk prostate cancer remains unclear. National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines suggest active surveillance, prostatectomy, or radiotherapy. This study analyzed U.S. national trends in active surveillance for men with intermediate risk prostate cancer, finding an increasing use of active surveillance with clinical and socioeconomic disparities.
JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Adrian J. Waisman Malaret, Peter Chang, Kehao Zhu, Yingye Zheng, Lisa F. Newcomb, Menghan Liu, Jesse K. McKenney, James D. Brooks, Peter Carroll, Atreya Dash, Christopher P. Filson, Martin E. Gleave, Michael Liss, Frances M. Martin, Todd M. Morgan, Peter S. Nelson, Daniel W. Lin, Andrew A. Wagner
Summary: This study aims to compare the clinical outcomes of GG1 and GG2 prostate cancer patients undergoing AS. The results show that in the AS process, GG2 patients are more likely to receive definitive treatment than GG1 patients, but there is no significant difference in adverse pathology and short-term biochemical recurrence between the two groups after treatment.
JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Andrology
Jia-Kun Li, Chi-Chen Zhang, Shi Qiu, Kun Jin, Bo-Yu Cai, Qi-Ming Yuan, Xing-Yu Xiong, Lian-Sha Tang, Di Jin, Xiang-Hong Zhou, Yi-Ge Bao, Lu Yang, Qiang Wei
Summary: This study compared the effects of active surveillance or watchful waiting (AS/WW) and focal laser ablation (FLA) in patients with low-risk prostate cancer (PCa) based on overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS. The results showed that AS/WW provided more survival benefits for low-risk PCa patients compared to FLA.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Bashir Al Hussein Al Awamlh, Xian Wu, Daniel A. Barocas, Kelvin A. Moses, Richard M. Hoffman, Spyridon P. Basourakos, Patrick Lewicki, Woodson W. Smelser, Camilo Arenas-Gallo, Jonathan E. Shoag
Summary: This study aimed to identify men on active surveillance (AS) or watchful waiting (WW) for prostate cancer and explore possible predictors of follow-up intensity. The results showed that Black men and men with lower incomes underwent less rigorous monitoring.
PROSTATE CANCER AND PROSTATIC DISEASES
(2023)
Article
Andrology
Qi-Ming Yuan, Tian-Hai Lin, Kun Jin, Shi Qiu, Xiang-Hong Zhou, Di Jin, Jia-Kun Li, Lu Yang, Qiang Wei
Summary: This study compared long-term survival outcomes between focal therapy and active surveillance/watchful waiting in low-risk prostate cancer patients and found that active surveillance/watchful waiting can bring more overall survival benefits.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Sophie M. Bruinsma, Daan Nieboer, Monique J. Roobol, Chris H. Bangma, Jan F. M. Verbeek, Vincent Gnanapragasam, Mieke Van Hemelrijck, Mark Frydenberg, Lui-Shiong Lee, Riccardo Valdagni, Christopher Logothetis, Ewout W. Steyerberg
Summary: Disease reclassification occurs in 13% to 14% of biopsies at 1 and 4 years after the start of active surveillance, with important predictors such as age, prostate specific antigen, prostate volume identified. The discriminative ability of predictor combinations was validated using the AUC curve.
JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Bashir Al Hussein Al Awamlh, Neal Patel, Xiaoyue Ma, Adam Calaway, Lee Ponsky, Jim C. Hu, Jonathan E. Shoag
Summary: There are substantial geographic variations in the adoption of active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer patients in the US. Regions, race, and socioeconomic status all play a role in the likelihood of undergoing active surveillance, highlighting the need to address geographical disparities in accessing this management option.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
T. Stonier, A. L. Tin, D. D. Sjoberg, G. Jibara, A. J. Vickers, S. Fine, J. Eastham
Summary: The study aimed to assess the association of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging with adverse pathology in radical prostatectomy specimens of men with favorable risk grade group 2 prostate cancer. Positive multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging was found to be associated with higher rates of adverse pathology and upgrading. Incorporating multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging data into prediction models showed a higher net benefit on decision curve analysis, indicating its potential to improve risk assessment and treatment decision-making for patients with favorable risk prostate cancer.
JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
N. Timilshina, S. M. H. Alibhai, G. Tomlinson, B. Sander, D. C. Cheung, A. Finelli
Summary: This study aimed to determine the long-term population-level oncological outcomes in active surveillance patients and examine the discontinuation rate. The results showed that active surveillance was associated with excellent long-term metastasis-free survival and overall survival, but slightly inferior cancer-specific survival.
JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Benjamin D. Besasie, Abhijit G. Sunnapwar, Feng Gao, Dean Troyer, Geoffrey D. Clarke, Hugh White, Peter T. Fox, Anders Dale, Allison Wheeler, Michael A. Liss
Summary: Restriction spectrum imaging-magnetic resonance imaging improves upgrading detection in active surveillance for prostate cancer, especially for predicting Gleason upgrading, by providing a noninvasive radiological biomarker.
JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Salonee Shah, Kerri Beckmann, Mieke Van Hemelrijck, Ben Challacombe, Rick Popert, Prokar Dasgupta, Jonah Rusere, Grace Zisengwe, Oussama Elhage, Aida Santaolalla
Summary: This study provides a descriptive profile of the Guy's and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust AS cohort, highlighting the importance of AS pathways. The study found a relatively large proportion of men of African/Afro-Caribbean descent in the cohort, as well as more frequent use of magnetic resonance imaging and trans-perineal biopsies after 2012.
Correction
Nursing
K. T. Hickey, S. Bakken, M. W. Byrne, D. C. E. Bailey, G. Demiris, S. L. Docherty, S. G. Dorsey, B. J. Guthrie, M. M. Heitkemper, C. S. Jacelon, T. J. Kelechi, M. Kim, S. M. Moore, N. S. Redeker, C. L. Renn, B. Resnick, A. Starkweather, H. Thompson, T. M. Ward, D. J. McCloskey, J. K. Austin, P. A. Grady
Article
Nursing
Patricia Eckardt, Donald Bailey, Holli A. DeVon, Cynthia Dougherty, Pamela Ginex, Cheryl A. Krause-Parello, Rita H. Pickler, Therese S. Richmond, Eleanor Rivera, Carol F. Roye, Nancy Redeker
Article
Oncology
Yufen Lin, Sharron L. Docherty, Laura S. Porter, Donald E. Bailey
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING
(2020)
Review
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Donald E. Bailey, Donna M. Zucker
GASTROENTEROLOGY NURSING
(2020)
Article
Nursing
Donald E. Bailey, Jia Yao, Qing Yang
Summary: Research revealed that patients awaiting liver transplant experienced illness uncertainty, with social well-being and self-efficacy showed negative associations with illness uncertainty.
WESTERN JOURNAL OF NURSING RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Yufen Lin, Donald E. Bailey, Sharron L. Docherty, Laura S. Porter, Bruce A. Cooper, Steven M. Paul, Kord M. Kober, Marilyn J. Hammer, Fay Wright, Laura B. Dunn, Yvette P. Conley, Jon D. Levine, Christine Miaskowski
Summary: This study aimed to identify subgroups of gastrointestinal cancer patients with distinct symptom profiles, evaluate differences in demographic and clinical characteristics, and quality of life outcomes among these subgroups. The findings suggest that younger age, depression, and back pain may be associated with different symptom burden in these subgroups, with a higher symptom burden leading to poorer quality of life outcomes.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2021)
Editorial Material
Nursing
Donald E. Bailey
WESTERN JOURNAL OF NURSING RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Nursing
Robyn K. Wojeck, Donald E. Bailey, Tamara J. Somers, Mitchell R. Knisely
Summary: This systematic review aimed to identify and describe self-management interventions and their impact on self-management outcomes in adults with systemic sclerosis. The included studies showed notable variability in the types of interventions and their effects, with a focus on improving physical function through rehabilitation programs. However, the poor methodological quality of the studies limited the synthesis and recommendations for self-management interventions in this population, highlighting the need for future research with larger, more rigorously designed studies.
RESEARCH IN NURSING & HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Robyn K. Wojeck, Susan G. Silva, Donald E. Bailey, Mitchell R. Knisely, Linda Kwakkenbos, Marie-Eve Carrier, Warren R. Nielson, Susan J. Bartlett, Janet Pope, Brett D. Thombs
Summary: This study found associations between self-efficacy and pain in patients with systemic sclerosis, but self-efficacy did not mediate changes in pain trajectories. Factors such as age, gender, finger ulcers, small joint contractures, and esophageal gastrointestinal symptoms were related to pain outcomes.
Article
Nursing
Donald E. Bailey, Andrew J. Muir, Michael P. Cary, Natalie Ammarell, Sarah Seaver, Emily Scirica, Mitch Mah'moud, Ruth A. Anderson
Summary: This study explores a family's adaptive challenges and work during a family member's treatment, identifying themes including family adaptive challenges, patient-described aspects of family members' adaptive challenges, and family adaptive work. The adaptive leadership framework for chronic illness provides guidance for future family interventions.
NURSING SCIENCE QUARTERLY
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Yufen Lin, Donald E. Bailey, Sharron L. Docherty, Laura S. Porter, Bruce Cooper, Steven Paul, Kord Kober, Marilyn J. Hammer, Fay Wright, Yvette Conley, Jon Levine, Christine Miaskowski
Summary: This study identified distinct morning and evening fatigue profiles in patients with gastrointestinal cancers, and found that factors such as age, performance status, and depression were common risk factors for both types of fatigue. Women, white individuals, and those with childcare responsibilities were more likely to experience higher levels of evening fatigue. Patients with very high levels of morning and evening fatigue reported higher levels of anxiety, depressive symptoms, and poorer quality of life. These findings can help clinicians identify high-risk patients and develop personalized interventions for fatigue and other symptoms.
BMJ SUPPORTIVE & PALLIATIVE CARE
(2021)
Review
Gerontology
Sijia Wei, Bada Kang, Donald E. Bailey, Kevin Caves, Yufen Lin, Eleanor S. McConnell, Maria Thurow, Amanda Woodward, Kayla Wright-Freeman, Tingzhong (Michelle) Xue, Kirsten N. Corazzini
Summary: This scoping review examines the use of technology in measuring older adults' social networks for health and social care. Results suggest that technology facilitates data collection on the social interactions and activities of older adults, but its use in measuring social networks is still in an exploratory phase. Multidisciplinary collaborations are needed to overcome challenges in implementation and analysis. Future studies should leverage technology to address social isolation and care for older adults, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Article
Oncology
Matthew R. LeBlanc, Thomas W. LeBlanc, Ashley Leak Bryant, Kathryn Pollak, Donald E. Bailey, Sophia K. Smith
Summary: This study aimed to explore the impact of multiple myeloma on individuals' lives in terms of treatment, including social, financial, and relationship issues. The findings suggest that the treatment journey for those with multiple myeloma can be lifelong, with far-reaching and long-term effects. Nurses play a key role in mitigating the negative effects of multiple myeloma and its treatment by providing thorough assessment, care planning, and education.
ONCOLOGY NURSING FORUM
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Yufen Lin, Sharron L. Docherty, Laura S. Porter, Donald E. Bailey
ONCOLOGY NURSING FORUM
(2020)
Article
Oncology
Margaret Q. Rosenzweig, Donald E. Bailey, Nancy Jo Bush, Lorinda A. Coombs, Rebecca H. Lehto, Victoria Loerzel, Virginia Sun, Kathi Mooney, Mary E. Cooley
ONCOLOGY NURSING FORUM
(2019)
