Marielle Jensen-Battaglia, DPT, PhD
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2025
Exploring decisional control preferences in older patients with cancer and their caregivers
Hryniv S, Gilbride E, Consagra W, Mohile S, Yilmaz S, Kyi K, Kadambi S, Jensen-Battaglia M, Gilmore N, Whitehead M, Khatri J, Braiteh F, Conlin A, Loh K, Magnuson A. Exploring decisional control preferences in older patients with cancer and their caregivers. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2025, 17: 102832. PMID: 41389716, PMCID: PMC12782212, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2025.102832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchControl Preferences ScaleDecisional control preferencesPhysician practice characteristicsTreatment decision-makingControl preferencesPatient's illnessGeriatric assessmentFactors associated with preferenceInformation preferencesCluster randomized trialGA domain impairmentCaregiving rolePatient rolePractice characteristicsDecision-makingIncurable cancerSociodemographic informationOlder adultsCaregiversLogistic regressionDomain impairmentPreference ScaleOlder patientsBaseline factorsOptimal supportA decisional intervention for older patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and their oncologist: A pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT)
Loh K, Mortaz-Hedjri S, Blumberg R, Wang Y, Jensen-Battaglia M, Mendler J, Rodenbach R, Liesveld J, Huselton E, Sohn M, Norton S, Hodges D, Buechler S, Oh E, Sharma C, Nafis L, Wang L, Hayward E, Richardson D, Klepin H, Mohile S. A decisional intervention for older patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and their oncologist: A pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT). Blood 2025, 146: 1081-1081. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2025-1081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUsual care armRandomized Controlled TrialsPrognostic understandingCare armOncologists' treatment recommendationsAcute myeloid leukemiaUsual carePatient understandingLife expectancyAging-related conditionsBest-worst scalingQualitative interviewsPilot randomized controlled trialChance of cureDecision-making visitOlder patientsPatient-oncologist dyadsPatients' prognostic understandingPerceptions of prognosisMyeloid leukemiaTreatment decisionsQuality of lifeRisk of adverse outcomesTreatment decision-makingCare teamFeasibility of using a triaxial accelerometer to assess physical activity (PA) in older adults with myeloid neoplasms (MNs): A single-arm pilot study
Wang Y, Jensen-Battaglia M, Lin P, Kleckner I, Hayward E, Mendler J, Liesveld J, LoCastro M, Fallone C, Mortaz S, Dunne R, Mustian K, Loh K. Feasibility of using a triaxial accelerometer to assess physical activity (PA) in older adults with myeloid neoplasms (MNs): A single-arm pilot study. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2025, 16: 102453. DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2025.102453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA decisional intervention for older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML): A pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT)
Loh K, Mortaz-Hedjri S, Blumberg R, Wang Y, Jensen-Battaglia M, Mendler J, Rodenbach R, Liesveld J, Huselton E, Sohn M, Norton S, Savino K, Massi I, Oh E, Sharma C, Nafis L, Wang L, Klepin H, Richardson D, Mohie S. A decisional intervention for older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML): A pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT). Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2025, 16: 102372. DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2025.102372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient and oncologist expectations of physical function among older adults with acute myeloid leukemia
Jensen-Battaglia M, Mortaz-Hedjri S, Blumberg R, Oh E, Fallone-Sharma C, Wang Y, Nafis L, Mendler J, Rodenbach R, Huselton E, Liesveld J, Terhune J, Terhune J, Agree E, Block R, Seplaki C, Mohile S, Loh K. Patient and oncologist expectations of physical function among older adults with acute myeloid leukemia. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2025, 16: 102665. DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2025.102665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-reported unmet care needs in daily activities among community-dwelling older adults with cancer: Analyses from the 2015–2019 National Health and Aging Trends Study
Wang Y, Loh K, Williams A, Jensen-Battaglia M, Norton S, Seplaki C. Self-reported unmet care needs in daily activities among community-dwelling older adults with cancer: Analyses from the 2015–2019 National Health and Aging Trends Study. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2025, 17: 102796. PMID: 41135333, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2025.102796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Health and Aging Trends StudyCommunity-dwelling older adultsUnmet care needsUnmet careCare needsOlder adultsUnmet needsIncident cancerTrends StudyWeighted prevalenceCaregivers' inabilityDaily activitiesSecondary analysisPrevalence of unmet needAssociation of yearsNutritional statusLongitudinal cohort studyHigh-risk individualsBinary logistic regression modelLogistic regression modelsCaregiver statusPhysical functionTailored interventionsParticipant characteristicsCaregiversNutritional Impairment and Quality of Life Trajectories Among Older Adults With Advanced Cancer
Singhal S, Wang Y, Dunne R, Kehoe L, Sohn M, Jensen‐Battaglia M, Canin B, Tylock R, Mohamed M, Khatri J, Bearden J, Philip T, Mohile S, Loh K. Nutritional Impairment and Quality of Life Trajectories Among Older Adults With Advanced Cancer. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2025, 73: 2789-2797. PMID: 40616260, PMCID: PMC12236448, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality of lifeGDS-15FACT-GAdvanced cancerHealth trajectoriesOlder adultsAssociated with membershipFunctional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-GeneralPsychological healthGeriatric Depression Scale-15Quality of life trajectoriesTrajectories of quality of lifeAssess quality of lifeMini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form scoreNutritional impairmentAssess psychological healthHigher quality of lifePalliative cancer treatmentDepression groupMild depression groupMultinomial logistic regressionGroup-based trajectoryTrajectory group membershipQOL trajectoriesAssociated with group membershipFatigue, physical function, and the context of social vulnerability for older adults with cancer
Jensen-Battaglia M, Delmerico A, Mohamed M, Tylock R, Flannery M, Burnette B, Desai N, Anthony N, Mustian K, Loh K, Mohile S, Seplaki C, Gilmore N. Fatigue, physical function, and the context of social vulnerability for older adults with cancer. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2025, 16: 102284. PMID: 40450795, PMCID: PMC12226210, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2025.102284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial determinants of healthPhysical functionOlder adultsShort Physical Performance BatteryEstimate adjusted relative risksCluster randomized clinical trialRelative riskAdvanced cancerCancer-related fatigueDeterminants of healthPhysical Performance BatteryAdjusted relative risksAssociated with increased riskGreater fatigueSocial determinantsPerformance BatteryBaseline fatigueManaging fatigueFollow-up timepointsAssociated with declinesSocial vulnerabilitySocial Vulnerability IndexSPPBPatient-Reported Outcomes Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse EventsCommunity levelRelationships between patient‐reported and clinician‐rated toxicities and daily functioning in older adults with advanced cancer undergoing systemic therapy
Culakova E, Mohamed M, Flannery M, Jensen‐Battaglia M, Zhang Z, Ramsdale E, Tylock R, Stauffer F, Wells M, Magnuson A, Loh K, Gada U, Janelsins M, Mohile S. Relationships between patient‐reported and clinician‐rated toxicities and daily functioning in older adults with advanced cancer undergoing systemic therapy. Cancer 2025, 131: e35766. PMID: 39945245, PMCID: PMC11822747, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.35766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActivities of daily livingInstrumental ADLOlder adultsPatient-reported toxicityAdvanced cancerPhysical performanceActivities of daily living impairmentPRO-CTCAEInstrumental activities of daily livingShort Physical Performance BatteryImpaired activities of daily livingFunctional declineMitigate functional declinePhysical Performance BatteryImpaired instrumental ADLSystemic therapyGeneralized Estimating EquationsClinician-ratedIADL impairmentPerformance BatteryRisk of treatment-related toxicityDaily livingMonths of treatment initiationPatient reportsTreatment-related toxicityResponse to: “Enhancing Geriatric Assessment in Cancer Rehabilitation: Suggestions for Future Research”
Mohile S, Brick R, Jensen‐Battaglia M, Streck B, Page L, Culakova E. Response to: “Enhancing Geriatric Assessment in Cancer Rehabilitation: Suggestions for Future Research”. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2025, 73: 1633-1634. PMID: 39890161, PMCID: PMC12101949, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19385.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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