Purpose/Objectives: To examine whether a history of cancer increased the likelihood of a fall in community-dwelling older adults, and if cancer type, stage, or time since diagnosis increased falls. Design: A longitudinal, retrospective, cohort study. Setting: A home- and community-based waiver...

Purpose/Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of senior peer counseling by telephone for supplemental psychosocial support of older women after breast cancer surgery. Design: Experimental, randomized block, longitudinal. Setting: A community-based senior service agency and a community hospital-based...

Purpose/Objectives: To understand how women aged 70 years and older who had recently undergone treatment for early-stage breast cancer experienced treatment decision making. Research Approach: Qualitative, descriptive study guided by grounded theory. Setting: Participants' houses and apartments in...

Purpose/Objectives: To review physician, patient, and contextual factors that affect treatment decision making in older adults diagnosed with cancer, and to relate those factors to theoretical models of decision making. Data Sources: PubMed (1966 to April 2010), PsycINFO (1967 to April 2010) and...