Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen"
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A comparison of CT based measures of skeletal muscle mass and density from the Th4 and L3 levels in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer
Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Sjøblom, Bjørg; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Baracos, Vickie Elaine; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Bremnes, Roy M.; Fløtten, Øystein; Bye, Asta; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Muscle mass and density assessed from CT-images at the L3 level are prognostic for survival and predict toxicity in cancer patients. However, L3 is not always included on routine CT-scans. We aimed to investigate ... -
Associations between Measured and Patient-Reported Physical Function and Survival in Advanced NSCLC
Stokke, Kristin; Halvorsen, Tarje Onsøien; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Killingberg, Kristin Toftaker; Sandvei, Marie Søfteland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: There is a lack of tools for selecting patients with advanced lung cancer who benefit the most from systemic treatment. Patient-reported physical function (PRPF) has been identified as a prognostic factor in ... -
Associations between muscle measures, survival and toxicity in patients with limited disease small cell lung cancer receiving concurrent chemoradiotherapy
Halvorsen, Tarje Onsøien; Valan, Christine Damgaard; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Standard treatment for patients with limited stage small cell lung cancer (LS SCLC) is concurrent platinum– etoposide chemotherapy and thoracic radiotherapy (TRT). Up to 30% of patients are cured, but severe ... -
Associations Between Patient-Reported Nutritional Status, Toxicity, and Survival in Limited-Stage SCLC
Taranova, Evgenia; Killingberg, Kristin Toftaker; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Halvorsen, Tarje Onsøien; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen; Aanerud, Marianne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Introduction: In general, malnutrition is associated with more treatment toxicity and shorter survival in patients with cancer, but little is known about its impact on limited-stage (LS) SCLC. We investigated whether ... -
Associations between severe co-morbidity and muscle measures in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients
Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Valan, Christine Damgaard; Halvorsen, Tarje Onsøien; Sjøblom, Bjørg; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Introduction Several studies show that low skeletal muscle index (SMI) and low skeletal muscle density (SMD) are negative prognostic factors and associated with more toxicity from systemic therapy in cancer patients. ... -
Changes in muscle measures during chemoradiotherapy in patients with limited stage small cell lung cancer
Valan, Christine Damgaard; Halvorsen, Tarje Onsøien; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Concurrent chemoradiotherapy is the recommended treatment for limited stage small cell lung cancer. Severe side‐effects, which might cause loss of muscle mass, are frequent. Low skeletal muscle index (SMI) and ... -
Cognitive Trajectories in Older Patients with Cancer Undergoing Radiotherapy—A Prospective Observational Study
Eriksen, Guro Falk; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Rostoft, Siri; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Bergh, Sverre; Hjelstuen, Anne Kristine; Rolfson, Darryl; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Cognitive function can be affected by cancer and/or its treatment, and older patients are at a particular risk. In a prospective observational study including patients ≥65 years referred for radiotherapy (RT), we aimed to ... -
CT Derived Muscle Measures, Inflammation, and Frailty in a Cohort of Older Cancer Patients
Harneshaug, Magnus; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Kirkhus, Lene; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Bergh, Sverre; Rostoft, Siri; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background/Aim: Muscle loss, inflammation, and frailty are prevalent among older cancer patients. We aimed to evaluate whether inflammatory markers could identify muscle loss, and if muscle measures differed between frail ... -
Edmonton Frail Scale predicts mortality in older patients with cancer undergoing radiotherapy-A prospective observational study
Røyset, Inga Marie; Eriksen, Guro Falk; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Saltvedt, Ingvild Tina; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Rostoft, Siri; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Rolfson, Darryl; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Several screening tools are developed to identify frailty in the increasing number of older patients with cancer. Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS) performs well in geriatric settings but is less studied in oncology. ... -
Experience Measures after Radical Prostatectomy: A Register-Based Study Evaluating the Association between Patient-Reported Symptoms and Quality of Information
Christiansen, Ola; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Bratt, Ola; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Patient-reported data are important for quality assurance and improvement. Our main aim was to investigate the association between patient-reported symptoms among patients undergoing radical prostatectomy and their perceived ... -
Frailty identified by geriatric assessment is associated with poor functioning, high symptom burden and increased risk of physical decline in older cancer patients: Prospective observational study
Kirkhus, Lene; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Rostoft, Siri; Harneshaug, Magnus; Selbæk, Geir; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: Maintaining quality of life including physical functioning is highly prioritized among older cancer patients. Geriatric assessment is a recommended approach to identify patients with increased vulnerability ... -
Geriatric assessment is superior to oncologists’ clinical judgement in identifying frailty
Kirkhus, Lene; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Kristjansson, Siri Rostoft; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Selbæk, Geir; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Harneshaug, Magnus; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Frailty is a syndrome associated with increased vulnerability and an important predictor of outcomes in older cancer patients. Systematic assessments to identify frailty are seldom applied, and oncologists’ ... -
Geriatric assessment with management for older patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy. Protocol of a Norwegian cluster-randomised controlled pilot study
Røyset, Inga Marie; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Rostoft, Siri; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Oldervoll, Line Merethe; Bye, Asta; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Bergh, Sverre; Melby, Line; Halsteinli, Vidar; Døhl, Øystein; Røsstad, Tove Garåsen; Eriksen, Guro Falk; Sollid, May Ingvild Volungholen; Rolfson, Darryl; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)About 50% of patients with cancer are expected to need radiotherapy (RT), and the majority of these are older. To improve outcomes for older patients with cancer, geriatric assessment (GA) with management (GAM) is highly ... -
Geriatric assessment with management for older patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy: a cluster-randomised controlled pilot study
Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen; Røyset, Inga Marie; Saltvedt, Ingvild Tina; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Halsteinli, Vidar; Døhl, Øystein; Vossius, Corinna Elisabeth; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Bergh, Sverre; Rostoft, Siri; Oldervoll, Line Merethe; Bye, Asta; Melby, Line Kari; Røsstad, Tove Garåsen; Eriksen, Guro Falk; Sollid, May Ingvild Volungholen; Rolfson, Darryl; Saltyte Benth, Jurate (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Geriatric assessment and management (GAM) improve outcomes in older patients with cancer treated with surgery or chemotherapy. It is unclear whether GAM may provide better function and quality of life (QoL), ... -
Geriatric impairments are associated with reduced quality of life and physical function in older patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy - A prospective observational study
Eriksen, Guro Falk; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Rostoft, Siri; Kirkhus, Lene; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Oldervoll, Line Merethe; Bye, Asta; Hjelstuen, Anne Kristine; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Introduction: Quality of life (QoL) and function are important outcomes for older adults with cancer. We aimed to assess differences in trends in patient-reported outcomes (PROs) during radiotherapy (RT) between (1) groups ... -
Modifiable factors affecting older patients' quality of life and physical function during cancer treatment
Kirkhus, Lene; Harneshaug, Magnus; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Rostoft, Siri; Bergh, Sverre; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Selbæk, Geir; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Borza, Tom; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Maintaining physical function and quality of life (QoL) are prioritized outcomes among older adults. We aimed to identify potentially modifiable factors affecting older patients' physical function and QoL ... -
Muscle mass and association to quality of life in non-small cell lung cancer patients
Bye, Asta; Sjøblom, Bjørg; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Baracos, Vickie E.; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Aass, Nina Kathrine; Bremnes, Roy M.; Fløtten, Øystein; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Cancer wasting is characterized by muscle loss and may contribute to fatigue and poor quality of life (QoL). Our aim was to investigate associations between skeletal muscle index (SMI) and skeletal muscle ... -
Patient-Reported Experiences and Associated Factors in a Norwegian Radiotherapy Setting: An Explorative Cross-Sectional Study
Sollid, May Ingvild Volungholen; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen; Danielsen, Signe; Eilertsen, Grethe; Kirkevold, Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Introduction Radiotherapy is the main treatment modality in cancer. There is sparse knowledge on how patients with cancer experience their radiotherapy trajectory, and which factors might be associated with patients’ ... -
Physical Performance and Activity in Older Prostate Cancer Survivors in Comparison with Population-based Matched Controls
Sletten, Reidun; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen; Oldervoll, Line Merethe; Skjellegrind, Håvard Kjesbu; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Åstrøm, Lennart; Kirkevold, Øyvind; Bergh, Sverre; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Rostoft, Siri; Bye, Asta; Mork, Paul Jarle; Christiansen, Ola (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025)Background and objective: Whether radical prostate cancer treatment affects long-term physical performance and physical activity in older men is not known. We aimed to compare physical performance and self-reported physical ... -
Post-discharge complications in frail older patients after surgery for colorectal cancer
Ommundsen, Nina; Nesbakken, Arild; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Skovlund, Eva; Bakka, Arne Olav; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen; Rostoft, Siri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background The incidence of postoperative complications after colorectal cancer surgery varies between publications. Complications occurring after discharge from hospital are often not reported. The aims of this study ...