CRNG Research & Outcomes Task Force

OUR MISSION

Advance cancer rehabilitation research and promote research collaboration
Establish an interdisciplinary research agenda
Promote translation of evidence to enhance clinical expertise and practice

CO-CHAIRS

To learn more about the work of this group and how to make a contribution, contact the co-chairs.

CURRENT PROJECT

The current project of the Research Task Force is an agenda-setting paper detailing the growth and development of palliative care and using that history to guide the development and growth of cancer rehabilitation research and practice.

2025 GOALS

1. Cost Outcomes in Cancer Rehabilitation – Scoping Review
   1. Led by Dr. Kelley Wood
2. Supportive Care in Hematological Malignancies – Scoping Review
   1. Led by Dr. Peter Adintori
3. Group growth and addition of new projects
4. Continued collaboration with ACRM Lifestyle Medicine Networking Group and other Special Interest Groups

2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Behavioral Change – Secondary Analysis Paper
  • Led by Dr. Jennifer Jones
    • Citation: Voss, M.L., Brick, R., Padgett, L.S., Wechsler, S., Joshi, Y., Tomé, G.A., Arbid, S., Campbell, G., Campbell, K.L., El Hassanieh, D., Klein, C., Lam, A., Lyons, K.D., Sabir, A., Sleight, A.G., Jones, J.M. (2024). Behavior change theory and behavior change technique use in cancer rehabilitation interventions: A secondary analysis. European Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. In Press.
• Toward a Strong Partnership Between Lifestyle Medicine and Cancer Rehabilitation – Position Paper
  • Led by Dr. Alix Sleight and members of the ACRM Lifestyle Medicine Networking Group. Was submitted at end of the year 2024.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2021-2023

Research Publications:

• A Systematic Review of Function-Based Interventions for Cancer Rehabilitation. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
• The Influence of Telehealth-based Cancer Rehabilitation Interventions on Disability: A Systematic Review. Journal of Cancer Survivorship.
  2022 Conference Presentations
  
• Functional outcome measurement in cancer rehabilitation: Lessons learned from the ACRM Cancer Rehabilitation Networking Research and Outcomes Task Force Projects

COMPLETED PROJECTS

1) Delphi Study to Determine Rehabilitation Research Priorities for Older Adults With Cancer

Lyons KD, Radomski MV, Alfano CM, Finkelstein M, Sleight AG, Marshall TF, McKenna R, Fu JB. Delphi Study to Determine Rehabilitation Research Priorities for Older Adults With Cancer. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 May;98(5):904-914.

Presented at:

• 2016 American Cancer Society Survivorship Research Conference (6/2016)
• 2016 ACRM Annual Conference (10/2016)
• 2017 American Psycho-Oncology Society (APOS) Annual Conference (2/2017)

2) Grid-Enabled Measures (GEM) Project

Timothy F. Marshall, PhD; Catherine M. Alfano, PhD; Alix G. Sleight, PhD, OTD, OTR/L; Richard P. Moser, PhD; David S. Zucker, MD, PhD; Elise L. Rice, PhD; Julie K. Silver, MD; Vishwa S. Raj, MD; Jack B. Fu, MD; Lynne S. Padgett, PhD; Kathleen Doyle Lyons, ScD; Mary Vining Radomski, PhD; Raymond McKenna, PT, PhD; Mackenzi Pergolotti, PhD, OTR/L

Goal: Crowdsourcing effort to seek stakeholder input on current cancer support services screeners

Presented at:

• 2017 AAPM&R Annual Assembly (10/13/17)
• 2017 ACRM Annual Conference

3) Manuscript Under Review

Follow the Trail: Using Insights from the Growth of Palliative Care to Propose a Roadmap for Cancer Rehabilitation

Kathleen Doyle Lyons, ScD; Lynne Padgett, PhD; Timothy F. Marshall, PhD; Joseph A. Greer, MD; Julie K. Silver, MD; Vishwa S. Raj, MD; David S. Zucker, MD, PhD; Jack B. Fu, MD; Mackenzi Pergolotti, PhD; Alix G. Sleight, PhD; Catherine M. Alfano, PhD

Presented at:

• 2018 ACRM Annual Conference