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Research interests
As a behavioral scientist with advanced training in cancer prevention and control, Dr. Shirley Bluethmann has focused her career on optimizing cancer outcomes and aging through lifestyle interventions, including physical activity and self-management practices.
Her long-term goal as a faculty member at Penn State College of Medicine is to build a program of research to better serve the needs of older cancer survivors (especially those 65 and older), including identifying opportunities for interventions to improve mobility and general health and to manage cancer-related symptoms or co-morbidities.
Dr. Bluethmann is also interested in identifying aging-friendly technologies to promote independence and facilitate self-management of care.
Teaching and educational interests
Dr. Shirley Bluethmann is the co-instructor for PHS 574, a graduate-level course on Methods in Clinical Research and Public Health Interventions.
She is interested in using theory and advanced methods in behavioral research to connect behavioral determinants to effective behavior-change techniques.
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Projects 2019 2023
- 1 Active
REJOIN: Using Exercise to Improve Arthralgia and AI Adherence
1/1/19 → 1/1/23
Project: Research project
Research Output 2012 2019
3
Citations
(Scopus)
Screening for psychosocial distress among patients with cancer: Implications for clinical practice, healthcare policy, and dissemination to enhance cancer survivorship
Ehlers, S. L., Davis, K., Bluethmann, S. M., Quintiliani, L. M., Kendall, J., Ratwani, R. M., Diefenbach, M. A. & Graves, K. D., Jan 1 2019, In : Translational behavioral medicine. 9, 2, p. 282-291 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Survival Rate
Delivery of Health Care
Accreditation
Neoplasms
Human Engineering
11
Citations
(Scopus)
Suicide among cancer patients
Zaorsky, N., Zhang, Y., Tuanquin, L., Bluethmann, S., Park, H. S. & Chinchilli, V., Dec 1 2019, In : Nature communications. 10, 1, 207.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Suicide
cancer
Epidemiology
Neoplasms
lungs
2
Citations
(Scopus)
Electronic Health Information Exchange Opportunities for Self-management of Care: Responses from Older Adults With and Without Cancer History in the United States
Bluethmann, S., Coa, K. I., Alfano, C. M. & Hesse, B. W., Apr 1 2018, In : Current oncology reports. 20, 4, 30.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
Self Care
Survivors
Health
Neoplasms
Internet
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Healthy Living After Cancer Treatment: Considerations for Clinical and Community Practice
Bluethmann, S., Sciamanna, C., Winkels, R., Sturgeon, K. & Schmitz, K., May 1 2018, In : American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 12, 3, p. 215-219 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Survivors
Neoplasms
Life Style
Therapeutics
Exercise
5
Citations
(Scopus)
Cognitive function and discontinuation of adjuvant hormonal therapy in older breast cancer survivors: CALGB 369901 (Alliance)
Bluethmann, S., Alfano, C. M., Clapp, J. D., Luta, G., Small, B. J., Hurria, A., Cohen, H. J., Sugarman, S., B. Muss, H., Isaacs, C. & Mandelblatt, J. S., Oct 1 2017, In : Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 165, 3, p. 677-686 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Cognition
Breast Neoplasms
Therapeutics
Proportional Hazards Models
Estrogen Receptors