title: Assessing cognitive function in adults during or following chemotherapy: a scoping review.
abstract: The purpose of this scoping review was to determine the feasibility of conducting a systematic review of approaches for screening or assessing cognitive function that were comprehensive and that could be incorporated into clinical settings.
  
  
  
  Using the scoping review approach developed by Arksey and O'Malley, we searched Ovid Embase 1980-, Ovid PsycINFO 1806-, Ovid Health and Psychosocial Instruments 1985-, EBSCOhost CINAHL, ISI Web of Science (Science Citation Index 1900-), Social Sciences Citation Index 1900-, Conference Proceedings Citation Index -Science 1990-, Conference Proceedings Citation Index -Social Science & Humanities 1990-, Scopus 1960-, with no language restrictions. Searches were conducted in April 2009 and updated in February 2013. Studies of adults treated with chemotherapy that included at least seven of the eight domains of cognition were included.
  
  
  
  Eleven studies met inclusion criteria. No screening tools suitable for inclusion in a clinic were identified. The studies reviewed varied by inclusion/exclusion criteria, design, and instruments for assessing cognitive function, and thus, there are not yet enough studies to warrant a systematic review on this topic.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, 3rd Level, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, University of Alberta, 11405 - 87 Ave., Edmonton, AB, T6G 1C9, Canada. karin.olson@ualberta.ca.
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Olson
authors.affiliation: Cross Cancer Institute, 11560 University Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T6G 1Z2, Canada.
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hewit
authors.affiliation: John W. Scott Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta, 2K328 WMC, Edmonton, ABT6G 2R7, Canada.
authors.forename: Linda G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Slater
authors.affiliation: John W. Scott Health Sciences Library, University of Alberta, 2K328 WMC, Edmonton, ABT6G 2R7, Canada.
authors.forename: Thane
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chambers
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Policy Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, 7-104 Education North, Edmonton, AB, T6E 2G5, Canada.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hicks
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, Human Nutrition Division, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy, University of Alberta, 11405 - 87 Ave, Edmonton, AB, T6G 1C9, Canada.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farmer
authors.affiliation: St. Joseph's Health Care, 268 Grosvenor St, London, ON, N6A 4V2, Canada.
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Grattan
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2R7, Canada.
authors.forename: Shawn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Steggles
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, T1K3M4, Canada.
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kolb
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Cancer; Chemotherapy; Cognitive function; Neurocognitive testing