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Activities, function, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of older adults with cancer.

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Pergolotti, M; Deal, AM; Williams, GR; Bryant, AL; Bensen, JT; Muss, HB; Reeve, BB
Published in: J Geriatr Oncol
July 2017

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to (1) describe the activities, function, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of a large sample of older adults (age ≥65) with cancer, (2) identify the associations with demographics, cancer type, comorbid conditions, and ability to participate in activities and functional status. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Health Registry/Cancer Survivorship Cohort is an institutional database designed to aid cancer survivorship research. The registry includes three measures of patient-reported HRQOL: FACT-G and PROMIS® Global measures for physical and mental health. Other measures included in the registry are cancer type, date from diagnosis, number of comorbid conditions and specific conditions and their limitations in daily activity, and self-reported daily activity/function. RESULTS: Our sample consists of 768 older adults with cancer, mean age 72years, 60% female, and 90% White. Mean scores for HRQOL: FACT-G (85, range: 25-108), PROMIS-physical (48, range: 16-67) and, PROMIS-mental (51, range: 21-67). In multivariable models, Black race, one or more comorbid conditions, and Gastrointestinal cancer (p<.05), and patient- reported decreased levels of activities/function were all independently associated with poor HRQOL (p<.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Older Black adults with cancer, those that have high comorbidity burden, with gastrointestinal cancers and those that report decreased ability to participate in daily activities/function reported poorer HRQOL. As geriatric oncology moves towards trying to identify who may need supportive services, this study demonstrated that a one question patient-reported level of activities and functional ability were independently associated with physical, mental, and cancer-specific HRQOL.

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J Geriatr Oncol

DOI

EISSN

1879-4076

Publication Date

July 2017

Volume

8

Issue

4

Start / End Page

249 / 254

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • White People
  • Survivorship
  • Registries
  • Quality of Life
  • Patient Reported Outcome Measures
  • Neoplasms
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Geriatric Assessment
  • Female
 

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Pergolotti, M., Deal, A. M., Williams, G. R., Bryant, A. L., Bensen, J. T., Muss, H. B., & Reeve, B. B. (2017). Activities, function, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of older adults with cancer. J Geriatr Oncol, 8(4), 249–254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2017.02.009
Pergolotti, Mackenzi, Allison M. Deal, Grant R. Williams, Ashley L. Bryant, Jeannette T. Bensen, Hyman B. Muss, and Bryce B. Reeve. “Activities, function, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of older adults with cancer.J Geriatr Oncol 8, no. 4 (July 2017): 249–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2017.02.009.
Pergolotti M, Deal AM, Williams GR, Bryant AL, Bensen JT, Muss HB, et al. Activities, function, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of older adults with cancer. J Geriatr Oncol. 2017 Jul;8(4):249–54.
Pergolotti, Mackenzi, et al. “Activities, function, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of older adults with cancer.J Geriatr Oncol, vol. 8, no. 4, July 2017, pp. 249–54. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.jgo.2017.02.009.
Pergolotti M, Deal AM, Williams GR, Bryant AL, Bensen JT, Muss HB, Reeve BB. Activities, function, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of older adults with cancer. J Geriatr Oncol. 2017 Jul;8(4):249–254.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Geriatr Oncol

DOI

EISSN

1879-4076

Publication Date

July 2017

Volume

8

Issue

4

Start / End Page

249 / 254

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • White People
  • Survivorship
  • Registries
  • Quality of Life
  • Patient Reported Outcome Measures
  • Neoplasms
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Geriatric Assessment
  • Female