Prospective, Multi-Institutional Observational Study of Deterioration in Activities of Daily Living in Elderly Patients After Lung Cancer Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To determine the rate of deteriorating activities of daily living (ADL) and to investigate predictive factors in elderly patients undergoing surgery for NSCLC.

Methods

Patients with NSCLC aged 75 years or older who underwent curative surgical resection were evaluated using the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology Index of Competence Instrumental ADL (TMIG-IADL) and the Japanese version of EuroQol 5-dimensions 5-level (EQ-5D-5L) quality-of-life scale administered at baseline and at 6 months postoperative. The primary end point was the rate of living patients without substantial deterioration of TMIG-IADL, defined as a decline greater than or equal to three points. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to determine risk factors for deteriorating A

SUBMITTER: Takei H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10432798 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature