Frailty and comorbidities among young adult cancer survivors enrolled in an mHealth physical activity intervention trial.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The physical frailty phenotype identifies individuals at risk for adverse health outcomes but has rarely been assessed among young adult cancer survivors (YACS). This study describes frailty status among YACS participating in a physical activity (PA) intervention trial.

Methods

YACS were categorized at baseline using the 5-item FRAIL scale: fatigue; weight loss; illness; ambulation; resistance. Chi-square tests compared frailty and non-cancer comorbidities by characteristics. Prevalence rates (PRs) for the independent associations between characteristics, frailty, and comorbidities were estimated using modified Poisson regression models.

Results

Among 280 YACS (82% female; mean (M) age = 33.4 ± 4.8 years, M=3.7 ± 2.4 years post-diagnosis), 11% frail, 17% prefr

SUBMITTER: Coffman EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10884352 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature