Systematic review of falls in older adults with cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Older adults frequently experience falls, at great cost to themselves and society. Older adults with cancer may be at greater risk for falls and have unique risk factors.

Materials and methods

We undertook a systematic review of the available medical literature to examine the current evidence regarding factors associated with falls in older adults with cancer. PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, CENTRAL, DARE, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and clinical trials.gov were searched using standardized terms for concepts of oncology/cancer, people 60 and older, screening, falls and diagnosis. Eligible studies included cohort or case-control studies or clinical trials in which all patients, or a subgroup of patients, had a diagnosis of cancer and in which falls were either

SUBMITTER: Wildes TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4297689 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature