Chronic condition clusters and functional impairment in older cancer survivors: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of the study is to identify chronic condition clusters at pre- and post-cancer diagnosis, evaluate predictors of developing clusters post-cancer, and examine the impact on functional impairment among older cancer survivors.

Methods

We identified 5991 survivors age 65 and older of prostate, breast, colorectal, lung, bladder, kidney, head and neck, and gynecologic cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results-Medicare Health Outcomes Survey resource. Survivors completed surveys pre- and post-cancer diagnosis on 13 chronic conditions and functional status. Among those with ≥2 conditions, exploratory factor analysis identified clusters of conditions. Differences in cluster frequency from pre- to post-cancer diagnosis were

SUBMITTER: Kenzik KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5096973 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature