Functional Status and Survival After Breast Cancer Surgery in Nursing Home Residents.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Breast cancer surgery, the most common cancer operation performed in nursing home residents, is viewed as a low-risk surgical intervention. However, outcomes in patients with high functional dependence and limited life expectancy are poorly understood.

Objective

To assess the overall survival and functional status changes after breast cancer surgery in female nursing home residents stratified by surgery type.

Design, setting, and participants

This study used Medicare claims from 2003 to 2013 to identify 5969 US nursing home residents who underwent inpatient breast cancer surgery. Using the Minimum Data Set Activities of Daily Living (MDS-ADL) summary score, this study examined preoperative and postoperative function and identified patient characteristics as

SUBMITTER: Tang V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6433538 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature