Patient-Centered Time-at-Home Outcomes in Older Adults After Surgical Cancer Treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Functional outcomes are central to cancer care decision-making by older adults.

Objective

To assess the long-term functional outcomes of older adults after a resection for cancer using time at home as the measure.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study was conducted in Ontario, Canada, using the administrative databases stored at ICES (formerly the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences). The analysis included adults 70 years or older with a new diagnosis of cancer between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2017, who underwent a resection 90 days to 180 days after the diagnosis. Patients were followed up until and censored at the date of death, date of last contact, or December 31, 2018.

Main outcomes and measures

The

SUBMITTER: Chesney TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7542525 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature