Frailty screening in dermato-oncology practice: a modified Delphi study and a systematic review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Appropriate management and prevention of both under- and overtreatment in older skin cancer patients can be challenging. It could be helpful to incorporate frailty screening in dermato-oncology care, since frailty is associated with adverse health outcomes.

Objectives

This study aimed to identify and prioritize the requirements a frailty screening tool (FST) should fulfil in dermato-oncology practice and to select the best existing FST(s) for this purpose.

Methods

A modified two-round Delphi procedure was performed among 50 Italian and Dutch specialists and patients to review and prioritize a list of potential FST requirements, using a 5-point Likert scale. Consensus was defined as a mean score of ≥4.0. A systematic literature search was performed to identi

SUBMITTER: van Winden MEC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7818261 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature