Changes in social, psychological and physical well-being in the last 5 years of life of older people with cancer: a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

older people with cancer are at risk of complex and fluctuating health problems, but little is known about the extent to which their well-being changes in the last years of life.

Objective

to examine changes in physical, psychological and social well-being in the last 5 years of life of older people with cancer.

Design

prospective cohort study.

Setting

Belgium, the Netherlands.

Participants

people with a new primary diagnosis of breast, prostate, lung or gastrointestinal cancer, aged ≥70 years, life expectancy >6 months, were recruited from nine hospitals. We analysed data of deceased patients.

Methods

data were collected from participants around diagnosis, and after 6 months, 1, 3 and 5 years through structured questionnaires administe

SUBMITTER: Pivodic L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8437062 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature