Association Between Chronologic Age and Geriatric Assessment-Identified Impairments: Findings From the CARE Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The NCCN Guidelines for Older Adult Oncology recommend that, when possible, older adults with cancer undergo a geriatric assessment (GA) to provide a comprehensive health appraisal to guide interventions and appropriate treatment selection. However, the association of age with GA-identified impairments (GA impairments) remains understudied and the appropriate age cutoff for using the GA remains unknown.

Patients and methods

We designed a cross-sectional study using the Cancer and Aging Resilience Evaluation (CARE) registry of older adults with cancer. We included adults aged ≥60 years diagnosed with gastrointestinal malignancy who underwent a patient-reported GA prior to their initial consultation at the gastrointestinal oncology clinic. We noted the presence of G

SUBMITTER: Giri S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8599624 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature