Evaluating the association of frailty with communication about aging-related concerns between older patients with advanced cancer and their oncologists.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A geriatric assessment (GA) intervention improves communication about aging-related concerns, but its effect on communication in patients with various levels of frailty is unknown.

Methods

This was a secondary analysis of a nationwide trial of patients aged ≥70 years with incurable cancer and impairment on 1 or more GA domains (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT02107443; principal investigator Supriya G. Mohile). Practice sites were randomized to either the GA-intervention or usual care. Frailty was assessed with a deficit accumulation index (range, 0-1), and patients were stratified as robust (0 to <0.2), prefrail (0.2 to <0.35), or frail (≥0.35). The clinic visit after the GA-intervention was audio-recorded, transcribed, and coded to evaluate the number and quali

SUBMITTER: Gilmore N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8837685 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature