Prognostic value of the veterans affairs frailty index in older patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are a heterogeneous population with varying degrees of frailty. An electronic frailty index such as the Veterans Affairs Frailty Index (VA-FI) can potentially help identify vulnerable patients at high risk of poor outcomes.

Methods

NSCLC patients ≥65 years old and diagnosed in 2002-2017 were identified using the VA Central Cancer Registry. The VA-FI was calculated using administrative codes from VA electronic health records data linked with Medicare and Medicaid data. We assessed associations between the VA-FI and times to mortality, hospitalization, and emergency room (ER) visit following diagnosis by Kaplan-Meier analysis and multivariable stratified Cox models. We also evaluated the change in discrimination

SUBMITTER: Cheng D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9359868 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature