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Validation of a multidimensional evaluation scale for use in elderly cancer patients

✍ Scribed by Silvio Monfardini; Luigi Ferrucci; Lucia Fratino; Ilaria Del Lungo; Diego Serraino; Vittorina Zagonel

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1996
Tongue: English
Weight: 587 KB
Volume: 77
Category: Article
ISSN: 0008-543X
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19960115)77:2<395::aid-cncr24>3.0.co;2-w

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✦ Synopsis

BACKGROUND.

Although aging is one of the most important risk factors for cancer, elderly patients tend to be excluded from cancer clinical trials, only on the basis of chronologic age. Performance Status (PS) has been used widely to select adult patients for entry into clinical trials, but it does not include a comprehensive evaluation of various age-related factors in the elderly. This study was designed to assess the reliability and validity of a multidimensional geriatric assessment protocol for elderly patients with cancer.

METHODS.

Thirty consecutive elderly patients ( 2 65 years), diagnosed with hematologic neoplasia or solid tumors and undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy, were given a specifically structured multidimensional questionnaire (MACE) three times during one week by two different physicians. MACE was intended to collect information on demographics, socioeconomic status, cognitive status, depression, physical performance, disability, and tumor characteristics. Jn parallel with MACE, information was collected by means of the Sickness Impact Profile (SIP).

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