作者
Lee A Kehoe, Huiwen Xu, Paul Duberstein, Kah Poh Loh, Eva Culakova, Beverly Canin, Arti Hurria, William Dale, Megan Wells, Nikesha Gilmore, Amber S Kleckner, Jennifer Lund, Charles Kamen, Marie Flannery, Mike Hoerger, Judith O Hopkins, Jane Jijun Liu, Jodi Geer, Ron Epstein, Supriya G Mohile
发表日期
2019/5
期刊
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
卷号
67
期号
5
页码范围
969-977
出版商
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
简介
OBJECTIVES
To evaluate the relationships between aging‐related domains captured by geriatric assessment (GA) for older patients with advanced cancer and caregivers’ emotional health and quality of life (QOL).
DESIGN
In this cross sectional study of baseline data from a nationwide investigation of older patients and their caregivers, patients completed a GA that included validated tests to evaluate eight domains of health (eg, function, cognition).
SETTING
Thirty‐one community oncology practices throughout the United States.
PARTICIPANTS
Enrolled patients were aged 70 and older, had one or more GA domain impaired, and had an incurable solid tumor malignancy or lymphoma. Each could choose one caregiver to enroll.
MEASUREMENTS
Caregivers completed the Generalized Anxiety Disorder‐7, Distress Thermometer, Patient Health Questionnaire‐2 (depression), and Short Form Health Survey‐12 …
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