J Geriatr Oncol
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Management of elderly patients suffering from cancer: Assessment of perceived burden and of quality of life of primary caregivers.
To evaluate the perceived burden and the quality of life (QoL) at 3 and 6months of the primary caregiver (PC) of patients aged 70 and over suffering from cancer and the predictors of QoL in this population. ⋯ The main determinants of the QoL of PCs concerned factors inherent to the PC (age and perceived burden) and patient (functional independence).
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To assess the prevalence of disability and the oncologic factors associated with disability in older outpatients with cancer. ⋯ Disability was highly prevalent in older cancer outpatients before cancer treatment but was not associated with oncologic factors. Impaired mobility, depressed mood, cognitive impairment and polypharmacy were the geriatric variables significantly and independently associated with disability. Identifying these factors prior to cancer treatment could enable the implementation of corrective actions to improve patient autonomy before treatment and during follow-up.