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标题：Prevalence of Geriatric Syndromes in Elderly Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy
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作者：Panita Limpawattana ; Kusuma Phimson ; Aumkhae Sookprasert 等
期刊名称：Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research
印刷版ISSN：1687-7063
电子版ISSN：1687-7071
出版年度：2020
卷号：2020
页码：1-5
DOI：10.1155/2020/9347804
出版社：Hindawi Publishing Corporation
摘要：The number of elderly patients with cancer is growing. Our study goals were to determine the prevalence of geriatric syndromes in elderly cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and its related factors using a basic geriatric screening tool. A cross-sectional study using the basic geriatric screening tool was conducted to survey geriatric problems in a population of elderly cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. There were 85 participants who were ≥60 years old. Descriptive statistics and regression analyses were used. The prevalence of having at least one geriatric syndrome was 58.8% (50 out of 85 cases). Depression was the most common component both in male and female patients. Age ≥65 years old was significantly associated with the geriatric syndrome (AOR 4.23, p = 0.018 ), and a factor associated with depression was underweight (BMI p = 0.003 ). In summary, geriatric syndromes are common in elderly cancer patients. Screening for geriatric syndrome adds substantial data on the assessment of elderly cancer patients, even those with a good performance status.