Comparison of Changes in Physical Functioning of Elderly Patients With New Diagnoses of Cancer

Given, Charles W.; Given, Barbara; Azzouz, Faouzi; Stommel, Manfred; Kozachik, Sharon

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“…In this study, the overall mean score for social support was 3.71 (on a scale of [1][2][3][4][5], indicating that the majority of the participants received a moderately high level of social support. In particular, the mean score for the domain of family support from spouse, parents, siblings, sisters, children, or other extended family was 4.07 (SD ϭ 0.94), which is similar with a previous study of Korean women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer.…”

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“…Based upon surgical findings and pathology, adjuvant treatment such as radiation therapy or chemotherapy is given. 2 In many breast cancer patients, adjuvant chemotherapy has side effects of multiple symptoms which interfere with daily activities, 3 social independence, 4 self-care, 5 adjustment, 6 and quality of life. 7 Considering their negative impact, symptoms are a major focus in the care of patients with breast cancer.…”

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Relationships of mood disturbance and social support to symptom experience in Korean women with breast cancer

Lee

Chung²,

Park³

et al. 2004

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

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Relationships of mood disturbance and social support to symptom experience in Korean women with breast cancer

Lee

Chung²,

Park³

et al. 2004

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

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“…7,8 Nevertheless, most of that attention is directed toward geriatrics, particularly to explaining and exploring the interplay of functional deficits resulting from cancer therapies with functional decrements because of the aging process. [8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Obviously, these facets of attention are critically important for clinical purposes; they are also highly relevant for input into planning for screening, treatment, and follow-up care at both macrolevels (eg, healthcare policy) and microlevels (how individuals make decisions and follow treatment regimens). However, this is only a portion of the picture of the relation of cancer and aging.…”

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“…14,36,37 Despite calls for attention to age differences, from the late 1980s to several more recent attempts, 2,7,38-42 little attention has been given to this. If one uses prevailing wisdom, the emphasis would be on the adverse impacts of aging that we reviewed above, and the expectation that older individuals have more comorbidities and thus will report more problematic quality of life.…”

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A gerontologic perspective on cancer and aging

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Bellizzi

2008

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Most people diagnosed with cancer are aged >65 years, and many diagnosed younger live to become older survivors. Geriatric oncology is becoming recognized as a specialty area within oncology. It focuses specifically on the functional impacts of the interplay of aging and cancer, including the role of comorbidities.Nevertheless, to the authors' knowledge, little attention has been given to cancer from a gerontologic and lifespan perspective, especially quality of life and psychologic impact. Research has shown that the amount and type of psychologic impact of cancer is highly variable and that part of that variation is related to age, in that older persons are often less affected in both negative and positive ways. Gerontologic concepts and empiric findings related to physical, psychologic, and social aging processes may serve as partial explanations for that agerelated pattern. Important potential contributors include psychologic factors, such as changes in future time perspective and goals, as well as social ones, such as roles and previous experience. The result is a complex interplay of factors that vary across persons but are covaried with age. Empiric findings regarding 1-year to 8-year prostate cancer survivors illustrate the age differences and the differential impacts of age itself and comorbidity. The use of gerontologic concepts to explain the age-related impact of cancer will benefit both research and clinical practice by providing a means to target interventions more effectively by taking into account the psychologic and social changes that often accompany aging. Cancer 2008;112(11 suppl):2569-76.2008 American Cancer Society.KEYWORDS: aging, gerontology, oncology, quality of life, psychology, psychosocial aspects, survivors, prostate cancer.T he intimate link between cancer incidence and aging is well understood in the medical community. Most of the major tumors occur in greater proportion in men and women over the age of 65 years.1-6 Many individuals diagnosed and treated earlier in life eventually become older cancer survivors because of the increased likelihood of long-term survival for many cancers. As a result, greater than 60% of the 10.8 million cancer survivors in the U.S. today are over the age of 65 years. 1,3 Despite the finding that older men and women are disproportionately affected by cancer, to our knowledge remarkably little attention has been given to cancer in gerontology and geriatric communities, and even less to aging processes in oncology. Fortunately, we are beginning to see changes in both sides of the equation, as reflected by a special issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology on geriatric oncology and a recent Institute of Medicine workshop on cancer in the elderly. 7,8 Nevertheless, most of that

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“…For example, older cancer survivors report more health problems and reduced health-related quality of life compared with cancer-free controls (Baker et al, 2003). Studies have suggested that older cancer survivors are at increased risk for functional limitations compared with similarly aged individuals with no history of cancer (Kurtz et al, 1997;Given et al, 2000;Chirikos et al, 2002;Keating et al, 2005;Sweeney et al, 2006). Some reports have suggested that physical function of cancer survivors returns to normal over time (Watters et al, 2003).…”

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Physical Functions, Health-Related Outcomes, Nutritional Status, and Blood Markers in Community-Dwelling Cancer Survivors Aged 75 Years and Older

Ihira

Mizumoto²,

Makino³

et al. 2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Background: A cancer survivor is defined as anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer, from the time of diagnosis through the rest of their life. The purpose of this study was to examine whether physical functions, health-related outcomes, nutritional status and blood markers in community-dwelling cancer survivors aged 75 years and older are different from those who do not have cancer Materials and Methods: Two hundred seventy-five participants were asked by physicians, nurses, and physical therapists, questions regarding cancer history in a face-to-face interview. Data were collected for demographic information, physical functions, such as handgrip strength, knee extension power, abdominal muscle strength, static standing balance, walking speed and the timed-up-and-go test, health-related outcomes, nutritional status, and blood markers. The measured parameters of survivor diagnosed with cancer were compared with those without a history of cancer. Results: Thirty-seven older adults were previously diagnosed with cancer. Female cancer survivors had lower knee extension power (p<0.05), abdominal muscle strength (p<0.05), walking speed (p<0.05), timed-up-and-go test score (p<0.05), and time to spend on walking per day (p<0.05) than older women without a history of cancer. In men, none of the measured parameters were significantly different between cancer survivors and older men with no history of cancer. Conclusions: The present study shows that partial physical function of women cancer survivors aged 75 years and older differs from that in women with no history of cancer.Keywords: Cancer survivor -health-related quality of life -older women -physical function

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Comparison of Changes in Physical Functioning of Elderly Patients With New Diagnoses of Cancer

Cited by 69 publications

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Relationships of mood disturbance and social support to symptom experience in Korean women with breast cancer

Relationships of mood disturbance and social support to symptom experience in Korean women with breast cancer

A gerontologic perspective on cancer and aging

Physical Functions, Health-Related Outcomes, Nutritional Status, and Blood Markers in Community-Dwelling Cancer Survivors Aged 75 Years and Older

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