IMPACT OF AGE IN HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN OLDER ADULTS WITH CANCER
| Autor: | Anke Bergmann, Luiz Claudio Santos p, Thuler, Maria Julia Gonçalves Melloª, Coeli Regina Carneiro Ximenes, Jurema Telles de Oliveira Limaª, Murilo Carlos Amorim de Brittoª, Arlene Santos Cavalcantiª |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Gerontology
Health related quality of life lcsh:RT1-120 age distribution lcsh:Nursing business.industry lcsh:Public aspects of medicine neoplasms Cancer lcsh:RA1-1270 lcsh:Geriatrics medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences lcsh:RC952-954.6 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life (healthcare) quality of life 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis medicine Age distribution 030212 general & internal medicine business older adults |
| Zdroj: | Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging, Vol 15, Pp 1-9 (2021) Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging v.15 n.0 2021 Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging Sociedade Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia instacron:SBGG |
| ISSN: | 2447-2123 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of age in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in older adults with cancer. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study of 608 older adults diagnosed with cancer. Age groups were considered an independent variable. For the analysis of HRQoL, the mean scores of age groups were compared by analysis of variance and the Scheffé comparison test. For measuring the association between age and HRQoL, we used simple and multiple linear regression analyses. RESULTS: Cognitive function showed the highest scores (average 87.94 ± 26.87), while physical function showed the lowest ones (68.04 ± 28.63). The highest symptom score was observed for financial difficulties (34.21 ± 39.06), followed by pain (29.47 ± 33.92) and insomnia (28.51 ± 37.03). After adjustment, we observed a decrease in physical function (p = 0.028) and an improvement in emotional function (p = 0.003) with increasing age. CONCLUSIONS: In older patients with cancer, age negatively impacted physical function and positively impacted emotional function. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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