ArticleJournal of geriatric oncology2016
Association of falls with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in older cancer survivors: A population based study.
Article in Journal of geriatric oncology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07044427 (Investigation of Fall Risk Factors and Implementation of an Exercise Intervention for Prevention of Falls in Patients With Multiple Myeloma), which is not on this map. Cited by 23 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Investigation of Fall Risk Factors and Implementation of an Exercise Intervention for Prevention of Falls in Patients With Multiple Myeloma
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- Falls among geriatric cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence and risk across cancer types.BMC geriatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Falls in older adults with cancer: an updated systematic review of prevalence, injurious falls, and impact on cancer treatment.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Pooled it
- Incidence and associated factors of falls in patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: a scoping review and evidence mapping.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- BAYESIAN DATA AUGMENTATION FOR RECURRENT EVENTS UNDER INTERMITTENT ASSESSMENT IN OVERLAPPING INTERVALS WITH APPLICATIONS TO EMR DATA.The annals of applied statistics · 2025Article
- Prevalence and incidence of falls in older adults with cancer: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Review
- Quality of life in older patients with cancer and related unmet needs: a scoping review.Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) · 2025Article
- The associations of oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy, sociodemographic characteristics, and clinical characteristics with time to fall in older adults with colorectal cancer.American journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
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- Fear of falling as a mediator in the association between social frailty and health-related quality of life in community-dwelling older adults.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Falls, walking or balance problems, and limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs) among older endometrial cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
- Validation and Application of the Chinese Version of the M. D. Anderson Symptom Inventory in Breast Cancer Patients.Current medical science · 2022Article
- Bortezomib in first-line therapy is associated with falls in older adults with multiple myeloma.Journal of geriatric oncology · 2021Article
- Physical function measurement in older long-term cancer survivors.Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls · 2021Article
- Association of Frailty Status with Risk of Fall among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China: A Nationally Representative Cohort Study.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2021Article
- Association between cardiorespiratory fitness, obesity, and incidence of atrial fibrillation.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2020Article
- Health, Functional and Nutritional Determinants of Falls Experienced in the Previous Year-A Cross-Sectional Study in a Geriatric Ward.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Health-related quality of life and oncologic outcomes after surgery in older adults with colorectal cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020Article
- Health status of older cancer survivors-results of the PolSenior study.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2018Article
- Falls in older adults with multiple myeloma.European journal of haematology · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the association between falls and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in older cancer survivors. MATERIALS AND
methodsUsing the 2006-2011 Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results cancer registry system and the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (SEER-MHOS) linkage database, a cross-sectional analysis was performed including 17,958 older cancer survivors. Multivariable regression models were used to evaluate the association of falls with HRQOL measured by the physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) scores on the Veteran RAND 12-item health survey after controlling for demographic, health- and cancer-related factors. A longitudinal analysis using the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) models was also conducted comparing changes in HRQOL of older cancer survivors who fell with HRQOL of older patients with cancer who did not fall.
resultsIn the cross-sectional analysis, 4524 (25%) cancer survivors who fell reported a significantly lower PCS (-2.18; SE=0.16) and MCS (2.00; SE=0.17) scores compared to those who did not (N=13,434). In the longitudinal analysis, after adjusting for baseline HRQOL scores and covariates, patients who fell reported a decline in mean HRQOL scores of both PCS (-1.54; SE=0.26) and MCS (-1.71; SE=0.27). Presence of depression, functional impairment and comorbidities was significantly associated with lower HRQOL scores.
conclusionFalls are associated with lower HRQOL scores and are associated with a significant prospective decline in HRQOL in older cancer survivors. Further research is necessary to determine if assessment and intervention programs can help improve HRQOL by reducing the likelihood of falls.
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