ArticleCurrent gerontology and geriatrics research2018
Falls in Older Patients with Cancer Undergoing Surgery: Prevalence and Association with Geriatric Syndromes and Levels of Disability Assessed in Preoperative Evaluation.
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- Guideline for the Comprehensive Perioperative Management of Older Patients With Lung Cancer (2025).Journal of evidence-based medicine · 2026Guideline
- 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
- Elderly Rectal Cancer: An Updated Review.Current oncology reports · 2024Review
- Prevalence and co-incidence of geriatric syndromes according to the ECOG performance status in older cancer patients.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Rationale and design of an ancillary study evaluating the effects of the cocoa flavanol and/or multivitamin interventions on falls and physical performance outcomes in the COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS).Contemporary clinical trials · 2023Article
- Association of multimorbidity patterns with incident disability and recovery of independence among middle-aged and older adults.Age and ageing · 2022Article
- Assessing mobility in primary brain tumor patients: A descriptive feasibility study using two established mobility tests.Neuro-oncology practice · 2022Article
- The importance of geriatric and surgical co-management of elderly in muscoloskeletal oncology: A literature review.Orthopedic reviews · 2020Article
- Falls in Older Patients with Cancer Undergoing Surgery: Prevalence and Association with Geriatric Syndromes and Levels of Disability Assessed in Preoperative Evaluation.Current gerontology and geriatrics research · 2018Article
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Abstract
Falls are common among older adults. However, not much is known about the prevalence of falls among older patients with cancer. In 2015, older patients with cancer referred to Geriatrics service for preoperative evaluation were assessed for fall history, basic and instrumental activities of daily living (ADL and IADL), KPS, and use of assistive device. Of 806 patients, 215 (26.7%) patients reported fall. Incidence of last fall inside and outside home was 54.4% and 45.5%, respectively. Among patients with no falls, 33.6% had KPS ≤ 80 compared to 59.6% with one-time fall and 60.7% with multiple falls (
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