ArticleAsia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing
Frailty Prevalence and Characteristics in Older Adults with Hematologic Cancer: a Descriptive Study.
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- Methods of Assessing Frailty in the Critically Ill: A Systematic Review of the Current Literature.Gerontology · 2022Pooled it
- Association of frailty with clinical outcomes in myelofibrosis: a retrospective cohort study.British journal of haematology · 2021Trial
- Multidimensional physiological impairments are associated with frailty and survival in older patients with cancer.Journal of translational internal medicine · 2026Article
- Risk Stratification Strategies and Implementation of Exercise Training in Patients with Multiple Myeloma.Current oncology reports · 2025Review
- The Edmonton Frail Scale as a screening score for frailty in oncogeriatrics.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Frailty in chronic myeloid leukemia: evidence from 2016-2018 Nationwide Inpatient Sample of the US.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Provision and delivery of survivorship care for adult patients with haematological malignancies: A scoping review protocol.PloS one · 2023Article
- Cognitive impairment in candidates for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.Bone marrow transplantation · 2022Article
- Correlates of Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Cancer: 2017 Survey of Living Condition of Elderly Study in South Korea.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursingArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThis study investigated the prevalence of frailty in older patients with hematologic cancer and assessed the association between older patients' characteristics and frailty.
methodsThis descriptive study enrolled 90 older patients undergoing treatment for hematological malignancies at an oncology hospital. Frailty was assessed with the Edmonton Frailty Scale as not frail (0-4), apparently vulnerable (5-6), mildly frail (7-8), moderately frail (9-10), and severely frail (11-17). The association of frailty and older patient characteristics and diagnosis was assessed by logistic regression.
resultsThe prevalence of frailty (mild, moderately, and severely) was 42.2%, and "apparently vulnerable" frailty was 60%. The mean scale score was 5.59 ± 3.13. Frailty was more prevalent in patients who were ≥75 years of age, had ≥4 children, were diagnosed with leukemia, and were diagnosed for ≥2 years. Gender, diagnosis, and employment were factors associated with the presence of frailty. Female gender and lack of employment were factors associated with a high risk of frailty. A diagnosis of multiple myeloma was associated with a low risk of frailty.
conclusionsThe prevalence of frailty was high in older patients. Female and unemployed patients were at high risk for frailty. Frailty characteristics of older patients with hematologic cancer highlighted the need for comprehensive geriatric assessment and frailty screening, provided prevalence and characteristics of frailty in this group of patients during treatment, and highlighted the need for holistic care approach.
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