Observational studyPalliative medicine2019
Frailty identified by geriatric assessment is associated with poor functioning, high symptom burden and increased risk of physical decline in older cancer patients: Prospective observational study.
Observational study in Palliative medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prehabilitation in Frail Patients Undergoing Cancer Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Associations of frailty with symptoms, and HRQOL in older cancer survivors after cancer treatments: a systematic review and meta-analyses.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Pooled it
- The prevalence of frailty among breast cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Pooled it
- Resilience in symptom response to cancer treatment: a new lens for examining variable symptom trajectories in older adults with advanced cancer.The oncologist · 2026Trial
- Time-dependent analysis of HUS change in older patients aged > 75 years with head and neck cancer.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2026Article
- From frailty to decision: impact of comprehensive geriatric assessment on surgical planning and outcomes in older adults with gastrointestinal malignancies.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Clinical Judgement, Treatment Decisions and Frailty Management in Older Cancer Patients: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Experiences of Radiation Therapy Staff.Journal of medical radiation sciences · 2025Article
- Factors influencing health-related quality of life in patients with bladder or kidney cancer: a prospective cohort study of the impact of nutritional status and frailty phenotype.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- The relationship between frailty and depression in Chinese elderly prostate cancer patients following radical surgery: the mediating effect of sleep disturbances.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Effects of a Multimodal Program on Frailty Syndrome and Psychological Alterations in Breast Cancer Women Treated with Aromatase Inhibitors.Clinics and practice · 2025Article
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- Development of a Leg And Walking Self-exercise (LAWS) program for older adults during cancer treatment.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Frailty is an independent factor for health-related quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer receiving definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Physical function in older adults with and without a cancer history: Findings from the National Health and Aging Trends Study.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2023Article
- Quality of life of older gynecologic oncology patients at the initiation of chemotherapy.Nursing open · 2023Article
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- Factors associated with health-related quality of life among home-dwelling older adults aged 75 or older in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2022Article
- The Clinical Frailty Scale can indicate prognosis and care requirements on discharge in oncology and haemato-oncology inpatients: A cohort study.European journal of cancer care · 2022Article
- Associations among frailty and quality of life in older patients with cancer treated with chemotherapy.Journal of geriatric oncology · 2022Article
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