Prevalence and co-incidence of geriatric syndromes according to the ECOG performance status in older cancer patients

Geriatric syndromes may be more common in older cancer patients than in those without cancer. Geriatric syndromes can cause poor clinical outcomes. The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG-PS) is often used as a clinically reported functional status score in oncology practice....

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Published in:Frontiers in medicine 2024-02, Vol.11, p.1331246-1331246
Main Authors: Topcu, Atakan, Yasin, Ayse Irem, Besiroglu, Mehmet, Sucuoglu Isleyen, Zehra, Alaca Topcu, Zeynep, Simsek, Melih, Turk, Haci Mehmet, Seker, Mesut, Soysal, Pinar
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Language:English
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cancer
ECOG performance status
frailty
geriatric syndrome
Medicine
prevalence
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Summary:Geriatric syndromes may be more common in older cancer patients than in those without cancer. Geriatric syndromes can cause poor clinical outcomes. The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG-PS) is often used as a clinically reported functional status score in oncology practice. Our study was designed as a cross-sectional study and included 218 older cancer patients. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and relationship of geriatric syndromes according to the ECOG-PS in older cancer patients. The mean age of 218 participants was 73.0 ± 5.6 years, with 47.7% being women and 52.3% men in our study. ECOG-PS 0, 1, and 2 groups contained 51, 39, and 10% of the patients, respectively. The mean number of geriatric syndromes in the ECOG 0, 1, and 2 groups was 2.3 ± 2.2, 4.3 ± 2.4, and 5.7 ± 2.1, respectively (  
ISSN:2296-858X
2296-858X
DOI:10.3389/fmed.2024.1331246