Authors
Supriya G Mohile, Charles Heckler, Lin Fan, Karen Mustian, Pascal Jean-Pierre, Kenneth Usuki, Lisa Sprod, Michelle Janelsins, Jason Purnell, Luke Peppone, Oxana Palesh, Katie A Devine, Gary Morrow
Publication date
2011/10/1
Journal
Journal of geriatric oncology
Volume
2
Issue
4
Pages
225-232
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
OBJECTIVES
To evaluate the relationship of age with symptoms and interference with daily function and QOL during RT.
DESIGN
A prospective observational study.
SETTING
A university-based radiation oncology department.
PARTICIPANTS
903 cancer patients who received radiation therapy (RT). The mean age was 61years (18–92) and 41% were ≥65years.
MEASUREMENTS
A symptom inventory was administered pre- and post-RT. Patients rated 10 symptoms and their interference with daily function and QOL on a Likert scale from 0 (not present) to 10 (as bad as possible). A total symptom score was calculated by adding the ratings of individual symptoms. T-tests, Pearson correlation coefficients, and mixed modeling were used to investigate relationships between symptoms and their interference with daily function and QOL.
RESULTS
For older and younger patients, the total symptom score worsened …
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