Functional and cognitive impairment, social environment, frailty and adverse health outcomes in older patients with head and neck cancer, a systematic review

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• 作者：Floor J. van Deudekom^a ; ^{F.J.A.van_Deudekom@lumc.nl} ; Anouk S. Schimberg^b ; Marije H. Kallenberg^a ; ^c ; Marije Slingerland^d ; Lily-Ann van der Velden^b ; ^e ; ¹ ; Simon P. Mooijaart^a ; ^f ; ¹
• 关键词：Head and neck cancer ; Functional impairment ; Cognitive impairment ; Social environment ; Frailty ; Systematic review ; Mood
• 刊名：Oral Oncology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：64
• 期：Complete
• 页码：27-36
• 全文大小：622 K
• 卷排序：64

文摘

The value of geriatric assessments in head and neck cancer is not evaluated yet. Geriatric domains were prevalent in the head and neck cancer population. Most studies had an association of a geriatric assessment with adverse outcomes. None of the studies reported frailty or physical capacity with adverse outcomes.