The association between social vulnerability and geriatric assessment impairments among older adults with gastrointestinal cancers-The CARE Registry.
Mackenzie E FowlerChristian HarmonAbigail TuckerNoha SharafeldinGabriela OatesElizabeth BakerAriann NasselSmith GiriGrant R WilliamsPublished in: Cancer (2024)
Greater social vulnerability was associated with a higher prevalence of frailty and an increasing average number of GA impairments among older adults with GI cancers before systemic treatment. Intervening on social vulnerability may be a target for improving the risk of frailty and GA impairments, but associations of race and education should be further evaluated.