Selected Domains within a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Older Patients with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma are Highly Associated with Frailty.

María Del Pilar Gamarra SamaniegoCarmelo J BlanquicettRoger V Araujo CastilloJulio C ChavezBrady Ernesto Beltrán Garate

Published in: Clinical hematology international (2022)

In our population of older NHL patients, an abbreviated evaluation based of only five domains, polypharmacy, TUG, Lawton scale, Yesavage scale and the presence of at least one geriatric syndrome, had similar performance to a formal CGA in determining frailty.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
physical activity
hip fracture
patient reported outcomes
clinical evaluation