Implementation and evaluation of a remote geriatric assessment and intervention program in Brazil.
Cristiane Decat BergerotPaulo Gustavo BergerotMarianne RazaviErrol J PhilipSabri LakhdariMarcos Vinicius da Silva FrançaLorena Nascimento Manrique MolinaAlici Natalia de Sousa FreitasMariane Cunha TaveiraAndressa Cardoso de AzeredoWilliam Hiromi FuzitaCristiano Menezes FernandesRaquel Batista PioRomildo de AraujoMilena Macedo CoutoVitor Fiorin de VasconcellosMaria Fernanda NoninoDavid LeeJoão Nunes de Matos NetoMarco Murilo BusoEnrique Soto-Perez-de-CelisWilliam DalePublished in: Cancer (2023)
Remote GAIN is feasible and acceptable to older adults with cancer receiving treatment in Brazil. The authors also found significant improvement in HR-QOL outcomes over time. Notably, this GAIN program could guide early detection of chemotherapy toxicity and improving patient-reported outcomes in low-resource environments.
Keyphrases
- patient reported outcomes
- quality improvement
- randomized controlled trial
- papillary thyroid
- primary care
- healthcare
- physical activity
- squamous cell
- locally advanced
- type diabetes
- community dwelling
- replacement therapy
- young adults
- weight loss
- rectal cancer
- skeletal muscle
- childhood cancer
- chemotherapy induced
- hip fracture