Dignity and psychosocial related variables in elderly advanced cancer patients.
Carla M Martín AbreuRaquel Hernandez San GilPatricia Cruz CastellanosAna Fernández MontesDavid Lorente EstellésHelena López-CeballosLorena Ostios-GarciaMónica Antoñanzas-BasaPaula Jiménez-FonsecaTeresa García GarcíaCaterina CalderónPublished in: BMC geriatrics (2022)
In conclusion, being female, having a lower educational level, lower estimated survival, depression, anxiety, less social support, and limited functionality are correlated with less dignity in the elderly with advanced cancer. It is a priority to manage both physical and psychological symptoms in patients with unresectable advanced cancer to mitigate psychological distress and increase their sense of dignity.