Change in Quality of Life after a Cancer Diagnosis among a Nationally Representative Cohort of Older Adults in the US

Rebecca M. Schwartz; Katherine A. Ornstein; Bian Liu; Naomi Alpert; Kristin G. Bevilacqua; Emanuela Taioli

doi:10.1080/07357907.2019.1645160

Change in Quality of Life after a Cancer Diagnosis among a Nationally Representative Cohort of Older Adults in the US

Rebecca M. Schwartz, Katherine A. Ornstein, Bian Liu, Naomi Alpert, Kristin G. Bevilacqua, Emanuela Taioli

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Abstract

Age-related decreases in Quality of Life (QoL) are often compounded by comorbidities, including cancer. This study aimed to examine QoL changes before and after a new cancer diagnosis using data from the National Health and Aging Trend Study (NHATS), linked to Medicare claims (N = 136). There was a significant increase in the relative odds of fair/poor self-reported health and needing help with Activities of Daily Living. There was also a marginal increase in depression, but no change in anxiety or pain scores. Results underscore importance of considering pre-cancer QoL when making treatment decisions for older adult cancer patients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	299-310
Number of pages	12
Journal	Cancer Investigation
Volume	37
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07357907.2019.1645160
State	Published - 2019

Keywords

Neoplasms
aging
mental health
quality of life

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