title: Cancer, comorbidities, and health-related quality of life of older adults.
abstract: This study examined the physical and mental health of 126,685 males and females age 65 or over, with and without cancer that completed a Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (MHOS) between 1998-2002. Cancer information was ascertained through the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program and linked to MHOS data. Results indicated that across most cancer types, cancer patients reported significantly more comorbid conditions and poorer physical and mental health compared with patients without cancer. Negative associations were most pronounced in those with two or more comorbidities and in those diagnosed with cancer within the past year.
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Institute (NCI), Bethesda, MD 20892-7344, USA. smithas@mail.nih.gov
authors.forename: Ashley Wilder
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Bryce B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Reeve
authors.forename: Keith M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Bellizzi
authors.forename: Linda C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Harlan
authors.forename: Carrie N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Klabunde
authors.forename: Marni
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amsellem
authors.forename: Arlene S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bierman
authors.forename: Ron D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Hays
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015897:Comorbidity; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000592:standards*; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D006278:Medicare / Q000592:standards*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D016012:Poisson Distribution; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D018426:SEER Program; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D017741:Survivors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
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