Table 2.

Summary table of the influence of functional status, frailty and comorbidity on the treatment decision-making process

Domains	Older Adult	Family member	Cancer Specialist	Family physician
Functional status	Prolonging life is most important, for others maintaining quality of life is important	Prolonging life is most important	Most patients were fit, performance status is taken into account	Not involved
Comorbidity	Other health conditions do not play a role in the chemotherapy decision	Other health conditions do not play a role in the chemotherapy decision	Comorbidity is taken into account but most patients were fit so it did not play an important role	Not contacted for the patient’s medical history, some feel the patient’s comorbidity is underappreciated by oncologists
Frailty	Not mentioned by patients	Not mentioned by family members (but they do describe weakened states after the start of chemotherapy)	Not mentioned by all except one	Not contacted for any information with regard to health and functional status