Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of geriatric patients attending a regional cancer care center (N=274).
| Factors and categories | Adelaide tool + MDTa (n=110) | Adelaide tool alone (n=164) | |
| Age (years) | |||
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Mean (SD) | 75.7 (7.3) | 75.2(6.8) |
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Median (IQR) | 76 (69-81) | 74(70-80) |
| Sex, n (%) | |||
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Male | 59 (53.6) | 84 (51.2) |
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Female | 51 (46.7) | 80 (48.8) |
| Living status, n (%) | |||
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Living with spouse | 69 (62.7) | 16 (9.8) |
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Living with children | 7 (6.4) | 100 (61.0) |
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Living alone | 23 (20.9) | 10 (6.1) |
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Living with others | 11 (10.0) | 38 (23.2) |
| Site of cancer, n (%) | |||
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Breast | 17 (15.2) | 16 (9.8) |
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Colon or colorectal | 22 (19.6) | 23 (14.0) |
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Pancreas, stomach, esophagus, or biliary tract | 15 (13.5) | 13 (7.9) |
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Prostate | 14 (12.5) | 15 (9.1) |
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Lung | 13 (11.6) | 15 (9.1) |
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Female reproductive tract (uterus, ovary, or vagina) | 7 (6.3) | 6 (3.7) |
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Liver metastasis | 6 (5.4) | 10 (6.1) |
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Bone | 3 (2.7) | 1 (0.6) |
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Head and neck | 3 (2.7) | 3 (1.8) |
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Skin | 2 (1.8) | 2 (1.2) |
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Brain metastasis | 2 (1.8) | 2 (1.2) |
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Others | 10 (8.9) | 2 (1.2) |
| Comorbidities, n (%) | |||
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0 to 4 | 77 (70.0) | 164 (100) |
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More than 4 | 33 (30.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Functional problems, n (%) | |||
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Memory problems | 24 (23.1) | 36 (22.1) |
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Vision problems (poor/blind) | 101 (90.1) | 156 (95.1) |
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Hearing problems | 99 (88.4) | 147 (89.6) |
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Weight loss | 50 (50.5) | 75 (47.2) |
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Fall | 22 (19.6) | 30 (18.3) |
aMDT: multidisciplinary team.