Falls, Walking or Balance Problems, and Limitations in Activities of Daily Living (ADLS) among Older Endometrial Cancer Survivors

Citation

Anderson, Chelsea; Olshan, Andrew F.; Bae-Jump, Victoria L.; Park, Jihye; Brewster, Wendy R.; Kent, Erin; & Nichols, Hazel B. (2022). Falls, Walking or Balance Problems, and Limitations in Activities of Daily Living (ADLS) among Older Endometrial Cancer Survivors. Support Care Cancer, 30(7), 6339-6351.

Abstract

PURPOSE: Functional status deficits are important quality of life concerns for older cancer survivors. We examined the prevalence of falls, walking/balance problems, and limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs) among older women with a history of endometrial cancer.
METHODS: Cancer registry records from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program linked with Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (MHOS) data were used to identify endometrial cancer survivors aged

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-022-07087-2

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2022

Journal Title

Support Care Cancer

Author(s)

Anderson, Chelsea
Olshan, Andrew F.
Bae-Jump, Victoria L.
Park, Jihye
Brewster, Wendy R.
Kent, Erin
Nichols, Hazel B.

Article Type

Regular

Data Set/Study

Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program
Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (MHOS)

Continent/Country

United States of America

State

Nonspecific

Race/Ethnicity

White
Black
Hispanic

Sex/Gender

Women

ORCiD

Olshan - 0000-0001-9115-5128