Management of The Elderly Cancer Patients Complexity: The Radiation Oncology Potential

Colloca Giuseppe, Tagliaferri Luca, Capua Beatrice Di, Gambacorta Maria Antonietta, Lanzotti Vito, Bellieni Andrea, Monfardini Silvio, Balducci Lodovico, Bernabei Roberto, Cho William C, Valentini Vincenzo

Table 1 Instrument used to perform geriatric assessment in oncological patients.

Domain Tool Social status MOS Social Activity Survey Caregiver burden Multimorbidity Charlson Comorbidity Index CIRS CIRS-G Number of comorbid conditions Simplified Comorbidity Score Summary of comorbidities Functional status ADL: Katz index IADL: Lawton scale Performance status index Barthel Index Pepper Assessment Tool for Disability Visual and/or hearing impairment, regardless of use of glasses or hearing aids MOS physical Health (any version) Mobility Problem (requiring help or the use of a walking aid) Timed Get Up and Go Hand grip strength Short Physical Performance Battery One-leg standing balance test Gait speed Cognition MMSE (any version) Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly Clock-drawing test Blessed Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test Depression GDS Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale HADS Mental Health Index The distress thermometer Nutrition BMI MNA Short nutritional assessment questionnaire Polypharmacy Beers criteria STOP and START criteria