Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Internal Medicine Journal
Volume
54
Issue
4
First Page
671
Last Page
674
PubMed ID
38450876
Publisher
Wiley
School
School of Nursing and Midwifery / Centre for Research in Aged Care
RAS ID
65515
Funders
Hollywood Private Hospital / Ramsay Hospital Research Foundation / Open access publishing facilitated by Edith Cowan University, as part of the Wiley - Edith Cowan University agreement via the Council of Australian University Librarians
Abstract
A hospital-wide point prevalence study investigated frailty and pain in patients with a cancer-related admission. Modifiable factors associated with frailty in people with cancer were determined through logistic regression. Forty-eight patients (19%) with cancer-related admissions were 2.65 times more likely to be frail and 2.12 more likely to have moderate pain. Frailty and pain were highly prevalent among cancer-related admissions, reinforcing the need for frailty screening and importance of pain assessment for patients with cancer.
DOI
10.1111/imj.16351
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Comments
Lane, H., Saunders, R., Crookes, K., Ang, S. G. M., Bulsara, C., Bulsara, M. K., . . . Etherton-Beer, C. (2024). Prevalence of frailty and pain in hospitalised cancer patients: Implications for older adult care. Internal Medicine Journal, 54(4), 671-674. https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.16351