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Table 2 Results of the geriatric screening and GA a

From: Fall predictors in older cancer patients: a multicenter prospective study

Screening

Cut-off

Score

n

%

95%CI

fTRST (0–6)

≥1

- Absence of a geriatric risk profile : score 0

164

17.5

15.1-19.9

- Presence of a geriatric risk profile : ≤ 1

773

82.5

80.1-84.9

G8 (0–17)

≤14

- Absence of a geriatric risk profile : score > 14

240

25.6

22.8-28.4

- Presence of a geriatric risk profile : score ≤ 14

697

74.4

71.6-77.2

GA

Item/Instrument

Score

n

%

95%CI

Living situation (n = 937)

- Living alone

283

30.2

27.3-33.1

- Not living alone

654

69.8

66.9-72.7

Functional status

ADL (6–24) (n = 937)

- Independent: score 6

455

48.6

45.4-51.8

- Dependent: score ≥ 7

482

51.4

48.2-54.6

IADL (0-5/8) (n = 937)

- Independent: score 8 (female) or 5 (male)

399

42.6

39.4-45.7

- Dependent: score < 8 (female) or 5 (male)

538

57.4

54.2-60.6

Fall history in the past 12 months

Fallsb (n = 937)

- No falls

642

68.5

65.5-71.5

- 1 fall without injury

41

4.4

3.1-5.7

- 1 fall with injury

114

12.2

10.1-14.3

- ≥2 falls without injury

35

3.7

2.5-4.9

- ≥2 falls with injury

105

11.2

9.2-13.2

Fatigue

MOB-T (0–6) (n = 937)

- No fatigue

369

39.4

36.3-42.5

- Presence of fatigue

568

60.6

57.5-63.7

Cognitionc

MMSE (0–30) (n = 936)

- Normal cognition: score ≥ 24

837

89.4

87.5-91.4

- Mild cognitive decline: score 18–23

84

9.0

7.1-10.8

- Severe cognitive decline: score ≤ 17

15

1.6

0.8-2.4

Depression

GDS-15 (0–15) (n = 933)

- Not at risk for depression: score 0–4

741

79.4

76.8-82.0

- At risk for depression: score 5–15

192

20.6

18.0-23.2

Nutritiond

MNA-SF (0–14) (n = 937)

- Normal nutritional status: score ≥ 12

340

36.3

33.2-39.4

- Risk of malnutrition: score 8–11

422

45.0

41.9-48.2

  

- Malnourished: score ≤ 7

175

18.7

16.2-21.2

  1. Legend: fTRST: Flemish version of the Triage Risk Screening Tool; GA: Geriatric Assessment; ADL: Activities of Daily Living; IADL: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; MOB-T: Mobility – Tiredness Test; MMSE: Mini Mental State Examination; GDS: Geriatric Depression Scale; MNA-SF: Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form.
  2. aTable adapted from Kenis et al., 2014 [13]; bInjuries include minor and major injuries; cCognition: dichotomized in logistic regression in normal cognition (score 24–30) and mild/severe cognitive decline (score 0 – 23); dNutrition: dichotomized in logistic regression in normal nutritional status (score 12–14) and risk of malnutrition/malnourished (score 0–11).