TY - JOUR
T1 - Elderly Cancer Patients and Elders who do not Have Cancer
T2 - Do They Differ in Quality of Life?
AU - Gilbar, Ora
AU - Lowenstein, Ariela
AU - Naravitz, Agle
AU - Steiner, Mariana
PY - 2001/12/30
Y1 - 2001/12/30
N2 - This pilot study compares the physical, psychosocial and psychological problems-i.e., quality of life-of 59 elderly cancer patients with a control group of 59 elderly persons who did not have cancer and who functioned independently in daily activity. The cancer patients were being treated at an oncological medical center in northern Israel. Testing by means of the CARES and the SDS scales revealed that the quality-of-life problems of the elderly cancer patients was worse than that of the control group, although no statistically significant differences between the two groups were found in terms of depression.
AB - This pilot study compares the physical, psychosocial and psychological problems-i.e., quality of life-of 59 elderly cancer patients with a control group of 59 elderly persons who did not have cancer and who functioned independently in daily activity. The cancer patients were being treated at an oncological medical center in northern Israel. Testing by means of the CARES and the SDS scales revealed that the quality-of-life problems of the elderly cancer patients was worse than that of the control group, although no statistically significant differences between the two groups were found in terms of depression.
KW - Cancer patients
KW - Cancer treatments
KW - Late life cancer
KW - Quality of life
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85023986236&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1300/J083v35n03_02
DO - 10.1300/J083v35n03_02
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AN - SCOPUS:85023986236
SN - 0163-4372
VL - 35
SP - 3
EP - 16
JO - Journal of Gerontological Social Work
JF - Journal of Gerontological Social Work
IS - 3
ER -