To establish the optimal strategy of fall-risk assessment to predict falls in older adults receiving cancer therapy.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
227
* Section 1 contains demographic questions * Section 2 contains daily activity questions with multiple choice answers, multiple physical function questions, and if the participants has fallen and how many falls have occurred in the last 6 months * Section 3 has the participant list all medication * Section 4 contains several questions about participant health (lists of illnesses and indicate if illness interferes with their activities) * Section 5 contains several questions about participant fall concerns with answers ranging from 1=Not at all to 4=Very * Section 6 contains multiple questions asking about emotional distress/depression, fatigue, pain interference, pain intensity, and numbness and tingling
* Cognition: Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test which contains 6 questions that the provider will ask the participant. Form items 1-3, the response is either correct (score 0) or incorrect (score 1). For items 4-6, subtract one point for each error. Total score of 11 or greater indicates cognitive impairment (maximum score =28) * Trail Making Test Part B - consists of 25 circles distributed over a sheet of paper. The circles include both numbers and letters; the participants draws lines to connect the circles in an ascending pattern, but with the added task of alternating between the numbers and letter. The test is timed. * Timed "Up and "Go - the provider measures the time in seconds it takes for the participant to stand up from a standard arm chair, walk a distance of 3 meters, turn, walk back to the chair, and sit down again.
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Number of falls
-The Prevention of Falls Network Europe (PROFANE) Consensus Group guidelines will be used
Time frame: Up to 6 months
Time to fall event
Time frame: Up to 6 months
Overall survival
Time frame: Up to 6 months
Number of falls that were considered injurious falls
Time frame: Up to 6 months
Fear of falling as Measured by the Falls Efficacy Scale-International
measures the level of concern about falling during social and physical activities inside and outside the home whether or not the person actually does the activity. The level of concern is measured on a four point Likert scale (1=not at all concerned to 4=very concerned)
Time frame: Up to 6 months
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* Section 1 contains multiple choice questions about daily actives and several physical function questions * Section 2 asks the participants how many medications they take on a daily basis, indicate any medication for depression, anxiety, nausea , and other stomach conditions * Section 3 contains multiple questions asking about emotional distress/depression, fatigue, pain interference, pain intensity, and numbness and tingling
* Trail Making Test Part B - consists of 25 circles distributed over a sheet of paper. The circles include both numbers and letters; the participants draws lines to connect the circles in an ascending pattern, but with the added task of alternating between the numbers and letter. The test is timed. * Timed "Up and "Go - the provider measures the time in seconds it takes for the participant to stand up from a standard arm chair, walk a distance of 3 meters, turn, walk back to the chair, and sit down again.
* Section 1 contains multiple choice questions about daily actives and several physical function questions * Section 2 asks the participants how many medications they take on a daily basis, indicate any medication for depression, anxiety, nausea , and other stomach conditions * Section 3 contains multiple questions about the participant's concern about falling with answers ranging from 1=Not at all to 4=Very * Section 4 contains multiple questions asking about emotional distress/depression, fatigue, pain interference, pain intensity, and numbness and tingling
* Cognition: Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test which contains 6 questions that the provider will ask the participant. Form items 1-3, the response is either correct (score 0) or incorrect (score 1). For items 4-6, subtract one point for each error. Total score of 11 or greater indicates cognitive impairment (maximum score =28) * Trail Making Test Part B - consists of 25 circles distributed over a sheet of paper. The circles include both numbers and letters; the participants draws lines to connect the circles in an ascending pattern, but with the added task of alternating between the numbers and letter. The test is timed. * Timed "Up and "Go - the provider measures the time in seconds it takes for the participant to stand up from a standard arm chair, walk a distance of 3 meters, turn, walk back to the chair, and sit down again.